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DEFINITION: v. To remember those special personal events, like your spouse's birthday, or your wedding anniversary, while nevertheless forgetting to take appropriate action, like getting a gift, or a card, or flowers. n. A gift that was thought of, but not purchased.
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Givenesia
Created by: Mustang
Pronunciation: giv-NEEZ-ya
Sentence: Bertrand has a bad case of givenesia, always remembering important dates like Alicia's birthday, their anniversary, Valentines day etc, but never remembering to follow up with a gift.
Etymology: Blend of the words 'give' and 'amnesia'.
Theoretigift
Created by: jonobo
Pronunciation: theo;rat;i;gift
Sentence: forgetogift or theoretigift - this was not a question.
Etymology: theoretic gift
Dissendowment
Created by: toadstool57
Pronunciation: diss-in-dow-ment
Sentence: Jill was underwhelmed with the dissendowment David gave her for her birthday
Etymology: diss, as in to disrespect or shun/ endowment, as in gift
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COMMENTS:
Followed by disembowelment. - purpleartichokes, 2007-04-06: 11:02:00
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Uhohcasion
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: uh o kay sjun
Sentence: Being that Noel's birthday is on Dec.25, no one remembers to get him a birthday present. His uhohccasion is lumped in with the Christmas celebrations and people seldom remember to get him a separate birthday gift.
Etymology: Uh oh (Oops!)(Used to express acknowledgement of a blunder, or mistake) & Occasion (event, milestone,celebration)
Annivapathy
Created by: galwaywegian
Pronunciation: ann iv app a thee
Sentence: her annivapathy was designed to keep his self esteem within easy stamping distance.
Etymology: anniversary, apathy
Onpurpose
Created by: josje
Pronunciation: on purpose
Sentence: I dit it not onpurpose
Etymology: purpose as in deliberate.
Anniverlaze
Created by: erasmus
Pronunciation: an ee ver laze
Sentence: Jane was a complete aniverlaze always avoiding getting anyone anything for any event.
Etymology: from lazy and anniversary.
Negligenevent
Created by: remistram
Pronunciation: negg-le-genn-event
Sentence: When you've been negligeneventing too frequently you know that your relationship is going in the toilet fast.
Etymology: negligent + event
Animinder
Created by: thewiccaman
Pronunciation:
Sentence: He set an animinder for her birthday well in advance.
Etymology: Hybrid word made up from anniversary and reminder.
Meminaction
Created by: ohwtepph
Pronunciation: meh - mih - NAK - shuhn
Sentence: Sorry, I knew it was your birthday but meminaction took the better of me.
Etymology: Mem- from memo(ry) In- prefix indicating NOT Action
Comments:
This definition is based on a fictional event. The fact that my dear and loving partner celebrated her birthday yesterday, is not related to this definition in anyway whatsoever. It is simply a coincidence. And, may I repeat, I did not forget her birthday. In fact, I thought of many gifts which I could have easily purchased for her. Thank you. ~ James
purpleartichokes - 2007-04-06: 08:13:00
So your partner got "Jamesed"?
I believe she was verbotomized. And I don't think she was too pleased with the procedure. ~ James
purpleartichokes - 2007-04-06: 11:12:00
That bad, huh? Well, an iron makes a useful gift, as it is the perfect size, shape, and weight to make good contact with the forgifter's cranium.
Forgifter? What a wonderful merger of the words "foresight" and "gift". Clearly, I should be be forgiftgiven.
purpleartichokes - 2007-04-06: 15:31:00
Perhaps a bottle of fine whine with some aged cheesy excuses might work.
No doubt you have been celeberated for exploiting the comissmemoration for the benegift of the verbotomy crowd. Maybe a box of shocklates would help.
Or may be a celebelation will suffice.
Thank you for your kind thoughtdiscounts. ~ James
Today's definition was suggested by wordmeister. Thank you wordmeister. ~ James