It’s Time to Make Up a Story With Those Made Up Words

Calling all snigletologists, factitious neologism creators and maladoptists, among others

skatterboinked and retrogarf

Plus several more.

The challenge went out for a group of us to be modern-day Lewis Carrolls and the neologisms rolled in, like looplab. You know, like looplab is wont to do.

Now that the words are assembled, it’s time to write.

With credit where credit is due, comes new words and “definitions.” All you have to do is create a story using them.

Jennifer McDougall gravicheesedeath — common among Canadians who devour too much poutine

Kristen Haveman skatterboinked — the feeling you get after being spun around too many times

Kim McKinney vowdefire — Someone who makes a lot of promises, but they always seem to go up in smoke

MJ Adia retrogarf — this is when someone makes a song remix, and it’s soooo freeakinnn terrible!

M. Smith malmashduop — A person who you believe to have the soul of Mahatma Gandhi, but who’s torso turns out to be covered in prison gang tats

Lindy Ralph abilene — descriptive of the pleasing coolness on the reserve side of the pillow

TC Hails adenprecate — belligerent babble, to offer unsolicited advice, verbal vomit

Skye Mo'ipulelehua Kahoali'i crimmorocate — to pursue relentlessly with hysterical or fanatical fervor

Michael Burg, MD (AKA Medium Michael Burg) Shridloo — decrepit, wrecked, tumbled down, ruined

Anyone can play, but I’m tagging: Adelia Ritchie, Yana Bostongirl, Stuart Englander, Will Hull, Melanie J., Toya Qualls-Barnette, Lucy Dan 蛋小姐 (she/her/她), Christine Stevens, Christopher Robin, Zachary Burg, Ann Marie Steele, Connie Song, Anthony O'Dugan, Terry Trueman, ScienceDuuude, Jupiter Grant, Michael Stang, Erik Burger, Samantha Drobac, Carlos Garbiras, Hogan Torah, Htucker, Bev Potter, Lee Serpa Azevado, Upasana Sharma, Mia Z. Edwards, Rodney Brazier. There’s tons of other playful creatives out there I know. If you’re one of them, please join in.