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Today’s Word Wrap keeps on with our tradition of bringing you the hippest, most happening new words and phrases being coined, as they’re coined… well, okay, with at least a 5-second delay.
Today’s sparkling entries, as usual, are brought to you by the good folk over at wordspy.com
- mobisode (MOH.buh.sode) n. A short program, or the edited highlights from a longer program, designed to be watched on a small, mobile screen such as a digital media player or a mobile phone. Also: mob-isode. [Blend of mobile and episode.](Citations)
- smexting pp. Sending text messages while standing outside on a smoking break. [Blend of smoking and texting.] (Citations)
- butt bra n. An undergarment that supports the buttocks. Also: buttbra. (Citations)
- Potterhead n. A person who is a big fan of the Harry Potter series of books. Also: Potter-head. (Citations)
- carbage n. The garbage that accumulates in some cars, particularly in the back seat (Citations)
- floordrobe n. A pile of discarded clothes on the floor of a person’s room. [Blend of floor and wardrobe.] (Citations)
Comments (7)
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what….in the hell….is going on….in that red car????????????
good lord…
posted by donner on 8-31-2007 at 6:12 am
hey! how did you get a picture of my car?
posted by melanie tarrant on 8-31-2007 at 8:18 am
Oh lord, I have a glorious floordrobe going on at the moment.
posted by Schneh on 8-31-2007 at 3:35 pm
that’s some serious carbage.
posted by ann on 8-31-2007 at 4:26 pm
I’m not as bad as that car, but I’m known for having carbage. And floordrobe. I’m a semi Potterhead and I could use a buttbra. Wow, 4 out of 6 fit into my life. Not sure if that is cool or just scary.
posted by Danni on 9-1-2007 at 10:35 pm
My buddy “Mike” bought a Chevette from a guy who went to his church. It wasn’t as bad as that red car but bad enough that I suggested we remove the front seats so we would have room to move around and scoop out the junk. The bolts were buried in dirt and grit that we had to dig away with screwdrivers in order to get the wrench to fit on them.
posted by Tdave on 9-4-2007 at 12:15 am
omg thank you for bringing “carbage” & “floordrobe” to my attention… i also have a “cardrobe,” haha - i have more clothing in my car than trash: at any given time it looks like i’ve gone on at least a weekend roadtrip (at its worst, my car looks like it’s just been driven cross-country)
posted by sd on 9-4-2007 at 2:13 pm