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“The most remarkable thing about my mother is that for thirty years she served the family nothing but leftovers. The original meal has never been found.” ― Calvin Trillin

 A neologism is created language, part of one word attached to part of another. Words like obscene and horrid didn’t exist until Shakespeare put them together. Click the link to get a fuller story. I don’t know what sixteenth-century word parts created the new concepts. My grandchildren may think I am that old, but my birth certificate proves I arrived a few centuries later.

A neologism offers a perfect place for humor. The stage I chose for this entry is the kitchen. Since the process of word blending has been happening for centuries, I encourage readers to suggest a few. Who knows? Maybe in a dozen years, your new expression may become a favorite expression.

Speeelover: an oven spill caught by the smoke alarm. The number of E’s is contingent upon the size of the damage and the amount of time it takes to get the smoke out of the house.

Eggsploder: eggs boiled until all water is evaporated and the eggs explode onto the ceiling and walls.

Charcolit chip cookies: This one is self-explanatory. Degrees range from a scrapable black bottom tray to even the dog escaping the scene.

Unrestirable pudding: A dessert boiled on high heat with a black, sticky residue at the bottom.

Compaste: unrestirable pudding that has soaked for more than a week and resists more than two steel wool pads. The name comes from its similarity to compost and its exceptional glue-like capabilities.

Nukatray: a frozen microwave dinner. This is the only alternative when the above scenarios occur on the same day.      

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