Wednesday, November 3, 2010

Fictionary of Compopositives* - Election Terms

 * Composite Positive Enlightening Words, a lighthearted look at politrical selectioneering words that you don’t hear in the news or possibly anywhere.

(Reprint rights are granted with acknowledgement though I am not sure why anyone would want to do that.) 



Word

Meaning
Absentee shallot
n.
Ballot cast by voter who checked his brain at the door
(Blend of shallow and ballot)
Affront-runner
n.
An arrogant leading candidate
Ballacy
n.
The notion a given candidate will make changes because of our vote
(Blend of ballot and fallacy)
Bifameral
adj.
Families with members of both parties
Blandslide
n.
A big win, but no one cared
Blobyists
n.
One who stains the democratic system (See slobyists)
Blurality
n.
A candidate’s misguided notion the people are with him/her
(Blend of blur and plurality)
Camplaign
n.
What we have heard for months on end
(Blend of complain and campaign)
Challengerm
n.
Incumbent’s opponent
Conservatscism
n.
Political position related to divide and conquer
(See “liberalscism”)
Damnidates
n.
All candidates to a diatributor
(See diatributor)
Deactivist
n.
Loser
Deficitcation
n.
The financial outcome regardless of who is elected
(Blend of deficit and defecation)
Delegrate
n.
Elected official who immediately forgets who sent him/her
(Blend of delegate and ingrate)
Democranonize
v.
Reverent references to former Democratic presidents
(Blend of  Democrat and canonize – See Republicanonize)
Diatributor
n.
Person whose verbal contribution is always negative
(Blend of diatribe and contributor)
Electorhate
v.
Attitudes and actions of the diatributors
Eluctability
adj.
Ability to get elected by luck
Erriteration
n.
Misstatement
(Blend of error and iteration)
Fartisan
n.
A non-discerning political supporter who is obviously just full of gas
Foealition
n.
Groups that are against everyone
(See diatributor)
Foebias
n.
The other parties’ fear of your party
Gallitician
n.
A person in the political arena who thinks s/he can say anything and we will believe it Blend of gall and politician – This may be redundant.)
Glandslide
n.
The bad feeling in your groin when the other party wins big
Goattails
n.
Backing a losing candidate
Goondoggle
n.
Condition created by the misleading ads of special interest groups
Hardassionate
adj.
1) Tough love
(Blend of hard and compassionate)
2) What we need to be when we cast our ballot
House of Reprehensators
n.
That which too often remains even after the election
(Blend of Representative, reprehensible and Senator)
Inbumbent
n.
Representative who fails to live up to his/her promises
Incongretent
adj.
Unable to restrain from raising taxes
(Blend of incontinent and congress)
Indemofy
v.
Attempt by the Democrats to “protect” the country against the Republications and insure their selection
(Blend of indemnify and democrat – See Republicandied)
Jademocracy
adj.
A misguided belief that our system of government can survive without the stewardship of the electorate
(Blend of jaded and democracy)
Karmandate
n.
Candidate’s misguided belief s/he is destined to lead
Liberalscism
n.
Political position relating to conquer and divide
(See conservatscism)
Mudstinging
n.
Personally hurtful claims made in poltitrical ads
(See politrics)
Nausealeum
n.
Place for campaign ad producers to reside
Nonpartysan
n.
Attendee at the loser’s function
Open crimary
n.
Primary election in which the voters cry about the lack of qualified candidates in all parties
Political Detraction Committee (PDC)
n.
Group dedicated to denigrating the opposing candidate
(Detraction: Blend of detract and action)
Politrics
n.
Process of applying the golden rule of governance: “Do unto others before they do unto you.” (Also, often stated as “He who has the gold makes the rules.)
Prestinct
n.
Politrical area defined by the ruling party at the time to create a selectoral advantage (Blend of precinct and stink)
Quorumph
n.
Disregard for the minority
Re-erriterate
v.
The need to persist in being wrong because of the seniority system in Congress
(See erriteration)
Republicandied
adj.
Term describing syrupy statements made by Republican candidates to assuage the masses’ fears (See indemofy)
Republicanonize
v.
Reverent homage to former Republican presidents
(See Democanonize)
Retchics
n.
Basis for some candidates campaign tactics
(Blend of retch and ethics)
Sindulgence
n.
The electorate’s acceptance of our candidates’ actions
Slobyists
n.
One who strains the democratic system (See blobyists)
Splatform
n.
The loser’s program
Sticket
v.
Voting straight ticket
Stunningmate
n.
Handsome jogger in Australia
(I just threw that one in; it has nothing to do with anything – as though the rest does.)
Sufferages
n.
Our condition during the eons spent on political campaigns (Blend of suffer and ages)
Termliminate
v
Action taken to terminate an inbumbent
(Blend of terminate and term limit –
See inbumbent)
Unicamel
adj.
Political animal symbol no longer in existence except in Nebraska
(Blend of unicameral and camel)
Vote with your fleet
v.
Action taken by U.S. to insure flee elections in third world nations
(I am not sure about this one; it came from Rosanna Anna Dana.  It may have been free erections.)
Womendment
n.
The Nineteenth Amendment
XYsleaZy Affair
n.
Elected officials continued use of clandestine affairs and subterfuge regarding their accountability to their consti-tuents  (You try to find compopositives using X, Y & Z)

 
“New Fictionary of Compopositives – Election Terms”
© 2010 Michael J. McCabe
Reprint rights granted with acknowledgement.

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