Neology

Pas de d'oh [DUET]

Handkerching (pocket)

Apart from the unpublishable farqueueing and words of that illque

Q n Ehing [QUEUE]

huhmdrome [HUH]

If queueing for the escalator:
MISSQLTR?

Verbage and spellbound come to mind for SPELL, but not neologisms.

Spellage? when you can't keep a secret anymore

Götterdämmer-rung (escalator)

Pre-ness envy (queue)

Goose-stopping (duet)

7 Wildcard

When someone barges through a roundabout while getting their burger out of the bag: MACKABOUT

RobT on fire. You may have found your calling as a full-time neologist.

Perhaps the DUET could be sidestopping if you end up colliding.

Spelljammer (spell)

Spaceblankit (huh)

Homenesia (huh)

Roominating [HUH]

After DA's exhortation:

Papitalism: that part of the economy where brilliantideas are fashioned but no-one makes any money.

Gardenfreude: the feeling you get when it starts raining so you don't have to mow, but you know it will longer grass by next weekend

Trial and Erised (duet)

Pockendipity(pocket)

Cache-and-carry (pocket)

Caseload rage (queue)

Babblewrap (spell)

Excrementia: The mental condition of thinking you are shit-hot at wordplay, but in fact you are just a schmo

Tararaboom-DA: the high you get when you (i) figure out a tough DA clue from first principals, and/or (ii) you finish the last clue of a DA crossword.

Wildcard- those annoying people who insist on texting while walking in crowded streets or public areas: CRASH-TEXT DUMMIES

Everesting [Escalator]

Doppelgangling (duet)

eurekaching (POCKET)
avoi-dance (DUET)
spelling bee-ewe-gee-gee-ee-are (SPELL)
en-trance (HUH)

Wildcard: the hop you do while clutching your toe/foot/shin after crashing into something in the middle of the night: spraindance

Wildcard: what you experience when you realise that you may in fact be excrementia (RobT circa 8.00am): d'ohldrums

Wildcard: a synonym for that d'ohldrums feeling is 'gone-nui'

Wildcard

The name for the last hors d'oerve on the tray that nobody has the nerve to take lest others think they're gluttonous.

hors d'noerve? (weak - there must be better)

1: Escalinterruptus

@Em, love your avoidance and spraindance. Brilliant.

Btw my "Crash-text dummies" is probably a more apt description of texting drivers than walkers

One for Harry Potter fans:
Ex-spell-iarmus (SPELL)

And thanks SK! Agree re: crash-text dummies. Although it could also apply to cyclists, parents pushing prams, that person who rams their trolley into your leg at the supermarket (making you do a spraindance, boom tish).

Killer bee (spell)

2. Jackpocket

Wildcard-

Crossing the street to avoid sidewalk spruikers = Promophobia

3. In-line scathing (QUEUE)

Vertinogo (ESCALATOR)

Wildcard: When you pretend to be on the phone to avoid beggars, spruikers or tram/train ticket collectors: Fauxne call

Wildcard: That wonderful feeling, upon finishing school, when you realise you'll never have to study science again: Caliberation

Lol SK love the jackpocket!

Orsome: The type of person who habitually tries to avoid overused and overblown affirmatory exclamations such as "Absolutely", "Cool" and "Roger That"

Orsome: The type of person who habitually tries to use alternatives to overused and overblown affirmatory exclamations such as "Absolutely", "Cool" and "Roger That"

Phosphoraudience: the glow of smartphones in a darkened cinema or theatre [wildcard]

Cashmore [Pocket]

Lost the plotline [Queue]

Off-stride [duet]

Charabcde-s (spell)

rainydaycoat [pocket]

preoccupant [huh]

belittlerate [spell]

or maybe

belettered [spell]

Lesetudescommencesaujourdhuimachere (spell)

Lesetudescommencentaujourdhuimachere (spell)

@Sam...do you mean pre-occupant for QUEUE? (loving it)

@Bon, thanks. Finding a jackpot in a jacket pocket was too good to resist.

Sidewaltzing (DUET)

thanks SK - no, was thinking of huh with a mix of preoccupied and occupant - but guess it could work for queue too :)

X-missed: the chagrin of receiving a Christmas card from someone you forgot to send one to [Wildcard]

Do-Si-Don't (duet)

Aggrawaition (QUEUE)

steplash (ELEVATOR)
pass-de-deux (DUET)
dispellation (SPELL)
jambnesia (HUH)
for POCKET loving both cache-and-carry & jackpocket, but could we repurpose joey for the money itself?

Lacuum (huh)

Wildcard

selfpromotion by krudd@twitter: Ruddementory

middle-aged bananas wearing skin tight pyjamas (or lycra sportswear): The Wriggles.

posing by wannabes in the vain hope of getting their photo in the paper: Happenstancing

Greenitch: The unnecessary anticipation for seasonal produce that is now available all year round [Wildcard]

Botchword: Multiple-password amnesia [Wildcard]

ESCALATOR: vecticipation -- from the word vector which means 'one who carries' and the word anticipation. My neologism to explain the phenomenon of anticipating being carried by the escalator based on prior experience, when in fact, you are not. This can also have application in a more general setting involving the principle of inertia, such as the unease one might feel when coming to a stop in a motor vehicle.

