Wednesday, September 21, 2005

"Sniglet" isn't in the dictionary

We were suprised to find (logical difficulties notwithstanding) that the Shorter Oxford English Dictionary (which is also available on CD-ROM for computers) doesn't contain the word "sniglet."

Our favorite sniglet is prndl, which coincidentally is a transportation related term.

17 Comments:

Blogger CPRR Discussion Group said...

"Sniglet" is defined as a word that should be in the dictionary but isn't. The word comes from the HBO comedy series Not Necessarily the News.

So "sniglet," not being in the dictionary, is a sniglet. (Is there a word for a thing which is an example of itself?)

12/09/2005 9:48 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Is it cameraderie when meeting your photographer friends?

5/02/2011 2:49 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

"Cancophony" is the sound that soda cans make when rolling around in the back of the car.

5/02/2011 2:54 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Presidential Sniglets: Obaminoid, Obamination, Barachnophobia, Obamonomics, Obamadon [oops ... that last one is real]

12/11/2012 2:28 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

"A 'papa-razzi' mostly takes pictures of his kids."

10/27/2013 10:41 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Salve applied to the skin of a pig: 'Oinkment'

6/25/2015 6:37 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

"Asymptosis, n.: The ongoing quest for perfection or improvement even after the differences and distinctions are so small that they cease to have any meaning."

9/25/2016 7:19 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

MAGA-zine, n.: a publication specializing in President Trump’s favorite slogan.

7/12/2019 5:07 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

AlGoreIthm: a step by step procedure for destroying the economy while having no significant effect on temperature or global climate.

8/08/2020 2:43 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Ecopolips, n.: hysterically moving the mouth to mutter inanities exaggerating about a period of time predicted to be ecologically nasty. Also spelled Epocolips.

12/31/2020 1:47 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Leftugees, n.: people fleeing high tax states.

7/11/2021 11:26 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Hermitification, n.: How I spent my Covid years ...

8/16/2021 7:54 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Intaxication: Euphoria at getting a refund from the IRS, which lasts until you realize it was your money to start with. (From a Washington Post word contest)

9/06/2021 9:03 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Roofinery: Rooftop solar panels producing energy while substituting for oil processed by a refinery.

3/08/2022 9:20 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Picassification, n.: to make abstract.

8/26/2022 10:56 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Schwerbles: The sensation a fish gets swimming upside down.

11/03/2022 7:33 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

recombobulated 'Nunquam non paratus' [never unprepared]

1/12/2024 3:06 PM  

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