Monday Morning Mirth
— more fun from the Washington Post Style Invitational
(word combo archives)…Affirma-bottom: What you’ll have afta some more time on the StairMasta. (Brendan Beary, Great Mills)
Appropri-nastics: Maneuvers used to tack a pork barrel amendment onto unrelated legislation. (Pam Sweeney)
Carb-ule: The largest amount of non-protein allowed on the Atkins diet. (Andrew Hoenig, Rockville)
Gram-stand: To brag excessively about one’s grandchildren. (Pam Sweeney, Germantown)
Ho-job: A trade or profession in which one must degrade himself in exchange for money. (Phil Battey, Alexandria)
Hy-by: A greeting designed to get you past that boring guy at the office without having to stop and chat. (Jeff Brechlin, Eagan, Minn.)
Infor-less: Describing a convict who worked out a plea bargain. (Fred Dawson, Beltsville)
Nip-ship: A bra. (Tom Witte)
Oui-ple: Yes-men. (Ted Weitzman, Olney)
Posteri-mining: Searching for the lost thong. (Pam Sweeney)
Pub-scriptions: The original over-the-counter medications. (Kyle Hendrickson, Frederick)
Snot-tumn: Ragweed season . (Brendan Beary)