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Aug 17, 2008 04:30 AM

LEANOVER, n.: "a small hangover. Accompanied by a mild headache, a vague sense of fatigue, and little or no shame or regret." (UrbanDictionary.com)

MOANOTONOUS
, adj.: "to complain and complain about a problem without ever taking action to correct it." (verbotomy.com)

SILKSCREEN
, n.: moisturizing suntan lotion. (Ginny Grebenc, Mississauga)

TESTOSTICROSS, n.: the movie moment immediately after someone's groin has been pummelled onscreen, when every man in the theatre crosses his legs and groans. (UrbanDictionary.com)

CARLESTEROL, n.: a slow driver who insists on driving in the left lane and clogging up the flow of traffic. (aighawaii.com/contest)

RIGNITION
, n.: "the embarrassing act of starting one's car when the engine is already running.(dbooth.net/internerd/sniglet.cfm)

CLAPITULATION, n.: "pandering to the gallery." (wordmint.blogspot.com)

Submit your invented words to: jsakamoto@thestar.ca

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