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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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Disintegrette

Created by: ohwtepph

Pronunciation: dis in tuh gret

Sentence: I was going to pick up the cigarette butt that my brother so rudely threw on the carpeted floor, but I was surprised when I saw it disintegrette right before my eyes!

Etymology: disintegrate + cigarette

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Cigracadabra

Created by: artr

Pronunciation: sigrəkədabrə

Sentence: Too many smokers think that some sort of cigracadabra happens when they toss their spent butts to the ground.

Etymology: cigarette (a thin cylinder of finely cut tobacco rolled in paper for smoking) + abracadabra (a word said by magicians when performing a magic trick)

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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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Buttbustion

Created by: Jabberwocky

Pronunciation: but/bust/shun

Sentence: Buttbustion is the naturally occurring process by which cigarette butts magically disappear down sidewalk cracks

Etymology: butt + combustion

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COMMENTS:

A bit too common for my tastes. - protothor, 2007-01-25: 16:47:00

cockup tease is too racy and now buttbustion is too common - can't please everyone protothor - Jabberwocky, 2007-01-25: 18:21:00

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Fagicide

Created by: Acostell

Pronunciation: fag-i-side

Sentence: Alright, well I'm done smoking this are you? (guy nods) alright let's commit some fagicide and get the hell outta here"

Etymology: Fag(british slang for cig)+ -icide (from latin -cidium "a killing")

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Fagic

Created by: erasmus

Pronunciation: fadge ick

Sentence: and as if by fagic it was stuck to the bottom of her shoe and Mary thought it had disappeared.What she forgot to notice was that her shoes had been slowly getting taller and now had a 3 inch platforms of butts.

Etymology: from fag an English word for a cigarette and magic

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COMMENTS:

This made me laugh. I think the sentence could use a bit of work, but it's a great word. - protothor, 2007-01-25: 16:50:00

Yeah, it is great word! - wordmeister, 2007-01-26: 00:52:00

English born and bred but still I can't get a hold of the language properly. There is no hope for me as a writer. - erasmus, 2007-01-26: 04:05:00

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Ashvaporate

Created by: egonschiela

Pronunciation: ash-vap-or-ate

Sentence: Paul (hungover, midst bottles, cans and other debris) "Thish room is ashfixiating - smellsh like a gorillash armpit and we needa clear up. Gisha hand ashvaporating these butts, huh?"

Etymology: ash (dregs of cigarette) + (eva)porate (convert into vapour)

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Prestibuttitate

Created by: paperhoard

Pronunciation: press-tee-butt-i-tate

Sentence: With a quick flick of the finger and fluttering of the hands, Charles used prestibuttitation to make the cigarette butt almost disappear.

Etymology: prestidigitate + butt

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COMMENTS:

Impressive! - purpleartichokes, 2007-01-25: 07:14:00

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