THE WEEK'S BEST INVENTED WORDS
Stoptional, n.: "My daughter used it while I was driving;" it refers to the habit of ``slowing down at a stop sign but not coming to a complete stop."
(Arnold Reich, Thornhill)
Consiberal, n: A person who refuses to be pigeon-holed into one particular political camp, but instead holds ideologies from both sides. (Christianitytoday.com)
Seduciary responsibility, n: The responsibility of a spouse to make attempts and succeed at seducing his or her mate. Jason: "Ricky, you need to satisfy your seduciary responsibility in this relationship, I'm not feeling
the romance." (staff, urbandictionary.com)
Zerotasking, v.: To do nothing or have nothing to do. (Buzzwhack.com)
Prepone, v.: To move forward in time. The opposite of postpone. "The Wednesday meeting has been preponed to Tuesday."
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