Tired of being woeful and serious I found myself this week seeking word play with neologisms (deriving different meanings to words or making up new ones by combining two existing ones). I’ve shared some of these before, courtesy of The Washington Post. I follow them with some new observations. Cashtration (n.) the act of buying a house, which renders the subject financially impotent for an indefinite period. • In today’s economy, this also goes for filling your gas tank or buying a week’s groceries.