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DEFINITION: v. To hurry up and wait. n. A person who compels you to prepare quickly for an activity which they know will be delayed, postponed or retarded.
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Prodcrastinator
Created by: Jabberwocky
Pronunciation: prod/cras/tin/ay/tor
Sentence: Jim was a hopeless prodcrastinator. He woke his girlfriend up at 5 every morning so they would be on time for work and then thought of endless tasks to complete which made them late every day.
Etymology: prod + procrastinator
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COMMENTS:
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Scootsuite
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: skoot sweet
Sentence: Jerry figured that jet lag was not really caused by the effect of travelling long distances in a short period on the human body. No, he knew it was really the effect of scootsuite on passengers. You know, where you race to line up and wait to run to yet another lineup and wait and eventually end up at an airport gate and have to wait forever for the plane to arrive, deplane, clean-up and reboard passengers. It often was hours before you actually got on a plane. the gates they were like hotel rooms, without the beds, comfortable seating or other basic amenities (like room service. In other words, jet lag was the act of being tired out even before you finally boarded the plane!
Etymology: Scoot (run or move very quickly or hastily) & Suite (apartment consisting of a series of connected rooms used as a living unit (as in a hotel)) & rhymes with Tout de suite(French for At Once)
Blitzsitz
Created by: ErWenn
Pronunciation: /ˈblɪtˌsɪts/
Sentence: The blitzsitz is an important strategy that is difficult to maintain because, like many preventative techniques, its usefulness is only noticeable when it is not used.
Etymology: from Ger blitz "lightning" + Ger sitz "sitting"
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COMMENTS:
I found out today that "sitzkrieg" is already a word! - ErWenn, 2008-04-22: 09:48:00
interesting - Jabberwocky, 2008-04-22: 12:30:00
My grandpa would've taken a blitsitz bath in anticipation of developing hemeroids. - stache, 2008-04-22: 20:07:00
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Expectorwait
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: ex pek tor wayt
Sentence: John always had to be at the airport 4 hours befoire his flight just in case. His long-suffering wife Ada knew that he was not just being careful, he was obsessed. She knew that this would add to their travel day and they could expectorwait before boarding. That's why she always brought long novels...
Etymology: Expect (wait for;probable to happen) & Expectorate(clear out) & Wait (anticipate something)
Punctualwaition
Created by: hyperborean
Pronunciation: punk-shwul-wayt-shuhn
Sentence: I know the plane doesn't leave for another two hours, but I'm a stickler for punctualwaition.
Etymology: punctual (on time) + wait (to stay in place and remain in readiness) + inspired by punctuation (the act or practice of using standardized marks in writing and printing to separate sentences or to make the meaning clearer)
Slowfaster
Created by: bookowl
Pronunciation: slow/faster
Sentence: A slowfaster is a pest who slows down proceedings by trying to speed them up.
Etymology: go faster + slow
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COMMENTS:
cute - Nosila, 2008-04-22: 17:26:00
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Travelurgent
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: tra vel urj ent
Sentence: Travelling with Howie was not fun. He would go to the airport hours before the minimum check-in times just to "get a good seat" on the plane (even though seat selection had been assigned at booking time). He drove his wife, Wanda, crazy, as the rushing and waiting drove her mad. Howie was definitely a travelurgent and his haste in getting to the airport, frequently meant he forgot his tickets, passport and or money on the hallway table.
Etymology: Travel Agent (someone who sells or arranges trips or tours for customers) & Urgent (compelling immediate action)
Hustlewait
Created by: OZZIEBOB
Pronunciation: HUHS-uhl-weyt
Sentence: At the first sign of a sneeze or sore throat, Bob coerced Roxie to ring the local funeral home's hotline to make arrangement for his funeral. Funereal, at first, then finally foaming, she told him that if he didn't come to his senses immediately, and stop being such a husslewait, that the consequences may be graver for him, sooner than he thought.
Etymology: Conflation of HUSTLE: To coerce, cause someone to move or pressure someone into action & WAIT: to put off, defer, delay, postpone.
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COMMENTS:
he might get it in spades - Jabberwocky, 2008-04-22: 12:27:00
Oh man, your sentence really made me chuckle, Bob. - Tigger, 2008-04-22: 23:29:00
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Earlisertist
Created by: chandlerh123
Pronunciation: er-lee-i-ser-tist
Sentence: "There's plenty of time stop being such an earlisertist!"
Etymology:
Firstration
Created by: galwaywegian
Pronunciation: fur stray shun
Sentence: His firstration proved fatal in the end when he succumbed to heat exhaustion and dehydration in the 100+ july heat, while ququing for the january sales. He had called the paramedics, but his call was queued.
Etymology: first, frustration
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COMMENTS:
Good one. - ErWenn, 2008-04-22: 09:50:00
Crap! I just realized that I should have taken the opportunity of that last comment to say "First post!" - ErWenn, 2008-04-22: 09:50:00
Great blend. - Tigger, 2008-04-22: 23:30:00
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Comments:
Today's definition was suggested by Nosila. Thank you Nosila. ~ James
Today's definition was suggested by Nosila. Thank you Nosila. ~ James