"Sniglets"
What are sniglets? Sniglets are words that you won't find in the dictionary, but aptly describe reality.
Airdirt - A hanging plant that's been ignored for more than three weeks.
Baldage - The accumulation of hair in the shower drain.
Begathon - Any fundraising drive by a public television or radio station so you won't have to put up with commercials.
Bozone - The layer of air around people that stops good ideas from penetrating into their brain.
Cheedle - The residue left on your fingers after eating CheetosR.
Choconiverous - Used to describe a person who bites the head off a chocolate Easter bunny first.
Crummox - The amount of cereal left in the bottom of a bag.
Deodorend - The last 1/2 inch of a stick deodorant that won't push up, making the tube good only for underarm lacerations.
Elbonics - The actions of two people in a movie theater trying to share one armrest.
Execuglide - Propelling yourself around an office in a chair on wheels.
Fenderberg - The deposits of snow and ice that accumulate around your tires, sticking to your fender during the winter.
Flopcorn - The unpopped kernels at the bottom of the microwave bag.
Gladhandling - The frustrating attempts to find and separate the ends of a plastic bag so it can be opened.
"Sniglets" were invented by Rich Hall and featured prominently on a comedy show called "Not Necessarily the News" which was broadcast on HBO.
Originally published June 06, 2005.
