Costume Party for Words

Words are with the songwriter day in and day out. They are vitally important to the craft of songwriting (non instrumental songwriting anyway). Since, I've been a songwriter my whole life, I have a deep love affair with words and language (which is just a way to package them and present them).

Because I'm so intimately involved in the world of words I like to treat them like my colleagues or my friends. I like to stop work every so often and just have a little fun with these "friends". (I hope everyone is reading this in a Bob Ross voice, because that's how it is intended).

Today I decided to have a little fun by simply looking at some common words or phrases and then intentionally forgetting their meaning. Once it was just me and the words sans definition, I wondered if I could come up with some "alternate definitions" that these words COULD be defined by. I basically let the words have a costume party for a day. Try it yourself. It's fun. Here's what I came up with:


Extra ordinary- way more average than the rest

Manifest- party girls have when they all get their nails did. (opposite of pedifest)

Psychopath- bad choice of ways to walk home.

Brain Freeze- I have this a lot when I'm trying to remember someone's name or remember where my keys are

Fireworks- as evidenced by ashes

Babysitter- Stop doing that.

Somebody- what I go to the beach to see

Forklift- v. Only way to eat pasta

Cocktail party- no comment

Infamous - more than famous (ibid "Three Amigos")

Bashful- adj meaning of a nature likely to attack physically

Liability- skill characteristic of back stabbers and cheaters

Willy-nilly - in need of Viagra

Backfire- something to definitely wanna avoid. If it occurs , stop drop and roll.

Underarm- can be a plethora of things depending on the angle and location of the arm. Common things that are underarm : girlfriend, seat back, guitar,....


Firearm- follow same procedure as if backfire. Hopefully there was no girlfriend under it at the time

Sunbathe- that's gonna hurt. And how did you get up there?

Key stroke- that panic feeling when you have a brain freeze and don't know where your keys are

Underdog- where puppies go to drink

Repairman- aka a doctor

Ballroom dancing- trying to move in such a way as to be less constricted in these tight underwear

Nutcracker - clothing that is usually the cause of ballroom dancing

Forbid- might stand a chance on winning (on eBay)

Teamwork- what a coach has to do in the offseason

Carsick- ready to just pick one and buy it already. Uggggggh

Waterproof- the weakest alcoholic beverage possible

Afterlife- death

Drawbridge- simple round in Pictionary

Setback- what I need a chiropractor for

Underclothes - the floor of my room

Footnote- barely legible

Moonstruck- how the hell did that happen ?

Sideshow- aspect of woman's outfits that I like.

Headlight - an idea

Duckbill- AFLAC payment

Bellboy- has a hard time sneaking up on anyone

Handout- oh. You lost your glove too?

Skylight- the Sun

Mothball- tiny insect testicle

Showoff- a gig cancellation

Eyewitness - an optometrist

Superimpose- being the best at getting in the way and being a burden to someone

Watchtower- boring job

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