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Hedgetation [noun]
to avoid committing to the process of making of a difficult choice in a passive-aggressive and transparently self-serving manner;
• [verb} what one does when there isn't a 10-foot-pole handy with which to not touch something unpleasant; The Supreme Court hedgetated over the legality of gay marriage.
Nachoos (noun, foodstuff); Just like regular nachos but with too much black pepper.
Pawntificate [verb] the expression of opinion as fact intended to provoke the listener into actions beneficial to the speaker (or his employers) but detrimental to the listener's own best interest or welfare.
Status Cling [noun] obsessive self-identification with social standing one does not currently hold (class, economic, celebrity); equally applicable to status aspired to or lost.
Lip-Sinking: [verb]
Continuing to speak after you've said something stupid and just making it worse.
Nahpology: (noun) An expression of genuine regret over being forced to apologize insincerely.
Flaccid Rock: Mopey pop music subset/derivation of "soft rock" (aka "Adult Contemporary"), characterized by whiny vocalizations and self-pitying lyrics, often accompanied by acoustic instrments and typically lacking distinctive percussion, bass lines or any of the gritty self-awareness, raw emotional expression/release or humor usually found in Blues, R&B, Soul or even Country music. See Seals & Croft, Loggins & Messina, Cat Stevens, etc.
Perrytonitis: Symptoms include one-third memory loss, tying up of or tripping over the tongue, confused and contradictory thinking, preternaturally good hair, irresistible homicidal impulses. If condition persists past the Iowa caucuses, consult your doctor.
Concrastinator: One who is against procrastinating.
Parawassailing: Lip-synching while singing Christmas carols.
Ninny State: We're livin' in it, baby.
Puppywhipped: When you have your dog right where he wants you.
Leche Libre: Lactose-intolerant Mexican wrestling.
Same Scent Marriage: When both spouses use Irish Spring bath soap.
Dopplerganger: When the weather someplace else is exactly like it is where you are.
Phenomenot: Something that doesn't live up to its hype.
Pundit: Having successfully made a pun.
Doggelganger: When a dog looks just like its owner.
Paravegetarian: One who eats only animals that eat only vegetation.
Heirhead: Someone whose family fortune can't buy them a clue.
Bum Rap: Hip-hop for the indigent.
Mettle Fatigue: When it's all you can stands, cuz you can't stands no more!
"Can I put you on hold?": F--- You.
Special Interest Groups: The other side's contributors.
