The Washington Post does these every year, I think. this year, the Minneapolis Star & Tribune also asked it's readers to come up with new words and new meanings, by combining two or more existing words. Or something like that. Some of them are pretty good. Some not so much...

Tentinitis: Inflammation caused by cold, wet nights on bivouac.

Discombibulated: The state of a dining toddler.

Sphinxter: The exit from an Egyptian monument.

Corncrete: An unpopped kernel that chips a tooth.

Snorgasbord: Group activity following a large Scandinavian meal.

Sextinguisher: A headache.

Internut: Someone who spends too much time on the Web.

Loboromy: The desire to stick a needle in your brain during a mundane lecture.

Leople: Persons born between July 23 and Aug. 22.

Orangutang: The favorite drink of space monkeys.

Gigamy: The brief marriage of performing artists, such as Britney Spears.

Leadershop : Qualities demonstrated by one with highly developed shopping skills.

Orbstetrician: Physician specializing in the care of women during pregnancy and childbirth in outer space.

Epiphony: The lie told to cover up a questionable life experience. Examples include, "I did not have sexual relations with that woman," "It was a wardrobe malfunction" and "I had a standing order to sell at $60."

Naptial: Sleeping through your wedding.

Eraticate: Divorce.

Passhole: A driver who waits until the last possible moment to merge and then forces ahead of those who waited in line.

Pastword: The last password you had.

Toothwaste: The last bit of toothpaste that can't be extracted from the tube.

Elbown: The bone just below the elbow that causes untold pain when bumped.

Curiocity: An odd town.

Litterature : Stories about puppies and their siblings.

Sopisticated: To be really angry.

Hiccurp: Combination hiccup and burp.

Crockstar: A famous singer who is full of himself.

Propagunda: Information promoting the right to conceal and carry firearms.

Staydium: Facility you must build every 20 years if you want your greedy pro team to stay.

Geriatricks: Nature's jokes for old age.

Tax racket: Legislation benefiting wealthy legislators.

Tubterfuge: An evasive plan or action, generally accompanied by kicking and screaming, used primarily by children to avoid bathing.

Gliberal: One who espouses progressive views fluently but seems to lack conviction.

Mepublican: Someone obsessed with accumulating wealth and having no concern for society as a whole.

Landlibber: A wife who does her own thing instead of sailing with her husband.

Housepeeping: Going house to house in the annual Parade of Homes.

Matrimoney: The average $15,000 to $20,000 spent on a wedding.

Snarkeling: Incessant complaining about the view underwater.

Borigami: The art of inducing tedium by constructing paper cranes.

Aunticipation: Looking forward to seeing your uncle's wife.

Pandamonium: Chinese bears gone wild.

Soulitude: The state of being alone and introspective.

Nontribution: A donation of an object that no charitable organization wants.

Sunctum: The final, watery resting place of a boat or ship.

Celluvoid: Fat deposits in the brains of chronic cell-phone users, rendering them oblivious to their surroundings.

Laffirmations: Trying to keep a straight face while looking in the mirror and repeating such positive phrases as "I am a magnet to the opposite sex" and "Every day of my life gets better and better."

Slettuce: Smushy lettuce on fast-food hamburgers

Minkling: A slight indication or feeling that the coat is really fur.

Kinformation: Genealogy.

Goldflinch: A species of bird that is frightened by anything yellow.

Qualifictions: Lies on a resume.

Understranding: When the amount of yarn in a needlework kit is less than needed to complete the project