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DEFINITION: n., A person so enamored with the holidays that they don't just deck their halls and home, but they also decorate their car, their cubicle, their pets, and themselves. v., To obsessively decorate according to seasonal holidays.
Verboticisms
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Decorfatuate
Created by: remistram
Pronunciation: dek-uhr-fach-oo-eyt
Sentence: They knew her decofatuating had gone too far when she bought festive contact lenses that made her eyes look like Christmas trees.
Etymology: decorate + infatuate (as in obsess)
Obsessibrate
Created by: Mustang
Pronunciation: ob-SESS-uh-brayt
Sentence: Gracielda was so heavily into the holiday spirit she once again showed her need to obsessabrate by decorating everything from her dog, to her car, the refrigerator and even the john in her bathroom, making her friends and family members wonder if she was in touch with reality.
Etymology: Blend of obsession and celebrate
Wornament
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: worn a ment
Sentence: Mary-Chris Mass has for obvious reasons become obsessed with festooning herself, her car, her house and her work space with Christmas decorations. Her efforts to wornament herself, family and colleages has actually paid off. They find it easier to conform to her wishes than to resist. In fact they carry the theme year-round. The office is now painted red and green and holly, ivy, poinsettias and mistletoe grow in the office atrium. Because her office is a call centre conducting market research, the building is now being called the North Poll!
Etymology: Worn (past participle of wear;something adorning oneself) & Ornament (v. to make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc.)
Holiaddict
Created by: gmlehmann
Pronunciation: holly-add-ickt
Sentence: Everything she did was was related to the holidays. She was a real holiaddict.
Etymology: Holiday + Addict or Addiction
Wreathflex
Created by: Jabberwocky
Pronunciation: reeth/flex
Sentence: Once the first snowflake has fallen it is an automatic wreathflex to bedeck and festoon everything within eyesight with garlands and bows and silver bells...ahhh gives me goosebumps. 'deck the halls with boughs of holly, fa la la la la la la la la'
Etymology: wreath + reflex
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COMMENTS:
great word! - galwaywegian, 2007-12-03: 08:02:00
Great word and sentence. - OZZIEBOB, 2007-12-04: 16:38:00
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Festcessive
Created by: Stevenson0
Pronunciation: fest/ces/sive
Sentence: Sylvia took the Christmas carol 'Deck the Halls' and its meaning to the extreme, decorating anything and everything. She is completely and totally festcessive about the Christmas season.
Etymology: festive + obcessive + excessive
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COMMENTS:
success-ive - Nosila, 2009-12-14: 16:15:00
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Xmasdecafobia
Created by: mblewis41
Pronunciation:
Sentence: Jack has spent so much time and money on Xmas decorations, I think he's suffering from xmasdecafobia.
Etymology:
Christpulsiveness
Created by: IllmaticKD
Pronunciation: Christ'puls'iv'ness
Sentence: A bow on the hood of the car, the cat looks like Santa Claude vomitted, even the sweater she wears ha christmas bulbs hanging from it, this person suffers from Christpulsiveness.
Etymology: noun; Derived from two words. Christmas, and compulsive. Also see: Christpulsive, Christpulsively
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COMMENTS:
KD, put some of your magic into the sentences... I need a laugh!!! - Korinne, 2007-12-06: 00:15:00
Love it! - Korinne, 2007-12-06: 08:45:00
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Comments:
Today's definition was suggested by kabloozie. Thank you kabloozie ~ James
Hey Verbotomists, I thought it would be fun to create a Verbotomy Greeting Card for the upcoming holidays. So I am calling on all Verbotomists to Submit your Holiday Verbotomy Definitions. I will set up an e-card so we can send our best wishes, and our best words, to our friends. Be creative! ~ James
In other news, Galwaywegian's verboticism, "Minimaim", was published yesterday in Toronto Star. See: http://www.verbotomy.com/blog/?p=223. Congratulations to Galwaywegian ~ James
Jabberwocky - 2007-12-03: 06:04:00
love the outfit today - very festive
Thanks Jabberwocky! I loved getting dressed up and lightening my hair for the holidays. ~ James
Thanks to everyone for sending in their cheeriest holiday definitions. And now Santa's elves will to get to work. ~ James
Hey Verbotomists, Sorry for the double replay this morning. I have updated the definition for today as of 7:00am EST. If you created a word for the service definition, you can see it here: That cake is so dry. Thanks for playing! Be creative, James
Today's definition was suggested by kabloozie. Thank you kabloozie. ~ James