Pyknic

Pyknic (noun): Characterized by broadness of girth; dense or stocky. Often in tandem with a short, rotund stature.

How easy is it to remember that the word pyknic describes what happens if you have one too many lavish picnics?

Tittynope

Tittynope (noun): A small quantity of  something left over such as uneaten meat on the side of a plate, or dregs of beer left in the glass.

Admit it, you were thinking it was something else. Such a gutter-mind.

Antapology

Antapology (Noun): The reply (either positive or negative) to an apology. Many people sometimes fear the antapology even more than making an apology.

"There's nothing worse than saying you're sorry and then waiting for an antapology that never arrives."

Thumbo

Thumbo (noun): An error (usually spelling-related) committed in a text message sent from a mobile device or smart phone.

Though not yet an "official" word in the dictionary, thumbo is expected to be adopted within the next year or so. The idea is that typo is acceptable as a word for an error committed while typing using a keyboard, whereas a thumbo occurs when typing using the miniscule keyboards found on smartphones. These keyboards are so small that most people are able to only use their thumbs to hammer out messages in texts.

Dactylion

Dactylion (noun): The tip of one's middle finger.

"I wasn't sure if he was simply showing me his dactylion or intended to insult me."

Nihilarian

Nihilarian (noun): One who does useless work; practicing matters of no importance.

This is an interesting word because it comes from the Latin nihil meaning "nothing." A nihilist (a philosophical term)  is one who argues that life is without objective meaning, purpose, or intrinsic value. But if it's his or her work that is without meaning, purpose, or value, he or she is described as a nihilarian.

Which begs the question, is it possible to be an overworked nihilarian and yet not be a nihilist?

Discuss amongst yourselves...

Peenge

Peenge (verb): To complain in a whiney voice.

This word sounds like what it is -- there is just no way that a word like peenge could mean forceful or aggressive.

"The editor was getting sick of the author's constant peenging about royalties."