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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: 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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Sneesappointment
Created by: meatloafster
Pronunciation: snee sa point ment
Sentence: Man... I had a sneesapointment earlier today. It was a bummer, I almost had it.
Etymology: sneeze + dissapointment
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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Notchoo
Created by: mplsbohemian
Pronunciation: naht-CHOO
Sentence: Alex was plagued by notchoos to the point that people quit blessing him.
Etymology: not + achoo
Lackrynose
Created by: mweinmann
Pronunciation: lak - ree - nos
Sentence: Josiah was lackrynose. The sneeze that he started was lacking in strength and his nose did not get the relief that he was hoping for.
Etymology: lachrymose (sad), lack, nose
Sneezetease
Created by: porsche
Pronunciation: sneez/teez
Sentence: A sneezetease is the greatest anticlimax
Etymology: sneeze + tease
Ahdieu
Created by: lauramy
Pronunciation: ah-dyoo
Sentence: Lavender's blue, but it makes me ahdieu.
Etymology: Ahchoo + Adieu When your sneeze bids you farewell.
Ahhhshoot
Created by: Nuwanda
Pronunciation: ah-shoot
Sentence: Melody was deep in conversation with Cliff when she saw his expression change. Nose crinkling up. Brows furrowed. Upper lip in a sneer. When Cliff began the rapid intake of breath, Melody braced herself for a killer sneeze, all the while wondering why he didn't have the decency to bury his shnoz in his elbow. After the most protracted build-up she could remember, Cliff threw his head back and....and...and...nothing. With a big "ahhshoot" Cliff returned to a conversation that Melody had long since checked out of.
Etymology: Achoo modified to include "shoot" as in expressing frustration.
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COMMENTS:
good one - Nosila, 2009-10-29: 18:01:00
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Trunkation
Created by: petaj
Pronunciation: trun-kay-shun
Sentence: Although Marvin had a huge proboscis, he often experienced trunkations.
Etymology: truncate (shorten by cutting a part off) + trunk (informal for nose)
Comments:
Verbotomy - 2007-04-12: 00:01:00
Today's definition was suggested by ziggy41.
Thank you ziggy41! ~ James
erasmus - 2007-04-12: 04:48:00
thats a great definition.
ErWenn - 2007-04-13: 00:03:00
Agreed!
Verbotomy - 2007-04-13: 01:52:00
Thanks and cheers again to ziggy41 for the great idea! ~ James'
Verbotomy - 2009-10-29: 00:02:00
Today's definition was suggested by Ziggy41. Thank you Ziggy41. ~ James