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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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Snee
Created by: karenanne
Pronunciation: snee
Sentence: The bridesmaid didn't want to sneeze just as the bride and groom were taking their vows, so she pressed her finger sideways under her nose and it became a tiny snee instead.
Etymology: Start with "sneeze" but remove the end part that makes it meaningful.
Falsneezer
Created by: WhiteRhino
Pronunciation: Fall-sneeze-er
Sentence: Oh, excuse me...I was caught up in a falsneezer.
Etymology: False, sneeze
Sneezetease
Created by: porsche
Pronunciation: sneez/teez
Sentence: A sneezetease is the greatest anticlimax
Etymology: sneeze + tease
Sneezycomesneezygo
Created by: rikboyee
Pronunciation: snee-zee-cum-snee-zee-go
Sentence: she waited and waited. she stared at a light bulb and she waited some more... but it was simply a case of sneezycomesneezygo
Etymology: sneeze, easy come easy go
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COMMENTS:
Perfectly describes the condition without a definition. I like it! - purpleartichokes, 2007-04-12: 18:54:00
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Notchoo
Created by: mplsbohemian
Pronunciation: naht-CHOO
Sentence: Alex was plagued by notchoos to the point that people quit blessing him.
Etymology: not + achoo
Snee
Created by: libertybelle
Pronunciation: snEE
Sentence: Weird must be duplicate...lol
Etymology: the word sneeze unfinished
Aahaahhalmost
Created by: moltentim
Pronunciation: ah-ah-all-most
Sentence: When she aahaahhalmosted, I said gesund.
Etymology: aah, aahh (as in ah-choo) + almost
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COMMENTS:
Good word! Especially when you say it like you're about to sneeze. - purpleartichokes, 2007-04-12: 18:58:00
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Gezundtease
Created by: ErWenn
Pronunciation: /ɡəˈzʊnˌtiz/
Sentence: Often, I think that I've had a gezundtease only to unexpectedly blow snot all over myself a second later.
Etymology: From gezundheit + tease
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COMMENTS:
that sentence earns you my vote. he he! - erasmus, 2007-04-12: 04:55:00
Thanks, though yours is much better. - ErWenn, 2007-04-13: 00:02:00
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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