dialated adj: tired of
using a phone <After spending all day on the cellphone, Michelle
the production manager was completely ~.>
dislocated family n: when
a family gets spread out like a shotgun blast <The McDaniels
used to be a tight family where generations grew up in the same
town; but now they're a ~.>
egodema n: an acute swelling
or inflammation of the ego <After seeing his name up on the
big screen, the young producer's ~ got out of control.>
electoral collagen n: electors
injected into the political process to give the impression of
real choice (over time the impression dissipates). <After a
strong showing during presidential elections, members of the ~
virtually vanish from society.>
employectomy n: the cutting
out of employees <With Wal-Mart coming to town, a thorough
~ was a sure thing at the local electronics store.>
ethnic bleaching n: 1.
the erosion of ethnicity through natural or unnatural means. 2.
gentrification. <As Floyd pondered the mugshot of Michael Jackson,
he was sure Jackson had conducted ~.>
extrasensory perspiration n:
having a hunch on a very hot day <I just felt that it was my
destiny to drive out to Northridge today — truly a case
of ~.>
extreme junction n: a very
crowded intersection <At the on-ramp to I-405, Floyd and his
carpool practiced ~ daily.>
fatally wounded adj: dead
<As Billy rose out of his body, he sure felt dead — but
then he heard a cop declaring him ~ . He was so annoyed that he
fell back to life.>
filmoscopy n: the process
of examining a film <After the unenthusiastic dailies, the
editor and the director hid themselves away, evidently performing
a ~.>
fire wall n: what Orange,
Riverside and San Bernardino counties are to Los Angeles. <Orange
County may be a powerful county, but its true strength lies in
its function as a ~.>
follicle retentive n: a
person who goes to extreme lengths to prevent hair loss <Stan
once took a glue gun to his head in a classic — and ineffective
— display of ~ behavior.>
freeway sclerosis n: hardening of the transportation arteries <Tim was cruising along nicely, but when he turned the corner he saw before him a bad case of ~.>