Lethemotif [Huh]

Accadaccemotion - that sinking feeling when it's a long way to the top if you wanna rock n roll (ESCALATOR)

Codefecation (SPELL)

Do the Hugo Kirby two-step (DUET)

DUET: at first I was thinking syllogism which is already a word -- from 'syn'- together, and 'logic' -- literally 'think together', used to describe deductive reasoning. Then I thought about the problem.

Two people approach each other from opposite directions. In order to avoid a collision, they have to choose to go either left or right (assuming no one choices nothing). In fact, if they think the same, they will avoid each other (both go left or both go right). So the phenomenon which DA described actually occurs when each person chooses a different direction (one goes left and the other goes right), so we want a word like antilogism. This is, however, also a word and not quite what we are after since it refers to a logical contradiction. Perhaps instead of the 'logic' part of the word, a more apt choice would involve something which refers to 'thinking' or 'selection' (or maybe even just 'sidesteps' to ignore the broader picture).

Sorry guys but I'm stuck at this point. Perhaps you could help out along this line of thought.

NEILOGY: influence of Ben Elton's television comedies on the English language

(a little too late for your Style Council debate, DA)

@AC, based on your analysis of the action, perhaps it could be called "mirror-dodging".

Wildcard: the smell that emanates from the dark, back corner of the pantry with items you've used once, years and years prior: miscellaneoff

to-do listing (HUH)
distr-action (HUH)
stairtionary (ESCALATOR)

Wildcard: annoying music that you can't get out of your head: wigglee

Wildcard: Excipointment - the mixed feeling you get when something you like is on the ABC top 100 C20th, but it's so low down.

There are some beauties above and it's been fun playing. My lucky 7:

1 ACCADACCEMOTION: that sinking feeling when it's a long way to the top if you wanna rock n roll (ESCALATOR)

2 PIGGYVEST: the longterm reward of enforced saving in the jacket (POCKET)

3 INCENSECUE: a slowburning, stinky look might get service; if not, grill the attendant senseless (QUEUE)

4 HUGO KIRBY TWO-STEP: I'll take the high road and you'll .... (DUET)

5 CODEFECATION: when spelling's gone down the gurgler, and you and your partner have to find a new way of swearing (SPELL)

6 ROOMINATING: can't remember what that was .. (HUH)

7 Self promotion by krudd@twitter: RUDDEMENTORY

Mine:

1. Götterdämmer-rung (ESCALATOR)
2. Cache-and-carry (POCKET)
3. Pre-ness envy (QUEUE)
4. Doppelgangling (DUET)
5. Spelljammer (SPELL)
6. Spaceblankit (HUH)
7. Orsome: The type of person who habitually tries to use alternatives to overused and overblown affirmatory exclamations such as "Absolutely", "Cool" and "Roger That"

Thanks Criseyde + RobT. Appreciate the shortlisting, as it does help in the appraisal. (Especially with the first six.)

As for Wildcards, I'm more than happy to sift all Wildcard ideas in the forum, and cherry-pick my faves for the honour board.

Been a riotous Storm. Big thanks to all neologists. (With another day to run.)

Stresscalator (ESCALATOR)

1. Stresscalator (ESCALATOR)

2. Jackpocket (POCKET)

3. In-line scathing (or "in-line hating"??) (QUEUE)

4. Sidewaltz (DUET)

5. Had an idea but can't remember it...

6. Homenesia (HUH)

2 Wildcards-

7. Crash text dummies (drivers who text)

8. Promophobia (crossing the street to avoid sidewalk spruikers)

Still can't remember earlier idea (having a HUH moment...) so this was the second option-

5. Censory deprivation (SPELL)

Stand-ill [Queue]

or Chainsore?

nulldivergence (DUET)

To me this is a beautiful oxymoron which describes the situation perfectly. Each party attempts to diverge from the other's path but the overall effect is nullified.

Love your Roominating Criseyde; your Pre-ness envy RobT and your Jackpocket/Censory deprivation SK – some great stuff above.

Here’s my pick:

1: Everesting [Escalator]
2: Rainydaycoat [Pocket]
3: Stand-ill [Queue]
4: Off-stride [Duet]
5: Belettered [Spell]
6: Lethemotif [Huh]

Wildcards:
1: Phosphoraudience: the glow of smartphones in a darkened cinema or theatre
2: X-missed: the chagrin of receiving a Christmas card from someone you forgot to send one to
3: Greenitch: the unnecessary anticipation for seasonal produce that is now available all year round
4: Botchword: multiple-password amnesia

Bung shui (HUH)

Feet nix rising (ESCALATOR)
Serendipping (POCKET)
Fraught behind (QUEUE)
Bung shui (HUH)
Suite FA (HUH)
Mirrouette (DUET)
Itshay (SPELL)

Apologies DA, didn't realise we were shortlisting this week. Hope this isn't too late to help sift through the suggestions! My 1-6:

1. vertinogo (ESCALATOR)
2. eurekaching (POCKET)
3. aggrawaition (QUEUE)
4. avoi-dance (DUET)
5. ex-spell-iarmus (a spell disarming parents of their right to spell? too cute, perhaps) (SPELL)
6. to-do listing or en-trance (HUH)

Won't re-list the wildcards. Thanks for the fun this week, and good luck picking the winners!

No worries, Em. You're in.

The good pilgrims of RobT and Criseyde set the shortlist trend this week (in keeping with the usual Storm). Didn't expressly ask for it, as I knew this was a wild spree, but a summary is always appreciated.

So if other players haven't this week, don't sweat it. I'll trawl. Look forward to it.