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Tinselectomy [n.] an operation to remove holiday decorations.
Tornuptopia [n.] a community razed for redevelopment.
Trumple [v.] cover one’s tracks with the remains of one’s victims.
Ultraviolin [n.] a string instrument heard only by dogs.
Umbiblical cord [n.] the link to revealed religion, rarely severed.
Underness [n.] the distinctive quality of beneathery.
Universion [n.] remainder after contraversion erodes multiversion.
Vaporlife [n.] persona created in cyberspace, subject to deletion.
Vertebreak [n.] severe spinal injury. Viz. athletischism.
Wallbee [n.] a male who hovers over seated females at a dance.
Wetwater [n.] ordinary H2O attractively repackaged by hucksters.
Wiseguise [n.] apparel and mannerisms conveying the impression of
possessing advanced degrees.
Xenocinephobia [n.] fear of foreign movies, even with subtitles.
Xylophrenic [adj.] of the skull condition preceding petrophrenia.
Yankeedoodling [n.] compulsive sketching of patriotic symbols.
Yesterbang [n.] the Big Bang prior to the one that created us.
Yodelphobia [n.] fear of being forced to listen to yodeling.
Yourology [n.] medical specialty dealing with hypochondria.
Zombehavior [n.] actions induced by exposure to electronic devices.
Zookini [n.] a minimal modesty garment worn by captive animals.