Sunday 7 July 2013

Outpeed

Outpeed: adjective. The literal translation of the Czech word "vyčůraný," meaning "sneaky," "cunning" or "sly." The word is only used in a negative context, i.e. a person is never called outpeed in a flattering fashion. Being the result of a movement parallel to the Movement for the Rationalisation of the English Language led by Lewis Carroll, the term soon became the object of squabble between the two. While the former, called the Movement for Filling in the Gaps of our Language, claimed that the word was an absolutely normal addition to English, the latter was convinced that by adopting it, the MFGL had sunk beneath the level of a common garbage man. Because of this dispute, the two movements eventually united, as it was obvious that the reason for the MREL´s disagreement with the new word came from plain jealousy. The day when the two movements joined went down in history, producing a new super-movement, which the new leaders decided to call "The Omnipotent Movement For Getting Some Truly Funny Utterings."    

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