| The Sniglet | The Pronunciation | The Definition |
| 110 AT THE EQUATOR | won' ten at the ek way' tawr | Any burning sensation experienced directly below the navel when putting on a pair of jeans straight from the dryer. |
| OOPZAMA | ewp' za muh | Sudden scratching of scalp or face upon realization that the person you were waving at isn't who you thought it was. |
| OPUP | op' uhp | To push one's glasses back on the nose. |
| OREOSIS | awr ee oh' sis | The practice of eating the cream center of an Oreo before eating the cookie outsides. |
| OTISOSIS | oh tis oh' sis | The inability to meet anyone else's eyes in an elevator. |
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| PAJANGLE | pah jan' gul | Condition of waking up with your pajamas turned 180 degrees. |
| P.A.T. (PERCUSSIVE ACCORDION-TROMBONE) METHOD | pee ay tee meth' uhd | Standard aproach to preparing a straw for uses. Consists of driving it sharply downward against a table top, thus causing the wrapper to rip open and achieve an "accordion" effect. The user then brings the exposed end of the straw to his mouth and blows the wrapper across the room. |
| PEDAERATION | ped air ay' shun | Perfect body heat achieved by having one leg under the sheet and one hanging off the edge of the bed. |
| PEPPIER | pehp ee ay' | The waiter at a fancy restaurant whose sole-purpose seens to be walking around asking diners if they want ground pepper. |
| PERCAMBULATE | pur kam' byew layt | Tendency of fitted sheets to lose their grip and roll up the mattress. |
| PERMAPRESSION | pur' muh preh shun | The discovery that there is no real difference in the various cycles of your washing machine. |
| PETONIC | peh ton' ik | One who is embarrassed to undress in front of a household pet. |
| PHILOPOLOGIST | fil ah pahl' ah jist | A specialist who loads people onto amusement rides. |
| PIELEBRUIM | py lih' bree uhm | The point at which the crust on a wedge of pie outweighs the filling and tips it over. |
| PIEPUSHERS | py' puh shurz | Attendants at fast food restaurants who, no matter what you order, try to unload apple or cherry turnovers on you. |
| PIEWAGON | py' wa gun | The small vehicle that carries game pieces around a Trivial Pursuit board. |
| PIGSLICE | pig' slys | The last unclaimed piece of pizza that everyone is secretly dying for. |
| POCKALANCHE | pok' uh lansh | Perpetual action of reaching down to pick up an item fallen from a shirt pocket, only to have another item fall out. |
| POLARIND | poh' luh rynd | The peeling on a Polaroid snapshot. |
| PORCELATOR | pawr' suh lay tawr | The hole near the rim of a bathroom sink. |
| POSICRO | pah' sih kro | The magnetic or "charged" strip of Velcro. ant. NEUCRO (new' kro) The negative or "uncharged" strip of Velcro that POSICRO adheres to. |
| POSTALPORTS | poh' stuhl pawrtz | The annoying windows in envelopes that never line up with the address. |
| PREMADERCI | pree muh dayr' chi | The act of saying goodbye to someone, then running into him moments later (usually accompanied by a lame quip such as 3you following me?2). |
| PREMAIL | pree' mayl | Mail that is placed behind the visor in the car and left for several months before it is finally sent. |
| PRETZALINE | pret sah leen' | The salt deposit at the bottom of a bag of pretzels. |
| PRIMPO | prim' po | A person who passes a mirror then has to step back, presumably to reassure himself he still exists. |
| P-SPOT | pee' spaht | the area directly above the urinal in public restrooms that men stare at, knowing a glance in any other direction would arouse suspicion. |
| PULPID | puhl' pid | A kid who enjoys the carton more than the item that came in it. |
| PULPULARITY | puhl pyew lahr' ih tee | Molecular property of newspaper clippings that allows them to tear evenly north to south but jaggedly east to west. |
| PUNTIFICATE | puhn tih' fih kayt | To try to predict in what direction a football will bounce. |
| PUPSQUEAK | puhp' skweek | The sound a yawning dog emits when it opens its mouth too wide. |
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| RADIOLIMBO | ray dee oh lim' boh | Long expanses of interstate highway where it is impossible to pick up any radio broadcasts except livestock reports. |
| RAMPRIOT | ramp' ry uht | Free-for-all that erupts as soon as the stewardess utters the phrase "please remain in your seats until the plane has come to a complete stop." |
| RELED | ree led' | To reset all the digital clocks in the household following a power failure. |
| ROEBINKS | roh' binks | Those mysterious chimes you always hear in department stores. |
| ROHRSHIRT | poar' shurt | A shirt with an ink stain on the pocket. |
| RUBBAGE | ruh' bij | Large pieces of truck tire found on the side of the road. |
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| SCHWIGGLE | shwi' gul | The amusing rotation of one's bottom while sharpening a pencil. |
| SCRIBBLICS | skrih' bliks | Warm-up exercises designed to get the ink in a pen flowing. |
| SERVELENCE | surv' lents | The sudden lull in conversation that occurs at a table of diners when the food is served. |
| SHOCKLET | shahk' lit | The seldom-used third hole on an electrical outlet. |
| SHUZMA | shuhz' muh | The portion of window cleaner that the spray tube can no longer reach. |
| SILICANAPE | sih lih kan' uh pay | The little bag of slica gel found among stereo parts marked "Do Not Eat." |
| SLOPWEAVER | slahp' wee vuhr | Someone who has mastered the art of repositioning the food on his plate to give the appearance of having consumed a good portion of it. |
| SLOTTERY AND VENDICATION | slot' er ee and ven' di kay shun | A public misdemeanor in which a person gambles on a vending machine, loses, and tries to exact revenge by kicking it. |
