Week 688: Making Short Work

Pot-pit: lowest classification; the absolute bottom. (Drew Bennett, Alexandria)

Red-negsnart: What your negsnart area looks like right after the surgery. (Bruce Alter, Fairfax Station)

Rellik: A once-notorious but now mostly forgotten murderer, like David Berkowitz. (Dave Komornik, Danville, Va.)

Seno: A gambling resort town for the very frugal. (Tom Witte)

Spit: One way of showing how much you liked your waiter's service. (Amy Smith, Washington)

St. Nemlia: Patron saint of hypochondriacs. (Bill Spencer, Exeter, N.H.)

St. Tub: Patron saint of the big-boned. (Kevin Dopart)

Stun OD: The stupor brought on by a sugar rush at Krispy Kreme. (Jim Cottrell, Damascus)

Swollag: A suddenly interrupted gulp of air. (Tom Witte)

Sydnew: A chewy bit in your chili that you suspect didn't come from a cow. (Paul VerNooy, Wilmington, Del.)

Tibo: A replay of one's life. (Tom Witte)

Tsal: There ain't no more. (Ned Bent, Oak Hill)

Tubed: Failed on the first try. (Toby Gottfried, Santa Ana, Calif.)

Yesnik: Someone who's agreeable to sex anywhere, anytime, any kind. (Tom Witte)

And Last: St. Luser: For whom I religiously light a candle each Saturday night. (Kevin Dopart)

Next Week: Thank It Over, or Mutiny Against the Bounty