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Thursday, June 28, 2007

suasion

\SWAY-zhun\, noun:

The act of persuading; persuasion.

--To George's amazement, the word "suasion" did not describe the act of transforming into Patrick Swayze. The term he was actually thinking of was "Swayzification", and would be invented in 2060 after scientists finally perfect the "Swayzilyzer."

--Some say Mericans' session with ficiency is having a suasion on the way we peak.

Wednesday, June 27, 2007

gimcrack

\JIM-krak\,

adjective:
1. Tastelessly showy; cheap; gaudy.

Suddenly I found myself in a field of solid gold corn husks. Sure, it was gimcrack corn, but I didn't care.