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counter browser (noun) : a dog that jumps on the counter edge and attempts to eat anything it can off the counter before you catch it

Counter browser ate tonight's hamburgers and potato salad and a pickle too.

Submitted by: Anonymous on Nov. 01, 2005 16:55

counterflicting (adjective) : to describe ideas that are on opposite sides. A mix of conflicting and counteractive.

Her ideas are counterflicting to my own.

Submitted by: Jessica Ronczka from Pennsylvania on Jan. 20, 2006 15:29

counterflow (noun) : use of an opposing lane of a divided highway to facilitate evacuation during an emergency

The authorities began a counterflow to evacuate residents of New Orleans before the hurricane approached. —broadcast media, August 29, 2008

Submitted by: Marian from New York on Sep. 05, 2008 16:32

counterinformative (adjective) : tending to produce a false impression or understanding of a complex situation

Some of the commentary... has been not just uninformative but counterinformative... —William Kristol, New York Times, Dec. 2, 2008

Submitted by: Rachel K from Texas on Dec. 03, 2008 09:40

counterquery (verb) : To answer a question with a question.

Socrates would frequently counterquery for two reasons; to probe deeper into his opponent's reasoning and to buy time to think of an answer.

Submitted by: MyBizCoach from Australia on May. 07, 2006 05:52

counterstink (noun) : an odor used to mask another odor

The counterstink was more annoying than the odor it was intended to mask.

Submitted by: Zev Farkas from Israel on Feb. 19, 2007 06:41

countrify (verb) : to alter (a piece of music) to conform to conventions of country music

Submitted by: John from Wisconsin on Nov. 22, 2009 18:43

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