Alysis
-noun
- A process of bringing things together into a confused mess
- A process whereby serparate elements are mingled without order or meaning
Ane
-adjective
- Deeply, deeply meaningful
- Serious; important; having a point
- Enjoyably and interestingly having a point
Antiversary
-noun
- Any day which is not an anniversary for the person or people referred to.
- A day which would have been an anniversary if things had turned out differently.
Derivation
- A punning backformation on anniversary, bearing the same relation to its original as unbirthday does to birthday
- A more cynical variant, leaning more heavily on the ‘anti’ prefix for its meaning.
Cipation
-noun
- The disappointment one feels after a previously eagerly-awaited event.
Creant
-noun
- A brave, noble or law-abiding individual.
- A believer whose faith is never compromised by doubt.
- An annoying goody-two-shoes.
Cretion
- noun
- The urge to tell absolutely everyone the oh-so-juiccy gossip you just heard.
- The act of giving in to that urge.
Damant
-adjective
- reasonable; flexible; yielding
- weak; fragile
Derstanding
- noun
- A baffling and annoying sense of frustration caused by the keen awareness of one’s incomprehension of something that appears simple.
Doutable
-noun
- (of prowess) arousing contempt or scorn
- unworthy of honour, respect, or in some cases, courtesy.
Dractor
-noun
- The actor playing Dracula
- The actor playing any other vampire
- Christopher Lee
Ecutive
-noun
- Someone whose job involves no decision-making.
- Someone whose job involves no hiring of consultants, attending of meetings or using the words “going forwards”
- Someone whose job produces a measurable output
- Someone whose job involves actual work
Famy
-noun
- The condition of lacking fame (or infamy)
- The condition of being neither famous nor infamous
- A widely known act of no especial moral import
Derivation
- Back formations from infamy, taking the point of view that the opposite of infamy is not good reputation but no reputation.
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