Words for the '90's.......................

These words must be added to the English Language !

1.  AQUADEXTROUS (ak wa deks' trus) adj.
Possessing the ability to turn the bathtub faucet on and off with your toes.

2.  CARPERPETUATION (kar' pur pet u a shun) n.
The act, when  vacuuming, of running over a string or a piece of lint at
least a  dozen times,  reaching over and picking it up, examining it, then
putting it back down to give the vacuum one more chance.

3.  DISCONFECT (dis kon fekt') v.
To sterilize the piece of candy  you dropped on the floor by blowing on it,
assuming this will somehow  'remove' all the germs.

4.  ELBONICS (el bon' iks) n.
The actions of two people maneuvering for one armrest in a movie theater.

5.  FRUST (frust) n.
The small line of debris that refuses to be swept onto the dust pan and
keeps backing a person across the room until he finally decides to give up
and sweep it under the rug.

6.  LACTOMANGULATION (lak' to man gyu lay' shun) n.
Manhandling the "open here" spout on a milk container so badly that one has
to  resort to  the 'illegal' side.

7.  PEPPIER (pehp ee ay') n.
The waiter at a fancy restaurant whose sole purpose seems to be walking
around asking diners if they want ground pepper.

8.  PHONESIA (fo nee' zhuh) n.
The affliction of dialing a phone number and forgetting whom you were
calling just as they  answer.

9.  PUPKUS (pup' kus) n.
The moist residue left on a window after a  dog presses its nose to it.

10. TELECRASTINATION (tel e kras tin ay' shun) n.
The act of always letting the phone ring at least twice before you pick it
up, even when you're only six inches away.

11. OBLICATION (ob li cay' shun) n.
Spending vacation time on an obligatory trip to one's parents or in-laws.

12. ANONYMESS (a non' a mess) n.
A mess that no one admits to making.  (With three kids in the house, we
have quite a few of these.)