Friday, December 16, 2011

Woooozy

[woooo-zee]
Wooo! + Woozy
adjective

1. To be in a state of drunkenness in which everything seems worthy of "Wooo!"-ing at. Commonly occurring in sorority girls.

Ex. It took a mere 2 Natty Ice's (thanks to an empty stomach) to catapult Cassie onto a woooozy crusade of cheering on every face-sucking couple, puking jock or generally existent human being in the Alpha Beta Gamma house.

Wednesday, December 14, 2011

Carolcophony

[kar-uhl-kof-uh-nee]
Carol + Cacophony
noun

1. An awful, grating sound emanating from your ugly sweater donning neighbors at your front door. Usually around Christmas time.

Ex. Evelyn thought the cat might be stuck in the dryer again but quickly realized the awful shrieking was actually her neighbors, Chris and Kris, attempting "Holy Night" in front of the apartment next door. She quickly shut all the lights and clicked off the TV in an attempt to dodge the inevitable carolcophony barreling her way.

Tuesday, December 13, 2011

Lamentor

[luh-ment-awr]
Lament + Mentor
noun

1. A regrettable adviser.

Ex. "Look, Joey, I know you've heard I'm a 'lamentor' but I'm the most fun med student in the program and I can drink any of the third years under the table. I don't know much about Organic Chemistry but I know about sexual chemistry, and really, what else matters?"

Thursday, December 8, 2011

Despresent

[des-prez-uhnt]
Desperate + Present
noun

1.
A gift that is undesirable but necessary to be chosen because of an imminent deadline.

Ex. "Wow, Dan, thank you for giving me the bottle of handsoap...from the bathroom...that I refilled last week. I guess it's better than your last despresent - the dog's collar disguised as a bracelet."

Tuesday, December 6, 2011

Druncle

[druhngk-uhl]
Drunk + Uncle
noun

Come on, SNL, you're making this too easy.


Monday, December 5, 2011

Phonatic

[fuh-nat-ik]
Phonetic + Fanatic
noun, adjective

1. One who is overly concerned with the pronunciation of words.
2. One who is obsessed with the
Vietnamese noodle soup, pho.
3. One who is overly concerned with the correct pronunciation of the word "pho" as "fuh."

Ex. "I hate to sound like a phonatic, but if someone asks me where the 'liberry' is I automatically think, You? Going to the library? I appreciate the effort but you'll need to learn how to read first if it's going to be of any use."


Today's portmanteau submitted by Nathan T.! Submit your own!

Thursday, December 1, 2011

Cowhoredination

[koh-hohr-dn-ey-shuhn]
Coordination + Whore
noun

1. An instance when females dress in a very similar and provocative fashion.

Ex.


Ex. 2 (the literal interpretation):