Verboticism: Cignorance

'Thank goodness these things are biodegradable!'

DEFINITION: n. A "natural process" which, smokers believe, makes cigarette butts magically disappear. v. To clean up someone else's butts.

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Cignorance

Created by: johnnyrockett

Pronunciation: sig-no-rinse

Sentence: His cignorance blocked the mess of butts that littered the floor of his car.

Etymology: Cigarette + ignorance

Points: 974

Comments: Cignorance

protothor - 2007-01-25: 16:53:00
Perhaps a better pronunciation guide would be 'sig-no-rinse'

johnnyrockett - 2007-01-25: 19:56:00
Thanks protothor...

wordmeister - 2007-01-26: 07:19:00
Hey johnny, Great word! There are a lot of cignorant people hanging around the front door of my office.