Classic FM Breakfast
Wordification Competition: February 2004
Listeners were invited to create a NEW word, and define a concise meaning for it, to win an autographed copy of Word of the Day by Kel Richards (with interruptions from Clive).
The winning entries were:
Misunderheard: (Seven year old son invented in 1971) We had finished breakfast and as our son was asking to leave the table we asked if he would like another glass of milk. Yes he answered, so Mum dutifully poured it. When asked why he left it after saying he wanted another glass, he answered 'you must have misunderheard me.' Adrienne, Armidale NSW
Dishlexia: the inability to correctly place dishes in the dishwasher Malcolm, Canterbury VIC
Yourgrain: Headache, often accompanied by rage or nausea, brought on by contact with an unwelcome person. Andrew, Aranda ACT
Retortelate: The sharp & witty comeback you think of about 2 hours after you left the party/office/pub Donella, Aldgate SA
Namentia: A lapse of memory – forgetting the name of a person you are talking about or (worse still) the name of a person you are talking too. Daphne, Toowoomba QLD
Laudaphobia: Fear of applauding during dramatic pause in an unknown symphony. See also premature appreciation. Gary, Sunbury VIC
Decellulate: to burst the bubbles on bubblewrap. Mary, Camberwell VIC
Latterati: A group of well-dressed and (usually) well-off sophisticates know to frequent the coffee shops of bohemian districts of Melbourne and other cities. Derived from Literati and Glitterati, but with a distinctive Australian flavour. Gordon, Northcote VIC
Bludgie: A partner that doesn’t work, but is kept as a pet. Valda, Casuarina NT
Benchioners: Elderly people sitting on seats in the park. Margaret, Blackheath NSW
Weathernesia: A clinical condition that prevents the sufferer from hearing the forecast for his or her particular locality. This condition is particularly acute when lists of forecasts are read. Chris, Russell Lea NSW
Pleufume: Clive wished for a word to describe the magnificence that you breathe in when rain begins to fall, for example on dry earth. From the French Pluevez – to rain, and perfume – an agreeable scent. Elisa, Illawong NSW
Roundalout: the idiot who either doesn’t know or doesn’t care about roundabout etiquette, but simply plows through without slowing down. Dan, Mona Vale NSW
Tard: The small piece of folded paper placed under a table leg to stop the table from rocking on an uneven surface (from the letters of Temporary Anti-Rocking Device). Neil, Williamstown VIC
Bungeekids: Older offspring that keep returning home to live. Joan, Patterson Lakes VIC
These amusing new words were seen on the
Australian ABC FM website