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Week 779: Gripe for the Picking

(Bob Staake for The Washington Post)

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Rabbiole: Knishes (Barrett Swink, Annandale, a First Offender)

Sanson: A man with no heir. (Tom Witte, Montgomery Village)

Pandorks: People who ruin their cooking by adding unnecessary ingredients. "What pandork put cilantro in my spaghetti?" (Lee Dobbins, Arlington)

Out-chitecture: Homes designed with no closets. (Barbara Turner, Takoma Park)

Hybri-hoe: A hermaphrodite prostitute. (Lisa Trossarello, Rex, Ga., a First Offender)

Ameriment: The reaction of people in other countries when hearing President Bush pronounce their leaders' names. (Beth Morgan)

Perflush: A pay-as-you-go plan. (Beverley Sharp, Washington)

Colonhopping: What a promiscuous proctologist does. (Beverley Sharp)

Gutprints: The craters left by obese sunbathers at the beach. (Marc Boysworth)

Pharma-fond: Using, but not addicted; as characterized by Amy Winehouse, Pete Doherty and Rush Limbaugh. No, really. They said so. (Marc Boysworth)

Natsender: An event that occurs annually sometime between mid-June and the All-Star break. (Larry Yungk, Arlington)

Fu-ville: A town that doesn't exactly put out the welcome mat for strangers. (George Vary, Bethesda)

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