Words I’ve Created
August 15, 2008
I want to make one of the regular features of my blog “new words.” These are terms I’ve created and think should be included in Webster’s Dictionary next time around. New this week:
- Bordom Insurance (B.I.) – noun, entertaining items that are brought along to particularly monotonous or dull events such as family gatherings. Materials such as books and magazines, as well as electronics such as an iPod or laptop, can function as B.I. during unexpected delays or in particularly tedious events.
Pre-eat - verb, the act of intentionally eating before dinner in case the meal you’re offered sucks. Pre-eating means you don’t have to be hungry. Pre-eating is especially useful when visiting relatives who might offer you something totally nasty and unsatisfying (see entry on ”old-people-food”). I also often engage in pre-eating before filming wedding receptions because, unfortunately, a lot of families do not think to offer the videographer a drink or a plate of food, even though they have him working from 3 p.m. until 11 p.m. Even though my pre-eating was most often a Big Mac, while the reception’s guests enjoy filet mignon instead, at least it was something…
What are your new words?
