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There are thousands of doohickies we don’t have names for (except “doohickies”, obviously) and whole swathes of complicated emotions we can’t describe, because the words simply don’t exist.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nSo I made some up. Feel free to sprinkle these gems throughout your daily conversation, like so much verbal confetti.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cb\u003EAlgebrassiere:\u003C\/b\u003E The complicated maths you have to do to when you haven’t bought new underwear in years and you don’t know your cup size.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cb\u003EBishopblivion:\u003C\/b\u003E Total lack of awareness of one’s outrageous spending habits, particularly as regards helicopter travel.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cb\u003EBrovorce:\u003C\/b\u003E When two blokes mutually agree to stop being friends.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cb\u003ECrackaoke:\u003C\/b\u003E When you go for the high note in “Bohemian Rhapsody” but end up sounding like Kanye West.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cb\u003EDrosstalgia:\u003C\/b\u003E A sentimental longing for the trappings of one’s youth that pointedly ignores how terrible they were. Example: 30-somethings feeling wistful for Hypercolour T shirts, Doc Martens and S Club 7 are experiencing acute drosstalgia.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cb\u003EGastrofark: \u003C\/b\u003EExpletive used when you discover a trendy new restaurant doesn’t accept bookings.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cb\u003EUnhipepiphany:\u003C\/b\u003E The realisation that you are old, uncool and probably unwelcome at trendy new restaurants, typically following exclamation of previous.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cb\u003EHomophone:\u003C\/b\u003E Any mobile with Liza Minnelli, Madonna or Kylie Minogue as its ringtone.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cb\u003EInbratuated:\u003C\/b\u003E To be so in love with your own children you don’t notice when they draw on the walls or throw tantrums in public.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cb\u003EIrriterval: \u003C\/b\u003EThe seemingly arbitrary but altogether annoying amount of time the bus waits at the stop just before yours in an attempt to get back on schedule.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cb\u003EJean-Judas: \u003C\/b\u003EWhen the label says it’s your size, but you can barely get a leg in.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cb\u003EMealousy:\u003C\/b\u003E The pang of resentment you feel when the food you ordered doesn’t look as good as your dining partner’s.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cb\u003EMemorish: \u003C\/b\u003EThe vague recollection of what you did last night while drunk.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cb\u003ERoomsomnia: \u003C\/b\u003EAn inability to sleep that is wholly dependent on the room you are in at the time. For example, roomsomniacs usually have no difficulty falling asleep on the couch in front of True Detective, but become wide awake once in bed.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cb\u003ESchnittiful:\u003C\/b\u003E Feeling of regret after consuming too much pub parmigiana.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cb\u003EStultifenia:\u003C\/b\u003E Unnecessary trepidation and hesitation experienced when the traffic light turns green but the car next to you doesn’t move.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cb\u003EStupormodel:\u003C\/b\u003E Someone famous for being pretty but with questionable views on science, politics and current affairs. Example: “Stupormodel Jenny McCarthy said something about vaccines today”.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cb\u003ETelephobia: \u003C\/b\u003EThe fear of a ringing phone, suffered by 95 per cent of generation Y.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cb\u003ETwitterphoria:\u003C\/b\u003E Spontaneous and short-lived feeling of elation when a famous person acknowledges your existence on social media.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cb\u003ETwo-Facing:\u003C\/b\u003E The act of surreptitiously Facebooking someone on your phone to find out their name while you make awkward small talk with them at a party.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cb\u003EUnseeworthy:\u003C\/b\u003E Something so bad you can’t even be bothered opening your eyes to look at it. For example, “Paul Blart Mall Cop was totally unseeworthy”.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cb\u003EUrinebriated:\u003C\/b\u003E So drunk you can’t find the toilet, and don’t care.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cb\u003EVoicemalcontent: \u003C\/b\u003EPeople who insist on leaving long winded mobile phone messages instead of sending a text.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cb\u003EWallerina:\u003C\/b\u003E Someone who dances on their own in a corner of the club in an attempt to get chatted up.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cb\u003EYawnversation:\u003C\/b\u003E Completely boring small talk.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nFirst published in \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.adelaidenow.com.au\/rendezview\/stupormodel-homophone-and-other-words-you-never-knew-you-needed\/story-fnpug1jc-1227446120535\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EThe Advertiser \u003C\/a\u003Eon July 18, 2015"},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/708938817000327103\/posts\/default\/2437587086725744639"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/708938817000327103\/posts\/default\/2437587086725744639"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.petrastarke.com\/2015\/07\/stupormodel-homophone-and-other-words.html","title":"Stupormodel, homophone and other words you never knew you needed"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"petstarr"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/09455921983611787867"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"32","src":"\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEjHw-A2jLGqT8RwSHGuBf3ee9SG0jkW-khCmY1n6f0EUdd0-cbukkcvO5uOooFYedyM5gR901vE6a7S2ImLskBGhjI7p9cN9J79yr-RXwmpB9DIMWlEqAYCRE0D0z8hKw\/s220\/headshot-sm.JPG"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-dJxwxm_Lmyo\/Va-ztL5R4eI\/AAAAAAAAB58\/FtyI0QqrTOE\/s72-c\/words1.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"}}});