This highly technical metaplastic term, was submitted by Paula Superti. Lactomangulation occurs most frequently in pre-school and kindergarten environments however it is known to occur at all levels of educational institutions. It is observed when after several unsuccessful attempts at opening the v-shaped, glued opening on a milk container, one is left with a rubbery amorphous-shaped opening that is unlikely to allow maximum beverage flow. Lactomangulation is also used in the medical community to describe a condition that occurs in breastfeeding mothers when baby's first teeth come in.
A combination of “bracket” and “percentile” this word was coined by Doris A. Pyles' husband years ago when she accepted her first job out of college. According to Doris, her husband was considering the tax consequences of a real job and wondered into what tax “bractile” they would be elevated. Look for this metaplastic word to be used soon by the IRS as part of a tax simplification program.
Morphing "ridiculous" and "hilarity" into this blended word was Rob La Raus' way of extending the language for when "absurd" just didn't quite offer the correct connotation. This word also seems to borrow definition from the possibility that it could be a combination of "ridiculous" and "singularity", i.e. A person, place or thing that has the quality or state of being so preposterous or laughable as to make it distinct from all others.
Living in Las Vegas K Creekmore coined this word to describe Cirque Du Soleil's Zumanity show which is described on their website as "a provocative and arousing display of human sensuality". According to Creekmore, people who have seen the show have described it as "a carnival of adult entertainment" which seems to be the appropriate definition for this metaplastic word.
Cirque Du Soleil may be taking the high road with their spelling of this metaplastic word but anyone who has attended a rock festival, visited a major theme park or participated in any gathering of people larger than a family picnic should understand why there is more zoo than human in our spelling. Proper usage: "From the main stage at Lollapalooza the roiling sea of zoomanity stretching to the horizon seemed to have spontaneously emerged from the primordial ooze of the mud pit."
This metaplastic word, submitted by Clint McInnes, is the marriage of the words "defective" and "afflicted". "As far as I know, my maternal grandmother coined it some seventy years ago, and it's been in use in our family ever since," says Clint. "It applies to objects, systems, philosophies (or occasionally people) that, due to some flaw, just plain won't work. If something is deflicted, the chances of it ever again [working/operating/applying to life in general] are dubious at best."
Submitted by Robi Ayles who came across this metaplastic word in a newsletter she receives in which the usage seemed to suggest a combination of "biological" and "pioneer" with environmental activist overtones. However, when read outside of that context the word suggests, at least to the metaplasm staff, a top secret group of Florida based biological engineers creating next generation theme park amusements that will one day prove to be a menace to life as we know it.
The combination of that which is both "ludicrous" and a "monstrosity," in other words, something immensely absurd. It has been seen in use recently on a site entitled ludicrosity.com; however, Katie Hooper, who contributed this metaplastic word has been using the word marriage for at least four years. Proper usage: "It would be a ludicrosity if we didn't make ludicrosity a part of our vernacular!"