| SLURCH | slerch | The combination "ouch" and slurping noise one makes when eyeing someone else's bad sunburn. |
| SNACKMOSPHERE | snak' moh sfeer | The empty but explosive layer of air at the top of a potato chip bag. |
| SNARGLE | snar' gul | To lessen the visual impact of a horror movie by filtering it through one's fingers. |
| SNUGGAGE | snuh' gaj | The act of retying both shoestrings when only one needed it. |
| SOMNAMBAPOLOGIST | som nam ba pol' uh jist | Person too polite to admit he was sleeping even when awakened at three in the morning. |
| SPAGELLUM | spa gel' um | The loose strand on each forkful of spaghetti that beats one about the chin and whiskers. |
| SPOOD | spewd | Flat wooden "spoon" that accompanies ice cream cups. |
| SPROUT LINES | sprowt lynz | Visible lines at the bottom of trouser legs where the hems have been let down. |
| SPUDRUBBLE | spud' rubb uhl | Unclaimed french fries at the bottom of a fast food bag. |
| SQUAFFELS | skwa' felz | The individual squares comprising a waffle. |
| SQUANDERPRINT | skwan' duhr print | Directions that try to make you use a product faster than you normally would. (Ex. Apply shampoo. Lather. Rinse. Repeat.) |
| SQUATFLECTION | skwat' flek shun | The distorted reflection in a car window that makes you resemble a midget wrestler. |
| SQUATIC DIVERSION | skwa' tik dy vur' zhun | Any pretended activity that commands a dog owner's attention whil the dog relieves itself on a neighbor's lawn. |
| SQUIGGER | skwig' uhr | A cherry tomato that explodes upon contact with a fork. |
| SUBATOMIC TOASTICLES | aub ah tom' ik toh' stik uhlz | Tiny fragments of toast left behind in the butter. |
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| TABLE SNORKELING | tay' bul snawrk' ling | Frantic gesticulations when one bites into hot food and has to take in air to cool it off. |
| TELLETIQUETTE | tel et' ih ket | The polite distance kept by one person behind another at an automatic teller machine (so as not to be suspected of trying to glimpse that person's secret code. |
| TELOUSTIC | tel oo' stik | The tendency for people to shout into the phone when calling long distance. |
| TESTLICE | test' lys | Those tiny bugs that invade your hair when you're taking an exam. |
| TOILET TOUPEE | toy' lit too pay' | Any shag carpet toilet cover that causes the lid to become top-heavy, thus creating endless annoyance to male users. |
| TOOLCENTRIC | tewl sen' trik | Describes any tool that, when dropped, rolls to the exact center of the car's underside. |
| TRIDECKPICK | try dek' pik | A miniature sword or similar device used to hold a sandwich together. |
| TUBSWIZZLE | tub' swih zuhl | To slide oneself back and forth in the bathtub in order to mix the too hot water with the cooler water. |
| TURFIGEE AND PEDIGEE | ter' fih jee and ped' ih jee | The two extreme target points of a rotary lawn sprinkler, TURFIGEE being the safest point at which to walk past, PEDIGEE being the most dangerous. |
| TWINKIDUE | twin' kee dew | The residue on the inside of the wrapper that every junk food addict eventually gets to. |
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| UCLIPE | yew' klips | The dangerous arc into another lane made by drivers just before executing a turn. |
| UMBILINKUS | uhm bih link' us | The tiny appendage at the end of a link sausage. |
| UMBRACE | uhm' brays | The small strap that holds an umbrella in place. |
| UNDERHOODIST | un dur hood' ist | A service station attendant with a genius for locating hood latches. |
| UNFARE | un fayr' | The dollar you owe the cab driver before you've even moved a foot. |
| UNIPEA | yew' ni pee | A peanut with only one compartment. |
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| VACATION ELBOW | vay kay' shun el'bo | A condition that suddenly develops in a father's arm during a vacation trip that allows him to reach out and slap you from incredible distances. |
| VEGELUDES | vej' eh loodz | Individual peas or kernels of corn that you end up chasing all over the plate. |
| VENDOMETRIC | ven doh meh' trik | A person who inserts his change in a vending machine according to size (dimes, nickesl, quarters). |
| VENDOVALUEIST | ven doh val' yew ist | A person who inserts his change according to value (nickels, dimes, quarters). |
| VOITLOCK | voyt' lok | When a basketball gets lodged between the rim and backboard. |
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| WAFTIC | wahf' tik | Describes any person in whose direction campfire or barbeque smoke always blows. |
| WERDLE | wurd' uhl | To lean over the edge of a train or subway platform in search of the oncoming vehicle. WERDLEMASS - an entire group of people leaning over a train or subway platform. |
| WISKAGE | wis' kaj | The gravitational property that causes clothes to stick to the outside of the drum after the spin cycle. |
| WOOWAD | wew' wad | Giant clumps of stuck-together rice served at Chinese restaurants. |
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| XEROXPOX | zee' roks poks | Skin disease of copier paper, characterized by the appearance of large black powdery blotches. |
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| YOTATE | yoh' tayt | To allow a yo-yo to unwind itself. |
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| ZEBRALANE | zee' bruh layn | The striped area between the interstate and the turnoff lane where cars go when drivers can't decide what to do next. |
| ZEEPT | zeept | The accumulation of dead insects around an electric bug fryer. |
| ZERBLOT | zur' blaht | The last kid picked in any neighborhood sporting event. |
| ZIPCUFFED | zip' cuft | To be trapped in one's trousers by a faulty zipper. |
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