Sniglet = Any word which should be in the dictionary but isn't.
These are some of my favorites from Rich Hall's series of books. If you want to check out more of them and add your favorites, there's an archived usenet group with a list of most of the sniglets grouped by category.
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carperpetuation (KAR pur pet u a shun) - n.
The act, when vacuuming, of running over a string or a piece of lint at least a dozen times, reaching over and picking it up, examining it, then putting it back down to give the vacuum ONE MORE CHANCE.
aquadextrous (ak wa DEKS trus) - adj.
Possessing the ability to turn the bathtub faucet on and off with your toes.
blivett (BLIH vit) - v.
To turn one's pillow over and over, looking for the cool spot.
lerplexed (ler plekst) - v.
Unable to find the correct spelling for a word in the dictionary because you don't know how to spell it.













