science fictionary

[Pierre Abbat]

On Thursday 15 May 2003 14:15, Ranjit Bhatnagar wrote:
> I recently spotted a wonderful made-up word in a short sci fi story from
> 1960, by Margaret St Clair: "ipsissifex."  Can any of you guess what an
> ipsissifex does?
>
> What are some other particularly good made-up names for made-up gadgets?
> So far I've collected ipsissifex, nuse (from the same story), twonky,
> ansible, and interrositer (not sure how to spell that one).

What about the megafferator (sp?)? This is a part of a car that mechanics talk 
about when bamboozling their customers. There's a high-speed megafferator and 
a low-speed megafferator.

phma
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