Each year the Washington Posts Style Invitational asks readers to take any
word from the dictionary, alter it by adding, subtracting, or changing one
letter and supply a new definition. Here are the 2001 winners:Intaxication: Euphoria at getting a tax refund, which lasts until you realize it was your money to start with.Reintarnation: Coming back to life as a hillbilly.Foreploy: Any misrepresentation about yourself for the purpose of getting laid.Giraffiti: Vandalism spray-painted very, very high.Sarchasm: The gulf between the author of sarcastic wit and the person who
doesnt get it.Inoculatte: To take coffee intravenously when you are running late.Hipatitis: Terminal coolness.Osteopornosis: A degenerate disease. (this one got extra credit)Karmageddon: Its like, when everybody is sending off all these really bad
vibes, right? And then, like, the Earth explodes and its like, a seriousbummer.Glibido: All talk and no action.Dopeler Effect: The tendency of stupid ideas to seem smarter when they come
at you rapidly.
And, the pick of the literature:Ignoranus: A person whos both stupid and an @$$hole.