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DEFINITION: v., To not feel guilty about all the weight you're putting on, because you need all the extra calories you can get, to survive the harsh winter climate. n., A type of fat gained by mammals in preparation for winter hibernation.
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Hiberglut
Created by: Mustang
Pronunciation: hy-ber-glut
Sentence: With both of them feeling the need to hiberglut in order to put on an extra layer of blubber for the winter, Harry and Harriet would compete with one another, consuming as many high fat, high calorie foods as possible during the autumn months and especially at Thanksgiving and other holiday meals.
Etymology: Blend of 'hibernate' (to spend the winter in close quarters in a dormant condition) and 'glut' (to feed or fill to satiety; sate)
Dagoodeats
Created by: idavecook
Pronunciation: Da- good eats
Sentence: Not fearing global warming at all, Jim decided it was time to get dagoodeats going. It was the only way he would survive the winter with his wife's cooking.
Etymology: das boot don't taste good
Permalard
Created by: thebaron
Pronunciation: per-ma-lard
Sentence: Jeff piled on those potatoes, knowing a layer of permalard was required for the long arctic winter.
Etymology:
Gorgulate
Created by: jkernen1
Pronunciation:
Sentence: Sally felt the need to gorgulate at thanksgiving in preparation for the cold winter.
Etymology: gorge + insulate
Hibery
Created by: PD4402
Pronunciation: Hibery (pronounced like the word fibery) hi-ber-ee
Sentence: The hibery I feel is wonderful because I will not freeze over the winter.
Etymology: Too Simple to explain without making the meaning complicated.
Sinsulate
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: sin sool ayt
Sentence: We Northern Canadians try to sinsulate ourselves against our cold, 8 month long winter by ingesting as many heat-inducing foods as possible. Not only do we eat our native dishes like Mama Cheeseburgers and fries;Pemican; Chocolate Moose;Bear Claws;Reindeer Sausage;Arctic Char; Ukrainian Perogy's & Cabbage Rolls;Thai Cuisine;Italian Lasagne;Greek Moussaka;German Bratwurst;Mongolian Hotpot;Vietnamese Spring Rolls;French Bouef Bourgignone;Irish Stew;Scottish Haggis; Indian Masala, Samosas & Curry;Welsh Rarebit;Swedish Meatballs;London Broil; Spanish Paella;Cassoulet;Quebecois Poutine;Mexican Tacos & Enchiladas; Japanese Teriyaki and Shanghai Noodles, we also indulge in a few American treats: Kentucky Fried Chicken;Corn Pone;St.Louis Ribs;Dunkin Donuts and Ghiaradelli Chocolate. Yes, there are no borders we will not cross to sinsulate ourselves from the winter cold! And we wash down these meals with the appropriate international beverages. Thank Goodness for Free Trade.
Etymology: Sin(One of God's 7 things a good Christian should not do: (i.e: Gluttony;Greed); a faux pas or a fault or make a serious mistake;violent and excited activity) & Insulate(protect from heat, cold, noise, etc. by surrounding with insulating material)
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COMMENTS:
WOW! That reads like the menu from the International House of Heartattacks......mmmmmm-pierogies! - metrohumanx, 2008-10-20: 09:43:00
Ok, now I'm hungry. "International House of Heartattacks." HA! That was "rootin' tootin'" hilarious! - lumina, 2008-10-20: 20:19:00
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Celludelite
Created by: rikboyee
Pronunciation: sal-yu-dee-liyt
Sentence: a bit of celludelite was always good at this time of year
Etymology: cellulite, delight
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COMMENTS:
Excellent! - Mustang, 2007-11-21: 07:03:00
Nice word! - OZZIEBOB, 2007-11-21: 16:29:00
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Absolvipose
Created by: petaj
Pronunciation: ab-SOLVE-i-pose
Sentence: Confronted with a cornucopia of Christmas goodies, Carol (get it? Christmas), took an absolvipose stance tucking into an overflowing plate of roast turkey and trimmings and filling her capacious handbag with a dozen mince pies to keep her going on the cold walk home.
Etymology: absolve (free from guilt) + adipose (fatty)
Glazen
Created by: mvsmyth
Pronunciation: glay-zen
Sentence: Despite his wife Janet's protestations about his rising cholesterol level, Alex glazenly went back for seconds from the decadent holiday buffet.
Etymology: From "glazed", describing the overly-rich holiday fare, both sweet and savory, that is so often covered in sauces, gravies, icings, and syrups; along with ""brazen", meaning marked with flagrant and insolent audacity.
Comments:
Today's definition was suggested by remistram. Thank you remistram! ~ James
galwaywegian - 2008-10-20: 09:35:00
good standard today:)
Nuwanda - 2008-10-20: 22:51:00
Does anyone else get an error message when trying to vote sometimes? I think it keeps counting the votes I am trying to cast even though it comes up with a long string of unintelligible text.
Today's definition was suggested by remistram. Thank you remistram. ~ James