It's time once again to play There Oughta Be a Word, the crazy, topsy-turvy game in which we turn the Political Addictionary on its head and ask you not to think up a definition for the word we provide, but to think up a word for the definition we provide.

This week's definition goes out to John McCain, circa 2006...

(verb) To completely change your stance on a political issue 180 degrees to gain traction with the base of your party.

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Hillinger: (verb) To forestall certain death for anywhere from two weeks to four months.

Usage: We thought she would have gone more quickly, but she continued to hillinger on until the end.

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Debaiting (verb) Tricking a political opponent into an uncontrollable rant with a not so innocent remark.

Usage: While the soon to be ex-senator was being dragged from the stage, the TV commentators marvelled at his rival's subtle debaiting skills.

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Billary: (noun) The concept of a two-for-one political candidate.

Usage: I can't support Billary because I believe the country must have a single leader; a tandem presidency would be too complicated.

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Ad-hocracy: (noun) What you get when government keeps slapping new agencies and programs onto itself reacting to new perceived threats, problems, crises, issues, etc.

Usage: Thanks to a Congress that can't say no and the lack of a line item veto, the U.S. Government has evolved into the world's largest ad-hocracy.

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Pissenfranchised: (noun) Democratic voters who threaten to cross party lines to cast their ballot if the candidate they support does not win the nomination

Usage: The new Democratics: Registered on Friday, pissenfranchised by Tuesday.

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Spinquisition: (verb) to moderate a debate poorly by asking only insubstantial tabloid-style gotcha questions.

Usage: We're all used to the major networks screwing up the presidential debates, but nobody expects a C-SPAN-ish spinquisition!

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It's time once again to play There Oughta Be a Word, the crazy, topsy-turvy game in which we turn the Political Addictionary on its head and ask you not to think up a definition for the word we provide, but to think up a word for the definition we provide.

This week's definition goes out to CNN's John King and his gigantic magic iPhone...

(verb) To spend hours upon hours on television discussing minute details of an event, such as an election, that could easily be summed up with a sentence and a shrug.

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Putinocracy: (noun) When you leave office, but are kept in an equally important position of power by your successor.

Usage: If McCain wins and puts Bush in his cabinet, the United States will be on its way to a Putinocracy.

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Eekonomy: (noun) Sad state of our money system in which the dollar is de-valued to the point that it is not worth the paper it is printed on.

Usage: Because of America's eekonomy, visitors at the Taj Mahal can no longer pay for admission with dollars.

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