goblet

1. A drinking vessel, typically used for fancy occasions, and consisting of not only the cup part, but also a base and a narrow stem.

2. A young goblin.

"There is no hope," Gandalf said grimly. "I fear the goblets have taken Bilbo. We must flee this place."

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Skill

1. Abilities.

Often, "skillz" or "5k1LLz."

Used to announce profiency in something; for example, 13375P34K. "leetspeak"

"ph34r |\/|41 1337 5K1LLz!"

Translation: "Marvel at my wonderful abilities."

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orange

Noun:
1. A bold color, a cross between yellow and red.
2. A spherical citrus fruit of this color.

Adjective:
1. of or relating to the color orange
2. of or relating to the flavor of the orange fruit.

Random:
1. A word you'll never see at the end of a line of a rhyming poem.
2. Punchline of a grade school knock-knock joke.

The plural form is "oranges," which is also a sweet poem about a first date by the author Gary Soto.

Orange soda doesn't taste like oranges, but at least it's the right color.

...Orange you glad I didn't say banana?

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spiff

1. Verb: To dress up, especially stylishly.
2. Interjection: Exclamation similar to nifty or cool.
3. Proper Noun: Part of the name of Spaceman Spiff one of the many alter-egos of the ever-awesome Calvin, of Calvin and Hobbes.
4. Adjective: spiffy. Again, similar to nifty
5. Noun: spiffy. A cool, especially shiny, object.

Other variations include:
-Spiff-tastic (Adjective and interjection, combination of words spiff and fantastic
-Spiffmeister (Noun or title, one who is spiffy)
-Spiffify (verb, to make spiffy)
-Spiffig (adjective, English with German adjective suffix)
-Muy Spiffendo (Interjection, Spanglish)
-Spiffiness (Abstract noun, similar to "love" or "joy")

..and others.

1. You're all spiffed up today."
2. You won the contest? Spiff!
3. Spaceman Spiff, over and out.
4. That's a spiffy song.
5. Look at my spiffy! It's shiny!

-Wow! Spifftastic!
-You can just feel the spiffiness.
-I need to spiffify my outfit.

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bare-faced lie

A bearded lie that remembered to shave this morning.

Mom: Jimmy, that's a bare-faced lie! Go to your room!
Jimmy: Aw, Mom, come on! This lie hasn't shaved for two weeks!

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madison

Capital of Wisconsin and home to UW-Madison, one of the nation's top party schools. Renowned also for its Halloween celebrations, which for the last few years have ended in drunken riots.

Due to this reputation, the word is used at other schools as a synonym for "extremely drunk."

Frank: Hey, we're going out to get trashed. Wanna come?
Ernest: No, man, I was totally madison last night.

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nbook

Shorthand for notebook, those lovely 70-page, spiral bound masterpieces of history notes and math problems.

Used when you simply don't have the time to write out all eight letters, or as an affectionate name for a diary or journal.

(from an assignment book) hw: find nbook, do maths, page 137

Dear NBook,
I have a crush on Josh. I'm so embarrassed! What if he finds out?!

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