Coin a phrase.

I was considering creating the term "Peanut Formalwear" to use when I see someone stylishly dressed in top-hat and monocle, but for the life of me I can't decide if that phrase should only be used when the person is also not wearing any pants.I doubt you can go a day in your life without hearing a phrase or term that, upon further examination, doesn't really make a lot of sense. Heck, even though all words were at one point made up out of thin air, some that we take for granted came much, much later than others. I just learned that the word "laser" is actually an acronym for "light amplification by the stimulated emission of radiation." How on earth the acronym for that mouthful of words ended up sounding as kickass as the word "laser" is just pure luck.

Today, as an exercise in creativity (and a plea from me to you to use your time on something other than the many godawful quizzes on Facebook), it's time to develop a word, phrase or term. Ready? Go.

Oh, right, you haven't been creative since you made that video presentation for your 11th grade world history project. You're probably a little rusty. Here are some quick examples to get you started. For all of these, I decided to get the assistance of the animal community.

• "Ostrich holiday": A day off from work or school when you don't do shit, but simply bury your head in the ground and pretend you don't have to go to work or school the next day, aka a rather poor use for a holiday.
  
• "Ride moose" (wink!): Poor execution or misuse of a perfectly advantageous situation, kind of like trying to ride a moose, which is not quite the best use of such an unpredictable beast, i.e. "That kid was given every opportunity to succeed, but instead he decided to ride moose for 4 years of college with no degree to show for it, and now he works at McDonald's and smells like french fries. Why the hell does he always smell like french fries, even on days when he doesn't work? What's up with that guy?"
  
• "Frog-n-toad": A term to describe friendship, in an effort to replace the term "BFF" which drives me fucking insane, i.e. "Jill and I are frog-n-toad." It can also be used to downgrade a perceived romatic relationship, i.e. "No we're not dating, we're just frog-n-toad." It's derived from some books I read as a child. And yes it would sound even more annoying that "BFF," but I'm ok with it because I created it.
  
• "Beaverly": Someone who is resourceful and hard working, like a beaver making a damn out of whatever supplies it can find. Or potentially, "beaverly" could be used in the context of "You're looking rather beaverly today", aka "You've dressed in a manner that allows me to see that you haven't shaved your pubes in a while."

And that's just some quick ideas based on animals. You are not limited to that whatsoever. It can be a completely made-up word like "sarble" which I'm going to say means "to walk awkwardly due to your undies riding up your crack." It can be an acronym like "WAYALAD" (Why Are You Acting Like A Douchebag?). Or it can be a phrase like "bringing donkeys to a horse party." I imagine that's when you bring a slightly inbred family member to a high-class social event and they decide to piss off the balcony into the swimming pool below. Although I guess I reverted back to an animal reference on that one.

Once you've developed your own word or phrase, make sure to start using it in conversation around your friends, family, co-workers, and complete strangers in public. When they look confused, explain what your word or phrase means, but give a really arrogant look to them like "Seriously...you've never heard that before? What rock do you live under?" Your confidence in using your term is key to making it catch on. People are sheep. If they think everyone else says it, they'll say it too.

So get creative, put sunglasses on a goat, and try to contribute to pop culture.