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GRAPEVINE, Page 19WORD WATCH
By JANICE CASTRO
A Harper's dictionary of words that don't exist (but
should) introduced the term algore, meaning "impenetrable
blandness." Other terms included vacationoia, defined as the
anxiety that overtakes the family far from home when no one can
remember whether the stove was turned off. Grapevine offers the
following much needed terms:
algorhythm: a restrained style of dancing peculiar to
advanced yuppies
allegorey: a fanciful tale about growing up in Carthage,
Tenn.
arsenior: a longtime Carson fan who frequently suffers
from Lenopathy
forgettery: the opposite of memory, the tendency to draw
blanks on information once known, made popular recently by
Ronald Reagan
perotgative: the right of Texas billionaires to quit when
the going gets tough
unkempt: the mental state of conservative Republicans
frustrated over their ticket