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26. ad-lab (ād'lāb)
- a. (v.) To invent the results of an experiment when one knows the results they got weren't exactly what they're supposed to be.
Example: We ad-labbed the chemistry experiment so the resulting graph would be a straight line.
27. addadictomy (ăd'ə-dĭk'tə-my)
- a. (n.) The medical procedure for changing a patient's sex from female to male.
28. addiggted (ə-dĭg'təd)
- a. (v.) Completely and totally addicted to Digg.
Example: You're so addiggted; back every few hours to see the newest articles.
29. addipted (ə-dĭpt'əd)
- a. (v.) Having the irresistible need to stay near the chip bowl.
Example: I'm totally addipted to this onion dip!
30. addiptive (ə-dĭp'tĭv)
- a. (v.) Describing something that traps oneself at the chip bowl.
Example: This French onion is totally addiptive!
31. adjectize (aj'ĭk-tīz')
- a. (v.) To describe thoroughly with an excessive, and often an unnecessary, amount of words.
32. adminisphere (ăd-mĭn'ĭs-fîr')
- a. (n.) The levels of management where big, impractical, and counterproductive decisions are made.
Example: The administration thought it'd be a good idea to replace all 700 of our servers with three mainframes as a way of speeding things up. I'm telling you, their brains don't get enough air in that adminisphere.
33. adoricious (ăd'ə-rĭsh'əs)
- a. (adj.) The quality of being able to be adored. Used in place of 'adorable' which often tends to imply cuteness as opposed to the ability to be adored. Useful when subject or a quality of the subject is endearing, but not necessarily cute.
34. adorkable (ə-dôrk'ə-bəl)
- a. (adj.) Equally adorable and dorky.
35. adultish (ə-dŭlt'ĭsh)
- a. (adj.) Closely resembling an adult person.
Example: As the child grew up she became more adultish.
36. adverteasement (ăd-vər-tēz'mənt)
- a. (n.) Any sexual representation used for the purpose of obtaining an individual or group's attention. Often used in media outlets.
37. advomentary (ād'və-měn'tə-rē)
- a. (n.) An advocacy documentary motion picture. An advomentary uses documentary production styles to promote a specific opinion or "spin". The objective of an advomentary is persuasion.
Example: Michael Moore is the godfather of the advomentary filmmmaking style which is both documentary and editorial.
38. aerodynamical (âr'ō-dī-năm'ĭ-kəl)
- a. (adj.) Described as attractive, or superiorly good looking.
Example: Ooh, check her out. She is so aerodynamical.
39. aeroma (âr-ō'ma)
- a. (n.) The odor emanating from an exercise room after an aerobics workout.
40. aeromortiphobia (âr'ə-môr'tə-fō'bē-ə)
- a. (v.) The fear of death while traveling by aircraft.
Example: The innocent victims on the two airplanes that crashed into the Twin Towers may have experienced momentary aeromortiphobia when they realized they were in fact, mortal creatures.
41. aeropalmics (âr-o-päm-ĭks)
- a. (n.) The study of wind resistance conducted by holding a cupped hand out the car window.
42. aerothanatophobia (âr'ə-thăn'ə-tō-fō'bē-ə)
- a. (v.) The fear of death while traveling by aircraft.
Example: George has a severe case of aerothanatophobia. We have to knock him out before we even reach the airport, then we wheel him into his seat and pray the drugs last longer than the flight.
43. aesthete's foot (ĕs-thēts fut)
- a. (n.) The chronic condition whereby one's socks match one's shirt without fail.
44. againda (ə-gěn'də)
- a. (n.) The resubmitting of an agenda that was refused at least once before.
Example: This is the third straight election where the electorate has refused the liberal againda.
45. aggravistle (ăg'rə-vĭs'əl)
- a. (n.) The small and inaccessible piece of steak that clings between the teeth and refuses to dislodge despite constant agitation, causing continuous discomfort and extreme annoyance.
46. aggravitch (ăg'rə-vĭch)
- a. (n.) An itch that that does not lessen with scratching but instead seems to spread to surrounding areas, causing immense annoyance and sometimes paranoia and self-mutilation.
47. aggrieviate (ăg'grē'vē-āt')
- a. (v.tr.) To make a burden heavier. To render (something) more likely to aggrieve.
48. agiliteeth (ə-jĭl'ĭ-tēth)
- a. (n.) The skill of using dental floss to effectively clean the entire mouth. Often perfected by individuals with germ phobias.
49. agreeance (ə-grē-əns)
- a. (n.) The state of agreement; when two or more people possess the same opinions or ideas.
Example: John and I were in agreeance about the future of the business.
50. agromagulated (ăg'rə-măg'yə-lăt'əd)
- a. (v.tr.) Very angry.
