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Today’s Recycled Word: Obambulate

Words are falling out of common use everyday. When was the last time you used a shoe hook, went pace egging or ate haggis? Or for that matter, when was the last time you heard of someone obambulating? We note that to obambulate means to wander aimlessly. However, this muscular and clinical sounding word is crying out for a more common definition. So we offer the following alternative definition:

Obambulate

intransitive verb, obambulate, obambulating

1. to choke to near asphyxiation during a violent verbal tirade against Barack Obama, as in “Mr. Limbaugh obambulated on his show again today and had to be taken to the emergency room.”
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Today’s Recycled Word: Plinth

Words are falling out of common use everyday. When was the last time you were fleered at, felt orgulus or applied for a job as a plongeur? Or for that matter, how many times have you had occasion to put something on a plinth? We note that a plinth, a supporting block beneath a column, pedestal, or statue still has some utility. However, this nerdy sounding word is just waiting to be put back into broader circulation.

So we offer the following alternative definitions:

Plinth (noun)

1. A lisping prince, as in the “Plinth and the Plauper”.

2. An impressive potential male suitor who turns out to be gay, as in “that hunk at the bar last night turned out to be a plinth. Can you believe it?”
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