Welcome to the 2022 Submissions page. Anyone can contribute using the Submit Words Tab, but not all words are published. “Clever is Better”.
2022 is off to a flying start ! The nominations for the best of 2021 are still coming in, stay tuned. The 2,787 unique words submitted, with their definitions, are the equivalent of a mid-size novella (26,052 words in all), with every sentence having to be evaluated in its own right.
Comments, feedback and suggestions can be sent to us at wordplay@ptitude.com
| New Word | Original Word | Definition - Clever is Better ! | Name |
|---|---|---|---|
| Incorect | Incorrect | Something a little less than Perrfection | Doug Langmead |
| Failbone | Tailbone | Osteoporosis results. | Carole Marantz |
| Fondue | Fondle | A cheesy embrace | Doug Langmead |
| Maximice | Maximize | Very large rodents. | William Tunn |
| Minimice | Minimize | Very small rodents. | William Tunn |
| Oymicron | Omicron | A COVID variant that makes you feel guilty for contracting it. | Will Caplinger |
| Condominimum | Condominium | One room plus half a bath | Emile Ouellette |
| Entertrain | Entertain | Climb aboard the locomotive. | William Tunn |
| Locopotion | Locomotion | This stuff will send you crazy. | William Tunn |
| Ruseum | Museum | Edifice that houses artifacts, paintings, sculptures that are not authentic | Carole Marantz |
| Madmission | Admission | Angrily and reluctantly admitting you did something wrong even in the face of your obvious guilt | Dian Berger |
| Recyclink | Recycling | The sound emanating from the recycle bin when a dropped bottle strikes another bottle. | Wayne Price |
| Megaphoney | Megaphone | A really really big fake. | William Tunn |
| Partysanship | Partisanship | Semi-military love-boat | Balazs Monoki |
| Piramisu | Tiramisu | A quadro-triangular cake | Balazs Monoki |
| Mormonta | Mormota | A converted squirrel | Balazs Monoki |
| Fadjunct | Adjunct | A short-lived and popular fashion craze added to your outfit which unmistakably displays that you are up to date and current with new trends | Dian Berger |
| Naxxer | Vaxxer | A person that is against getting vaccinated despite overwhelming evidence that vaccinations save lives and prevent severe illness. | Dian Berger |
| Rotinda | Rotunda | A dating site for fat people | Doug Langmead |
| Berefd | Bereft | Sorry team the game has been cancelled as all the umpires have tested positive for Covid | Geoff Williams |
| Sikhorski | Sikorski | A helicopter piloted by a resident of India | Geoff Williams |
| Nogbrainer | Nobrainer | How you felt at Christmas after downing one too many eggnogs | Geoff Williams |
| Gobra | Cobra | Underwear designed for females who like to run | Geoff Williams |
| Nobra | Cobra | A serpentine sex-pot | Geoff Williams |
| Cobrat | Cobra | An ill-behaved young snake | Geoff Williams |
| Mittigate | Mitigate | A scandal involving a character played by Danny Kaye in a movie | Geoff Williams |
| Faundry | Foundry | A carwash that has been adapted to allow a little deer to come in out of a heavy rainstorm | Geoff Williams |
| Pprocatstination | Procrastination | When you put off cleaning the litter box... | Lorraine Ray |
| Wunderdog | Underdog | An extremely clever dog | William Tunn |
| Dunderdog | Underdog | Not a very clever canine. | William Tunn |
| Pmail | How dogs communicate | Dale Steel | |
| Lyperbole | Hyperbole | Exaggerated statements or claims not intended to be taken literally. Ooooops....looks like the definition fits both spellings! | Wayne Price |
| Flockage | Blockage | Birds, geese, butterflies each assembling by group to journey South. | Carole Marantz |
| Sarchasm | Sarcasm | A sardonic divide | William Tunn |
| Tangot | Tango | Forgot to apply SP30 sunscreen | Carole Marantz |
| Hidioms | Idioms | Joy of finding the meanings hidden in such figurative language. | Carole Marantz |
| Flostered | Flustered | How you feel when your dentist criticizes your oral hygiene | Lorraine Ray |
| Hilaryous | Hilary + hilarious | Mrs. Clinton's laugh | Lorraine Ray |
| Sassporilla | Sarsparilla | A smart-aleck monkey | Lorraine Ray |
| Intercurse | Intercourse | A sexually transmitted disease | Lorraine Ray |
| Frostrated | Frustrated | Sick of winter weather! | Lorraine Ray |
| Maccine | Vaccine | Your Covid booster | Lorraine Ray |
| Abrahem | Abraham | The first Jewish tailor | Lorraine Ray |
| Dunderdog | Underdog | Not a very clever canine. | WilliamTunn |
| Humosexual | Homosexual | A lover of chick-peas | Melvyn Taggart |
| Ampathy | Empathy | Electric feelings | Melvyn Taggart |
| Svengalli | Svengali | An evil - minded, manipulative person full of bitterness. | Ruth Krause |
| Rugatta | Regatta | Flying carpet races | Doug Langmead |
| Carfree | Carefree | A feeling of delight when not using an automobile. | Ruth Krause |
| Oinkment | Ointment | A salve for our hogs | WilliamTunn |
| Punday | Sunday | Isn't every day? | Emile Ouellette |
| It ain't what I meant, it's the mention | It ain't the meat it's the motion | The pleasure of seeing your word included in WPMI even though its not very clever (with apologies to The Swallows, Maria Muldaur and Southside Johnny) | Doug Langmead |