Tag: words I made up

the first little metal fella in a new set of of staples, destined to be cast into the void after the ker-chunk “let’s staple-thin-air test” demonstrates that the machine still works after being refilled

The ignominy of taking four attempts to open a double door, e.g:

push left door (nope)
pull right door (nope)
push left door (nope)

finally… push right (and open)

the universal swishy hand signal in a restaurant that signals “the bill please”

The follow-up mail you send that this time really does include the attachment you promised in the original email

Withdrawal headaches from giving up coffee

The process of re-recording your voicemail greeting over and over again until it sounds right – though of course it never quite does

The minutes of an awayday that are forgotten once you’re back at the office

The phenomenon of people who’d not warrant much of a second-glance in normal life become sex gods when they’re in a band and wear shades

The disconcerting way people alter their tone of voice when saying goodbye on a business call from their conversational norm to a inappropriately intimate, breathy, whispery bye…

“Ok, thanks. See you later. Yep. Bye. bye…“

Announcing your engagement to friends, only for another couple to subsequently announce theirs AND an actual wedding date – thus nabbing the nuptial limelight

a cocky waiter who memorises your order instead of writing it down – leaving you with the nagging feeling that he’s bound to get something wrong

rogue over-the-shoulder seatbelts in a black cab that won’t budge whether pulled forcefully, teased gently or sworn at

purving – to tug pointlessly at said seatbelt whilst hoping the driver doesn’t bump into anything

The inevitability that 90% of clementines in a brimming fruitbowl will end up being thrown away

the victorious feeling when an arriving tube comes to a standstill with its doors exactly where you are – giving you a clear run at the last available seat

The joy at getting past the halfway point in a paperback

a new rude word

To reach that point where you have eaten so much bad food (esp. over xmas) that you finally get the motivation to go on a diet/start exercising

Annoyance at seeing lose invariably mis-spelt as loose

Comic mis-spellings created by errant use of mobiles phones’ inbuilt text dictionaries. e.g. I wolf you up this morning (woke)

Smessing up can be serendipitous – buffle is an improvement on cuddle, for example

The central spine of crumbly chocolate that cements the rest of the Terry’s Chocolate Orange together. A nice bonus bit you feel guilty about snaffling