“Beppu (n.)The triumphant slamming shut of a book after reading the final page.”

“Ballycumber (ba-li-KUM-ber) n. One of the six half-read books lying somewhere in your bed.”

“Alltami (n.)The ancient art of being able to balance the hot and cold shower taps.”

“Rather than arriving five hours late and flustered, it would be better all around if he were to arrive five hours and a few extra minutes late, but triumphantly in command.”

“Aberystwyth (n.)A nostalgic yearning which is in itself more pleasant than the thing being yearned for.”

“It startled him even more when just after he was awarded the Galactic Institute's Prize for Extreme Cleverness he got lynched by a rampaging mob of respectable physicists who had finally realized that the one thing they really couldn't stand was a smartass.”

“DETCHANT (n.)That part of a hymn (usually a few notes at the end of a verse) where the tune goes so high or low that you suddenly have to change octaves to accommodate it.”