Twog

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Twog: The very unfortunate portmanteau of Twitter and fog. That foggy state of consciousness experienced by one after a very heavy round of alcohol and social networking.

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FOM: Hangover and "How to Cure a Hangover".









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Purobiate

Purobiate: The portmanteau of purify, microbe and desalinate (whew!). The use of bacteria and/or other microorganisms' electrical properties or other for the task of desalinating or otherwise purifying water.

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Reference: Study: Bacteria can make salt water drinkable

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Kenpoon

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Kenpoon: The rather inadvertent, indirect, unfortunate and somewhat tragic lampooning of the Kennedy Clan (or some other notable American family) through some derivative vehicle. The portmanteau of lampoon and Kennedy. Reference: Such as witnessed last night (Tuesday, May 5, 2009) on Hardball with Chris Matthews wherein the panel derisively addressed the so-called "drinking issue" as discussed in the latest issue of Vanity Fair's excerpt of the new Ted Kennedy (Ted Kennedy: The Dream That Never Died) book. Albeit, the panel (including Chris Matthews) inadvertently "kenpooned" the drinking issue. (See paragraph 8, page 4 of the excerpt from Vanity Fair).





Example: Chris and his producers should have avoided kenpooning Ted Kennedy in their review of the book excerpt from the magazine. (And, perhaps, so should we...).









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