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Another Washington Post word game involves taking any word and adding, subtracting, or altering a single letter, then redefining it. Example: "errorist"--a radical Islamist who blows himself up in a mannequin factory. Here are 50 of my alterations.
1. jisadist--one who takes pleasure in killing or maiming during a holy war.
2. failm--a movie that does poorly at the box office in Southern cities.
3. Tarbucks--an emporium whose coffees are dark, burnt, and oily.
4. Heircutting--writing someone out of a will.
5. streat--place to get goodies delivered by Jolly Joe drivers.
6. axcessing--gaining entrance by swinging a tool to break down a door.
7. ecopay--purchasing carbon offsets.
8. helection--voting a male candidate into office.
9. scaregiver--inattentive, incompetent worker in an adult family home.
10. sinformation--knowledge of wrong-doing.
11. hashtray--where certain smokers put their drug residue.
12. bashrobe--festive party dress.
13. poutfielder--baseball player brooding in the field after a poor performance at the plate.
14. blabbling--revealing secrets in a rambling, disorganized manner, perhaps under the influence of sodium pentathol.
15. stelegraph--writing on a monument.
16. twitty--capable of making funny tweets.
17. skvetch--to criticize a drawing or skit.
18. moblivion--forgetting oneself by becoming part of a crowd.
19. meltaphysics--the study of reducing solids to a liquid state.
20. vitamind--one preoccupied with taking health supplements.
21. gaffect--the embarrassing feeling one gets after making a social blunder.
22. scamouflage--cleverly covering up a con game.
23. pastronauts--travellers who go backward in time.
24. Disraeli--disrespected dweller in Zion.
25. macademy--school where the elements of road construction are taught.
26. shampooh--fake dog-do sold in novelty stores.
27. prefessor--college instructor still working on that PhD.
28. wreckless driver--an accident-free motorist.
29. dappearance--looking well-dressed.
30. scoup--being the first to learn of the overthrow of a government.
31. jocking--participating in locker-room behavior.
32. punruly--one who makes plays on words obsessively.
33. barea--clear-cut section on a mountainside.
34. savant-garde--scientists on the cutting-edge.
35. brohaha--a set-to between male friends.
36. dealogue--agreement reached by two parties after discussion.
37. lobal warming--that hot-ear sensation one feels when being talked about.
38. primevil--at the height of one's criminal powers.
39. dentrenched--a couch potato glued to the TV set in his favorite hideaway.
40. temployers--owners or managers who hire mostly part-time help to avoid paying benefits.
41. saddress--a lugubrious funeral speech.
42. mallaise--uneasy feelings experienced in a shopping center during a recession.
43. toycotting--refusing to buy lead-based playthings.
44. camparaderie--feeling of warmth and friendship developed on an overnight outdoor trip.
45. intruition--an accurate insight.
46. lessbians--disrespected same-sex lovers.
47. chilosophy--belief in keeping one's emotions in check.
48. homentum--picking up the pace on one's return journey.
49. cadgets--stolen devices or contrivances.
50. tunique--a one-of-a-kind outer garment.
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