I know texting's annoying when it's shortened. You know, the sort of "Hw R U?" diatribe that makes us ashamed to speak one of the most complex languages in the world (and I say that not in a complimentary way). But in recent years, we've invented something
faaaaaaar worse. Amalgamating two fairly harmless words in such a way to make even the most hardened Californian surfer dude wince isn't a good thing. Let me show you what I mean.
- Car-cation or stay-cation. Both words for types of holidays. One using how you get there, the other using where you go.
- Glamping. Glamorous camping. Rly???
- Pissarhea - The moment after too much drink where you have to take a leak every 5 minutes.
- Shurious - When you have to ask if someone's sure and serious. I know. Shoot me now.
- Amalgameaning - Making a new word from two other words. Not that we know what that is, right?
- Chillax - Yes. Blood pressure, anyone?
Now, don't get me wrong. I have and do have some of my own mixtures.
- Kinell - best from a distance, as in "Far kinell..."
- Phonesex - The less said about this, the better.
- Fugly - What I see in the mirror every morning. Don't plaumase (check with TDT for spelling or real worldly-ness) me.
So, what about some new ones?
- Toriberal - See the current UK government.
- Polirish - Someone from Shannon.
- Fordvo - What Volvo became when Ford took them over.
- Assject - What else, but half project, half assignment.
