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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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Sneat
Created by: willster
Pronunciation: sn-eat
Sentence: She let out a small sneat before speaking.
Etymology: the incompleteness of
Antichoo
Created by: LonePaladin
Pronunciation:
Sentence: The victim of an antichoo is often caught by surprise when the sneeze finally lets loose.
Etymology: If a completed sneeze is an 'achoo', then an aborted sneeze is an 'antichoo'.
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COMMENTS:
if you choose to choo, is it a pikachu? - Alchemist, 2007-04-12: 01:08:00
what about uncle choo? - galwaywegian, 2007-04-12: 04:47:00
He went into the shoe business with his nephew Jimmy. - purpleartichokes, 2007-04-12: 04:57:00
Good Word!! Also one who swallows their food whole. - Stevenson0, 2007-04-12: 12:40:00
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Snease
Created by: Stevenson0
Pronunciation: s/niece
Sentence: Just as she was about to sneeze, she encountered a snease, that sharp nasel pain of an unfullfiled sneeze. With a snease all the symptoms of a sneeze are there, but the satisfying achoo.
Etymology: sneeze + cease
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COMMENTS:
pronounced "s/niece" - Stevenson0, 2007-04-12: 07:50:00
Niece? What about tease? I voted for it because I though it was a combo of sneeze and tease. That would perfectly capture the meaning. - lauramy, 2007-04-12: 15:18:00
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Snee
Created by: libertybelle
Pronunciation: snEE
Sentence: Weird must be duplicate...lol
Etymology: the word sneeze unfinished
Fauxchoo
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: fōchoō
Sentence: Unrequited love, unfulfilled dreams, untapped potential... Can any of these leave you feeling as empty as a fauxchoo? Ah, ah, ah nothing...
Etymology: faux (artificial or imitation; false) + achoo (sound of a sneeze)
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COMMENTS:
I can always count on you for my morning chuckle. Great word. - mrskellyscl, 2009-10-29: 05:38:00
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Pseudosternutation
Created by: zrotv
Pronunciation: sū'dō'stûr'nyə-tā'shən
Sentence: My pseudosternutation left me agonizingly uncomfortable. I ran to the window to stare at the sun and trigger the photosternutatory reflex, but to no avail. I wept and admitted defeat as my nasal passage and mucus glands mocked me.
Etymology: pseudo (false) + sternutation (sneeze)
Teasesneeze
Created by: tbAG84
Pronunciation: teez-sneez
Sentence: She thought i was shocked but it was nothing but another of my characteristic teasesneezes.
Etymology: tease- to evoke unresolved anticipation sneeze- godblessyou.
Gesundhalt
Created by: Alchemist
Pronunciation: gah-zunt-halt
Sentence: In 18th century Europe, regular intake of snuff was a common remedy to gesundhalt.
Etymology: gesundheit, only halted
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COMMENTS:
Nice! - purpleartichokes, 2007-04-12: 04:41:00
I approve wholeheartedly of this construction. - PythianHabenero, 2007-04-12: 09:24:00
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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
Yawnchoo
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: yônchoō
Sentence: She felt it starting deep in her gut, a sneeze that she knew would be heard for blocks. It began with a tingling in her toes and moved up her legs to his torso. Then the required lurching, hah, hah, hah, but then it stalled just before the choo. Oh no, a yawnchoo. How unfulfilling.
Etymology: yawn (involuntarily open one’s mouth wide and inhale deeply due to tiredness or boredom) + achoo (the sound as a sneeze)
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