Incredorable: Word of the week is adorable to the max

May 16, 2017 at 7:51PM

Definition: Incredibly adorable

Sample usage: "Those shoes are as incredorable as four puppies playing with a baby sloth."

Popularity: It's clumsy, but it might be necessary. Everything has been "adorbs" for a while now. An intensifier gives the word extra punch. If you just said, "Those shoes are adorable," the other person might think: "Just adorable? What's wrong with them?" This removes any chance of the shoes not getting their full measure of respect.

JAMES LILEKS

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