The English language is befuddling, don't you think? The way words are spelled and pronounced is crazy, and the grammar can be downright infuriating. Just think of all the exceptions to all those rules! And do not even get me started on the Oxford comma, the new words, the old words which take on new meanings, and the texting words / lack of grammar which some feel is acceptable outside of texts and social media platforms! I must admit, though, that LOL has become an intrinsic mainstay in my sundry communications.
Even with all the new words popping up, the English language is STILL missing words which would come in handy on occasion. I, like many, have therefore made up words which feel like they should belong in a dictionary. And so I offer a baker's dozen potential (crowd-sourced) additions for lexicographers to consider, in no particular order. Note: these are made-up words and therefore made up definitions.
Boobage -- noun. Referring to the ample size of someone's breasts. "My boobage can really get in the way at times."
Snackage -- noun. A collection of snack food. "Are you sure we have enough snackage for this road trip?"
Sheeting -- verb. Rain coming down in sheets; raining so hard individual drops feel like one continuous stream. "It's sheeting out there -- there was no way to avoid getting sopping wet."
In a baffle -- phrase. To be in a state of bafflement. "I was in a baffle when the announcer commented on a play made by a name of a team not even on the field."
Schmatsky -- noun. (pl. schmatskies). A piece of shmutz hanging off an animal’s fur. "I spent hours last night trying to get the smatskies off Fido, which he picked up on our walk in the woods yesterday."
Boobalicious -- adjective. Describing someone with large and beautiful breasts. "That girl in the corner is boobalicious."
Chesticles -- pl. noun. Referring to cold nipples on a man which are visible through a shirt. "Wow, you must be really cold -- you have chesticles."
Beauhunkus -- noun. A handsome hunk of a man. "That guy at the bar is utterly beauhunkus. *swoon*"
Framily -- noun. A group of people who love eachother and are as close as family but not related; family which you choose. "I honestly prefer my framily to my actual family."
Tattleware -- noun. Software that reports your internet usage. "Ugh -- my company found out about my online shopping addiction through the tattleware it uses."
Guruess-- noun. Female guru. "That IT person figured out how to solve my issue when nobody else could. She deserves the title guruess." [Not to be sexist, but it's a great word, don't you think?]
Double click -- verb. To move forward with something. "Let's double click on that idea." [I'm conflicted on this one because while this is actually used and therefore should be a word, I also think if it were a word, I would dislike it enough to think it shouldn't be a word.]
Yentally --adv. Reminiscent of a yenta. "When you asked if I had found a nice boyfriend yet, you did it so yentally that I thought I heard my grandmother!"
And, there are words which are commonly used (and do show up in some dictionaries), which I really wish were obliterated. The two which pop into mind right now are incentivize (incent is the verb so incentivize shouldn't exist) and irregardless (the correct word is regardless and the fact irregardless is used is highly problematic for my delicate grammar sensibilities). There are many others, but the harder I try to remember them, the blanker my mind goes. (Of course.)
As you may have figured out, I'm a bit of a word person and every day starts with my New York Times wordplay addiction. In this order, I play: The Crossword Puzzle, Wordle, Connections, and then Spelling Bee (in which I can't go to sleep without attaining genius status at least). FYI, if you find all the words the editors are looking for in Spelling Bee, you become a Queen Bee and it is cause for celebration and bragging rights.
If you are a word person, what are your favorite made up words? What are the words you wish weren't words at all? And, if you are willing to share, what is your starter word for Wordle?