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'Thank goodness these things are biodegradable!'

DEFINITION: n. A "natural process" which, smokers believe, makes cigarette butts magically disappear. v. To clean up someone else's butts.

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Erastub

Created by: allwise

Pronunciation: era/stub

Sentence: John was a smoker, and left his stubs all over the flat. Unfortunately, since the erastub hadn't kicked in yet, he had to clean the floor himself!

Etymology: erase + stub

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Nicotime

Created by: maxxy

Pronunciation: nick-oh-TIME

Sentence: Jim tossed his half-smoked Marlboro to the ground and mashed it with the heel of his boot. He detested litter, but of course the cigarette would disappear in the nicotime.

Etymology: nicotine + nick of time

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Debuttal

Created by: Mustang

Pronunciation: dee-but-al

Sentence: Clarence seemed to think his discarded smokes were magically absorbed by nature and was oblivious to the debuttal efforts of those around him.

Etymology: de: prefix meaning to remove or undo. butt: slang for cigarette al: suffix - having the properties or characteristics

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Marlborogenesis

Created by: Alchemist

Pronunciation: mahrl-bore-oh-GEN-uh-sis

Sentence: Thanks to marlborogenesis, the world is filled with little yellow flowers. I try to do my part.

Etymology: Marlboro + (partheno)genesis

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Disintokration

Created by: artr

Pronunciation: disintōkrāshən

Sentence: Just about every car sold in America is equipped with an ash tray. Many go unused because smokers believe in disintokration, that magic process by which their butts, wrappers and even packaging go up in smoke just like the cigs themselves. A quick flick of the wrist and all responsibility is done.

Etymology: disintegration (the process of coming to pieces) + toke (the drawing of a puff from a cigarette or pipe)

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COMMENTS:

Sadly, too true! Good Word. - Nosila, 2009-08-27: 15:21:00

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Noifsorbutts

Created by: rikboyee

Pronunciation: no-ifs-or-butts

Sentence: after studying the science behind noifsorbutts, Kevin was suitably satisfied that this process was indeed 'natural' and 'magical' at the same time

Etymology: [cigarette]butts, no ifs or buts

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Tobaccgone

Created by: Nosila

Pronunciation: to bak gawn

Sentence: When Diane DuMaurier met Peter Jackson, it was love at first sight. Their first date was at a Matinee and afterwards they went to the Lucky Strike Bowling Alley. He puffed away, one cigarette after another and seemed to think all the butts would evaporate away in a tobaccgone process. When she realized he left a mess behind, she ran off with the Marlboro Man. Peter thought that took a lot of Gauloise to do such a thing. They were last seen trying to Export A Camel.

Etymology: Tobacco (leaves of the tobacco plant dried and prepared for smoking or ingestion) & Gone (having all been spent;away;former)

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