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DEFINITION: v. , To groom oneself in inappropriate places or at inappropriate times n., A person who practices personal hygiene in public places.
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Sloblutions
Created by: metrohumanx
Pronunciation: slaw-BLOO-shunz
Sentence: TrimTim had many revolting habits which had a tendency to sicken, nauseate and repel even even the most uncultured buffoons. He would perform the grossest SLOBLUTIONS in public places, spitting with abandon like a professional baseball player, even though he never had a profession to speak of. Even the homeless people gave him a wide berth lest they be caught in his radius of repugnance and have their precarious social standing reduced even further......ugh!
Etymology: SLOB+abLUTIONS=SLOBLUTIONS.....SLOB:a slovenly or boorish person;Irish slab mud, ooze, slovenly person.....ABLUTIONS:the washing of one's body or part of it;Middle English, from Middle French or Late Latin; Middle French, from Late Latin ablution-, ablutio, from Latin abluere to wash away, from ab- + lavere to wash.
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COMMENTS:
This one was difficult to even ponder. - metrohumanx, 2008-10-31: 00:53:00
Do you think a priest would give him Slobsolution? - Nosila, 2008-10-31: 02:02:00
Tim is the kind of guy who spreads cheer and joy wherever he doesnt go. - Mustang, 2008-10-31: 05:25:00
nice - Jabberwocky, 2008-10-31: 13:47:00
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Scablutionist
Created by: porsche
Pronunciation: scab/blew/shun/ist
Sentence: Scott was a diehard scablutionist who loved to pick his scabs in public.
Etymology: scab + ablution + exhibitionist
Repreenhensible
Created by: thegoatisbad
Pronunciation: rep·reen·hen·si·bul
Sentence: Kimberly's office etiquette was repreenhensible. Kimberly thought she was being sneaky when she ducked under her desk to floss her teeth, but her stealth was stymied by her tenancy to to toss her used floss on the floor. "Biohazard" said Zinnia; "Oftendsive" said Loretta.
Etymology: reprehensible (blameworthy) + preen (to groom)
Prinkadillo
Created by: teriaki
Pronunciation: PRINK-uh-DIL-oh
Sentence: An uncomfortable silence spread across the room when the guest speaker interrupted his own sentence to dislodge an offending food particle from his teeth. Seemingly unaware the prinkadillo, he continued from precisely where he had stopped.
Etymology: Eng. prink 'to primp, dress, or groom oneself with elaborate care' + Eng. peccadillo 'small offense' from L. peccatum 'transgression'
Prinkompoop
Created by: OZZIEBOB
Pronunciation: PRIN-kuhm-poop
Sentence: Bob thought that he was "groomed-to-zoom", but too many "hairs in the butter" by Bob, a persistent prinkompoop, seemed more likely to lead to gloom.
Etymology: Blend of PRINK: to preen, to groom oneself, to smarten up oneself; NINCOMPOOP: one who acts foolishly - enough & esp not to know when & where to groom. HAIRS IN THE BUTTER (sl) a delicate situation. GROOMED TO ZOOM (sl): well dressed & preened.
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COMMENTS:
great word - Jabberwocky, 2007-12-07: 13:59:00
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Toejammer
Created by: looseball
Pronunciation: toe+jamm-er
Sentence: He's a toejammer,every time I see him he's picken his nose or diggen at his butt,or pulling white cheese from under his arm pit's.
Etymology:
Commanicure
Created by: hendrixius
Pronunciation: /kah-man-uh-kure/
Sentence: I can't believe Suzy insists on commanicuring her toenails in the middle of her commencement address...
Etymology: "common" and "manicure"
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COMMENTS:
at least she wasn't commandomanicuring - Jabberwocky, 2007-12-07: 14:01:00
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Primputz
Created by: Mustang
Pronunciation: PRIMP-putz
Sentence: Lloyd's social graces are something less than perfect and his bad manners are most exemplified by his being an inveterate primputz who will blatantly preen and primp in even the most inapproriate times and places.
Etymology: Blend of 'primp' (to groom oneself carefully) and 'putz' (Slang A fool; an idiot)
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COMMENTS:
I think lloyd travels the same subway line as I do - Jabberwocky, 2008-10-31: 13:44:00
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Primpimp
Created by: Mustang
Pronunciation: Primp + pimp
Sentence: Elwood regarded himself as a suave and debonair stud and would pass up no opportunity to primpimp, no matter where he was or who may be watching
Etymology: Primp + pimp
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COMMENTS:
Good one! - Stevenson0, 2007-12-07: 15:16:00
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Comments:
Today's definition was suggested by kabloozie Thank you kabloozie ~ James
silveryaspen - 2007-12-07: 19:12:00
nice irony ... liked it a lot
Thanks silveryaspen ~ James
Mindy1955 - 2007-12-08: 07:09:00
Mindy1955 - 2007-12-08: 07:10:00
Simple I like it.
Today's definition was suggested by kabloozie. Thank you kabloozie. ~ James