Day: February 4, 2003
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“Alternate Meanings”
The Washington Post publishes an “Annual Neologism Contest” in which readers are asked to supply alternate meanings forvarious words. The following were some of the winning entries from the most recent contest.Coffee (n.), a person who is coughed upon.Flabbergasted (adj.), appalled over how much weight you have gained.Abdicate (v.), to give up all hope of…