It’s Time To Play With Words

Let’s have some fun

I was reading the profile of a writer I recently met. His name is Adam Slawson, and he used a word I’d never heard of: “Vulnerebel”.

He used it like this:

Vulnerebel

Vulnerebel is when you’re both things at once: vulnerable and a rebel in your life, love, and business.

Founder of Plight Club — The first rule of Plight Club is: you DO talk about being vulnerebel.

I was reminded of a game we used to play in college and thought bringing it to my friends here would be fun.

Here goes:

Invent a new word, and give us the definition.

We all know situations or things that should have a name but don’t.

Make up a word you think suits the purpose and explain why it should be included in the following dictionary. Be bold and let your imagination run free.

Here are some of mine:

Nexting - This is when you text someone and nag them simultaneously. Nag texting.

Dotpause - This word is for the little row of dots that you see when you start to type in a message, and your friend starts to type, and then you both erase your typing so that the other person can type.

Vlock - This describes the sudden urge to put your body between your child’s vomit and your new carpet. I’ve put my hands out to catch my son’s vomit as he threw up, trying to protect the floor. It’s a parent thing.

Henopause - Farmers will understand this one. It’s a condition that older hens get when they stop laying eggs.

Astralglow - We’ve all felt this one. It’s the warm feeling left on a chair by another person sitting there before you.

Arcticblonde - This is my husband’s favorite as he’s sporting a newly grey head of hair. He loves to say it’s the new blonde, not grey, but arctic blonde.

If you have any new words that you feel should be in the dictionary, please add them in the comments.

Be sure to give us the definition and maybe an example of how you’d use them in a sentence.

Making up words is FUN! Don’t be afraid to try it!

As a writer, I’m fascinated by words and always love discovering something new. I belong to a fun group of playful writers, and we’ve been creating words that should exist.

Jump right in, and let’s play!

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