New words created by altering original by adding subtracting, or changing one letter.
Alphalpha male (n.) - dominant vegetarian who always eats first at a salad bar.
Bear pray (n.) - book of field tested prayers to counter bruin attack. Viewed by the ever decreasing, anti-airpollutant activist hiking community, as a reliable alternative to the more common bruin repellent.
Canoer (n.) - someone who overly expresses his/her fondness for tin.
Confusion (p.n.) - unlike his famous brother, Chinese thinker and philosopher Confucius, he tended to get things mixed up.
Conversation (n.) - dyslexic commitment to prevent the exploitation and destruction of our natural resources.
Dalai llama (n.) - spiritual leader for all wool bearing animals. Because of his expectation of unquestioning obedience to doctrine, he is sometimes referred to by some followers as a wooly bully.
Goretex jackel (n.) - experimental program in the Serengeti to provide covered comfort, thereby reducing stress in animals during the rainy season. Success with these smaller canines will result in expansion of program to include gnus, lions, giraffes, and elephants.
Hoedown (n.) - ill-conceived MEC recycling program to employ used farm implements as fill for their sleeping bags.
Hueman (n.)- preferred reference when categorizing members of the genus Homo and especially of the species Homosapiens by skin colour.
Hulagan (n.) an Hawaiian thug.
Klowndike (n.)- Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus lesbian performer.
Lice axe (n.) - effective, yet painful, method used by winter outdoor enthusiasts to deal with unwanted head pests. Practice recommended before employing aggressive use.
Mountainear (n.) - climbing term. Refers to rock outcrops found on either side of the north or south faces of mountains.
Mt Everrest (p.n.)- following recent trends to generate income by naming stadia after businesses [i.e. GM Place, Telus Science Centre], the Nepalese Government has entered into a financial arrangement with a mattress giant to rename the world's highest mountain.
Pawth (n.) - a frequented trail used principally by members of the canine, ursine, and feline families.
Piddler (n.) - term used in association with canoeing or kayaking. It generally refers to that member of a canoe/kayak group with the smallest bladder.
Profane Stove (n.) - unreliable camping necessity that produces heated language.
Pump (n.) - an overweight solicitor of clients for a prostitute.
Rackpacker (n.): A reference to a very busty hiker.
Seeping Pad (n.) - slang for a bachelor's apartment with plumbing issues.
Sextent (n): canvas or nylon instrument used by hikers/paddlers to locate a "piece" of heaven.
Telepathetic (adj) - a male's inability to read a female's mind. Any married or long term relationship male can explain why the lack of evolution in this sense can cause a weather relationship phenomenon known as frost.
Tentacious (n.) - character trait that allows for the erection of a shelter in extremes of weather.
Thermalrest (n.) - an euphemism for where bad people go to be punished after death.
Veteranarian (n.) former member of the armed forces who looked after the serving animals of the different branches.
Waiter filter (n.) - process used by hikers to weed out those servers in a restaurant who don't know to add sand, multi-legged protein, and unknown plant matter to ordered menu items.
Windbraker(n.) - muffler-like attachment that fits over rear orifice to inhibit effect of week long hiking diet of oatmeal and beans. Caution: should not be removed anywhere near an open flame.
