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1. a crappella (ä' krə-pĕl'ə, ä' krăp'ĕl-ə)
- a. (adj.) Poorly, and without instrumental accompaniment.
Example: On the heels of success, Strafe No Phaser performed a crappella in front of a packed audience at the Star Trek® Convention hoping for a repeat of famed a cappella group, Straight No Chaser.
2. abacus (ə-bāk'əs)
- a. (v.) The process of baking an item for a person or group.
Example: Hey guys, are you hungry? Abacus some pie!
3. abandick (ə-băn'dĭk)
- a. (v.tr.) To leave a man mid-sexual intercourse, causing him much frustration and physical discomfort.
Example: She abandicked me right then and there, and I've not seen her since.
4. abandonmitt (ə-băn'dən-mĭt)
- a. (n.) The act of abruptly letting go of someone's hand before they anticipated it.
Example: She sought therapy because of her severe abandonmitt issues.
5. abbone (ăb-bō-nē)
- a. (adj.) The agony or severe pain caused by attempting to stand or walk when a person's knees have seized up, primarily after a prolonged period of inactivity. Most commonly suffered by travelers using trains, cars, and planes as methods of transportation.
6. abbreveil (ə-brē'vāl')
- a. (v.) To shorten words in a sentence or text to a point where no meaning can be construed from it.
7. abdicake (ăb'dĭ-kāk)
- a. (v.) To give up the last piece of cake to someone else.
Example: Is anyone going to eat the last piece of cake? I was but I'll abdicake in your favor.
8. abdictate (ăb'dĭk-tāt')
- a. (v.in.) To give up telling someone what to do. To relinquish the role of sovereign dictator.
Example: This all would have been easier if that guy abdictated rather than fight to the death.
9. abolical (ə-bŏ'lĭ-kəl)
- a. (adj.) Something loathsome or unusually cruel perhaps associated with dire misfortune.
10. abominaball (ə-bŏm'ə-nə-bôl)
- a. (n.) Any ball that has made its way into the interior of a greenhouse or home by exploiting the presence of an unopened window.
11. abso-toodle-utely (ăb'sŭ-tü'dŭ-lüt'lē)
- a. (interj.) Absolutely, with emphasis. Expressed when "absolutely" is not definitive enough.
Example: Question: Did you just make that word up?
Answer: Abso-toodle-utely not! It's on unwords.com!
12. absotively (āb'sə-tĭv'lē)
- a. (contr.) A contraction of absolutely and positively.
Example: I absotively agree with you!
13. abstinate (ăb'stə-nāt')
- a. (v.) The act of not giving one's self to anyone, no matter how much they beg.
14. abusement (ə-byuz'mənt)
- a. (n.) Abusive entertainment. A contraction of abuse and entertainment.
Example: For example, when one give a baby a dill pickle just to watch them make that screwy face.
15. abzot (ăb-zŏt)
- a. (n.) The device in a currency changer that determines whether a bill is too wrinkled or not.
16. a cappello (ä' kə-pě'lō)
- a. (adj.) To sing a solo in a cappella.
Example: I don't even need the beat I can rock it a cappello!
17. acceptacle (āk-sěp'tə-kəl)
- a. (n.) A garbage receptacle that accepts all types of garbage - metal, plastic, glass, and organic.
Example: A sandwich in a plastic container in a paper bag? This looks like a job for the accepticle!
18. accidentist (āk'sĭ-dən'tĭst)
- a. (n.) A dentist known for making mistakes.
Example: My accidentist decided to drill my good molars at my appointment today.
19. accidon't (ăk'sĭ-dōnt)
- a. (v.) To avoid accidue.
Example: I managed to accidon't it.
20. accidue (ăk'sĭ-dü)
- a. (n.) Small pieces of broken glass, metal and other debris that remains at the scene of an accident for months after.
21. accordionated (ə-kôr'-di-ən-ây-ted)
- a. (adj.) Having a strong ability to control and manipulate accordion-like objects such as maps and oriental fans: as in, being able to drive and refold a road map at the same time.
22. accumulation (ə-kyüm'yə-lā'shən)
- a. (n.) Distribution. A collection of effort resulting in a completed product.
Example: Did you hear about that accumulation of Linux where the developers just threw a bunch of random stuff together and called it a distribution. Or did you read the latest accumulation of Make® magazine?
23. accumulotion (ə-kyüm'yə-lō'shən)
- a. (n.) The uncomfortably grotesque layer of slime that adorns the opening of a lotion dispenser.
24. ack (ăk)
- a. (interj.) An exclamation used when one is angry, upset, or choked up (literally or figuratively).
Example: Ack! I got an 'F' on this test... My parents are going to kill me.
25. acknodledge (ăk-nŏd-'lĭj)
- a. (v.) To nod at someone walking in the opposite direction while avoiding a conversation that can make one appear desperate or causing an awkward moment.
