Friday, May 9, 2008

Neologism for the Weekend



I congratulated myself a few weeks ago when I coined the word "pregret" in my head until I found out that it already existed. Maybe my latest creation is already out there, too...but, dammit, here goes nothing:

"Hillarious"

Hil·lar·i·ous

Pronunciation
:
\hi-ˈler-ē-əs\

Function: adjective

Etymology:
irregular from Latin hilarus, hilaris cheerful, from Greek hilaros, from Hillary Rodham Clinton
Date: 2008
: foolishly impractical especially in the blind pursuit of unattainable [personal] goals (contrast with "quixotic," which is characterized by the foolish pursuit of ideals)

Hil·lar·i·ous·ly adverb
Hil·lar·i·ous·ness noun

Sunday, May 4, 2008

You Can't Write This. Or Maybe You Just Can't Write.

From the same people who forgot about the 1936 Berlin Games:



Yes, let's. I nominate my mom to be Chancellor of the Spellchequer.