I’ve been thinking about words that are not words lately, so I’ve decided to write about some of them.

First on my list is the non-word COMBOBULATED. (part of the word DISCOMBOBULATED, a verified English word meaning confused, upset, frustrated, disconcerted, etc.

 

Like this guy:

But can we be combobulated? Apparently not. No such word in Merriam-Webster or the Oxford English Dictionary.

So, I vote for making combobulated a word.

As in:

“How are you today, Pat?”

“I’m great! Feeling totally combobulated for once.”

I mean the following is a real thing already:

(Where you put your shoes and belts back on after the airport security-check trauma.)

Let me know if you agree about combobulated, and we’ll start a movement. Just post a comment below or, even better, send me an email from the Home page of pmparker.webdreambuilders.com. If you send an email you’ll be on my mailing list and all set to receive freebies, newsletters, and more.

Hope this makes you feel all warm and combobulated.

Graphics sources:

https://ritamaher.files.wordpress.com/2014/03/

http://theothersideoforganized.com/blog/2012/1/9/recombobulation-area.html

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