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Aquadextrous (akwa deks' trus) adj.
Possessing the ability to turn the bathtub faucet on and off with your toes.
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Carperpetuation (kar 'pur pet u a shun)
n. The act, when vacuuming,of running over a string or a piece of lint at
least a dozen times, reaching over and picking it up, examining it, then
putting it back down to give the vacuum one more chance.
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Disconfect (diskonfect') v. To sterilize
the piece of candy you dropped on the floor by blowing on it, assuming that
somehow it will 'remove' all the germs.
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Elbonics (el bon' iks) n. The actions of
two people maneuvering for one armrest in a movie theater.
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Frust (frust) n. The small line of
debris that refuses to be swept onto the dustpan and keeps backing a person
across the room until he finally decides to give up and sweep it under the
rug.
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Lactomangulation (lak' to man gyu lay'
shun) n. Manhandling the 'open here' spout on a milk container so badly that
one has to resort to the 'illegal' side.
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Peppier (pehp ee ay') n. The waiter at a
fancy restaurant whose sole purpose seems to be walking around asking diners
if they want ground pepper.
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Phonesia (fo nee' zhuh) n. The
affliction of dialing a phone number and forgetting whom you were calling
just as they answer.
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Pupkus (pup' kus) n. The moist residue
left on a window after a dog presses its nose to it.
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Telecrastination (tel e kras tin ay'
shun) n. The act of always letting the phone ring at least twice before you
pick it up, even when you're only six inches away.