1. Alarmpits™
(uh-LARM-pits)
Definition:
Armpits that cause alarm. Particularly those that have visible hair and belong to celebrity women.
Sample Usage:
Did you see the alarmpits on Jacob's backup singers?
Inspired by:
New York Times / Skin Deep / "Unshaven Women: Free Spirits or Unkempt?"
2. Yiddiction™
(Yid-DIK-shun)
Definition:
An addiction to using Yiddish words.
Sample Usage:
There's no twelve-step program for Yiddiction, but there's usually a mother willing to feed you if you're suffering from it.
Inspired by:
The New York Times / "Much Movie Title Meshugas"
(Image Credit: Schmooze Magazine)
3. Circumtweet
(sir-cum-tweet)
Definition:
To circumvent censorship or controlling forces by communicating via tweets. Also: a tweet that does the job.
Sample Usage:
The Dalai Lama sent a circumtweet.
Inspired by:
Mashable / "Dalai Lama Uses Twitter to Circumvent Chinese Government"
(Photo Credit: Reuters)
4. Hook Apps™
(Hook APPS)
Definition:
Apps that help people to hook up.
Sample Usage:
Erich is using some new hook apps to improve his lovelife.
Inspired by:
TIME / "Online Dating Enters the iPad Age"
(Image Credit: The Daily Details Blog)
5. Tweetseum
(TWEET-ZEE-um)
Definition:
A place where tweets are preserved for research, analysis, or viewing. Most notably, the archive at the U.S. Library of Congress, which has every public tweet ever created.
Sample Usage:
Tina is excited that her tweets are in the same tweetseum where President Obama's are.
Inspired by:
Los Angeles Times / "Library of Congress Keeps Tweets for the Ages"
(Photo Credit: CNET Australia)
6. Coollyweds™
(KOOL-LEE-weds)
Definition:
A couple who had a cool wedding.
Sample Usage:
We know some coollyweds who did their entire ceremony as a ballet.
Inspired by:
Seattle Times / "Seattle Author Ariel Meadow Stallings Offers Tips for Offbeat Weddings"
(Photo Credit: Jenny Goldberg-George)
7. Stripstress™
(STRIP-striss)
Definition:
A stripper who is also a mistress.
Sample Usage:
The politician's stripstress started a high-end lingerie line.
Inspired by:
Us Magazine / "Michelle McGee: I Had Sex with Jesse James Out of 'Boredom'"
(Photo Credit: Us Magazine/INFphoto.com)
