I love coming up with new words and seeing if I can get other people to pick them up in their own conversations. Here’s two of my all time favorites -
sil·ver–jinx noun \ˈsil-vər\ˈjiŋ(k)s\
: a supposed curse that turned out to be beneficial <the loss of social outlets turned out to be a silverjinx when it caused her to focus on her writing>
: one that brings bad luck that has blessings; also : the state or spell of bad luck brought on by a jinx that turns out to be good luck in disguise
car·ni·val·istic adjective \ˈkär-nə-vəl·is·tic\
: a season or festival of merrymaking with a macabre flavor
a: an instance of merrymaking, feasting, or masquerading with violent riotous excess <it was carnivalistic mayhem>
and here’s another purpose for an old favorite -
car·ni·val noun \ˈkär-nə-vəl\
: a group of the undead or zombies <a carnival of zombies stood waiting>
