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DEFINITION: n. An incomplete sneeze; starts with a nose tickle, followed by a sharp intake of breath, but then it vanishes, leaving only a vague sense of incompletion. v. To start a sneeze, but never actually finish it.
Verboticisms
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Snotyet
Created by: galwaywegian
Pronunciation: snoy ee et
Sentence: a series of snot yets left her exhausted and her dinner guests strangely unhungry.
Etymology: snot not yet
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COMMENTS:
Cute -- I was thinking along the lines of snotnot, but this is much better. - petaj, 2007-04-12: 04:54:00
Does a snotyet cause brain phelm? Good word. - Stevenson0, 2007-04-12: 12:53:00
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Interruptchoo
Created by: Koekbroer
Pronunciation: int-ter-up-choo
Sentence: Doug felt very unsatisfied since his unfortunate interruptchoo. After all he enjoyed sneezing.
Etymology: "interrupt" as in "coitus interruptus" and "tchoo" as in aah-tchoo.
Hanochi
Created by: jonobo
Pronunciation: ha like in haha + no means no + chi like in chi-gong.
Sentence: Damn, three hanochis in one day - time for a look in the sun... didn't work ? My doctor said: "If you got more than 5 hanochis per week you should reactivate your nose-chi by playing with uncooked spaghetti in your nostrils." That works for sure - no more hanochi !
Etymology: hatschi = german comic word to display a sneeze; nochi = the hatschi has no chi, it is missing the necessary energy to break through the sneeze-barrier. so, always ultra-remember: spaghettchi vs. hanochi .
Sneepause
Created by: hobodad
Pronunciation: snee-pause
Sentence:
Etymology: sneeze + pause
Abortchoo
Created by: Osomatic
Pronunciation: ah + bort + choo
Sentence: You know how sometimes you feel like you have to sneeze but then it doesn't happen, well, that's an abortchoo.
Etymology: abort + achoo
Sneezisinterruptus
Created by: toadstool57
Pronunciation: snEEzis-inter-ruptis
Sentence: Jill experienced sneezisinterruptus bringing herself to the height of the sneeze, then pulling out and not finishing it. The story of her life.
Etymology: sneeze/coitus interruptus
Snee
Created by: erasmus
Pronunciation: s nee
Sentence: as Carol snee'd for the 7th time that day due to hay fever the irritation became too much and she poked herself in the eye to force a full sneeze out.
Etymology: snee, half a sneeze.
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COMMENTS:
snee hee! - galwaywegian, 2007-04-12: 04:48:00
Brilliant! - pinwheel, 2007-04-12: 04:54:00
Very creative! I can use this type of verbotomy to describe all kinds of projs started around the house. - purpleartichokes, 2007-04-12: 06:47:00
Cute! - mplsbohemian, 2007-04-12: 07:29:00
I am ashamed by how good this word is. - ErWenn, 2007-04-13: 00:02:00
Cute word. Vicious remedy. Nice work! - wordmeister, 2007-04-13: 02:51:00
thanks all! I like half words. - erasmus, 2007-04-13: 05:40:00
Love it! - Rochelle, 2007-04-13: 12:57:00
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Nahchoo
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: na-choo
Sentence: Julie felt hollow and unfulfilled when her building sneeze turned into a nahchoo.
Etymology: nah (no) + achoo (onamonapia for a sneeze)
Guf
Created by: Ellemorpheus
Pronunciation: Guff
Sentence: She guffed and paused, eyes teary and unsatisfied.
Etymology: Onomatopoeia
Comments:
Today's definition was suggested by ziggy41.
Thank you ziggy41! ~ James
thats a great definition.
ErWenn - 2007-04-13: 00:03:00
Agreed!
Thanks and cheers again to ziggy41 for the great idea! ~ James'
Today's definition was suggested by Ziggy41. Thank you Ziggy41. ~ James