El Ojo del Lago

WORDPLAY

The Washington Post’s Mensa Invitational once again invited readers to take any word from the dictionary, alter it by adding, subtracting, or changing one letter, and supply a new definition.
Here are the winners:

1.  Cashtration (n.): The act of buying a house, which renders the subject financially impotent for an indefinite period of time.

2.  Ignoranus: A person who’s both stupid and an asshole.

3. Intaxicaton: Euphoria at getting a tax  refund, which lasts until you realize it was your money to start  with.

4. Reintarnation: Coming back to life as  a  hillbilly.

5. Bozone (n.): The substance  surrounding stupid people that stops bright ideas from penetrating. The bozone  layer, unfortunately, shows little sign of breaking down in the near future.

6. Foreploy: Any misrepresentation about  yourself for the  purpose of getting laid.

7. Giraffiti : Vandalism  spray-painted very, very high

8. Sarchasm: The gulf  between the author of sarcastic wit and the person who doesn’t get  it.

9. Inoculatte: To take coffee intravenously when  you are running late.