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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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Decorosessive
Created by: JusMeLP
Pronunciation: De'CORE' - o - sessive
Sentence: Call me 'Decorosessive', but jus' because you don't appreciate holidays - Don't hate me for being 'In the Spirt' !!!!
Etymology: Decor + Obsessive = a compulsion to Decorate everything during a holiday!!
Elfanatic
Created by: CEE1ESS
Pronunciation: elf-an-atic
Sentence: She was elfanatic about the holidays, decorating everything in sight.
Etymology: based on the words elf and fanatic
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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Tinselitis
Created by: porsche
Pronunciation: tinsel/I/tis
Sentence: Sue's tinselistis was so acute that they had to schedule an emergency tinsellectomy.
Etymology: tinsel + tonsillitis
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COMMENTS:
Congrats on your over all weekly win last week! Some great words!! Well done!!! - Stevenson0, 2007-12-03: 15:10:00
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Unbelievabawble
Created by: galwaywegian
Pronunciation: unn bee leev a baw bull
Sentence: She was totally unbelievabawble as she jingled all the way to her workgrotto, merrily mincing her buns on her way back from refyuleing at the coffee dock.
Etymology: unbelievable, bauble
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COMMENTS:
Congrats on your 'minimaim' fame. Well deserved! - Stevenson0, 2007-12-03: 12:26:00
I like refyuleing as well - Jabberwocky, 2007-12-03: 13:01:00
Big congrats on getting published Galway! (And I personally know a bun-mincer.) - purpleartichokes, 2007-12-03: 19:20:00
Good on ya for success with "minimaim' - OZZIEBOB, 2007-12-04: 16:32:00
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Ornamenomania
Created by: xirtam
Pronunciation: awr-nuh-men-no-mey-nee-uh
Sentence: My sister is suffering from ornamenomania, she redecorates every room for each holiday.
Etymology: ornament - to furnish with ornaments. + Monomania - an inordinate or obsessive zeal for or interest in a single thing, idea, subject, or the like.
Obfestoon
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: ob fes toon
Sentence: When December rolls around, Merry drags out tons of decorations and covers every inch of her office, her home, her car and herself. Her tendency to obfestoon, includes wearing her seasonal "yulery" and making sure that the bathrooms are fully stocked with Christmas toilet paper and tissues.She also honors her Jewish co-workers with Hannukah trim, her African friends with Kwanzaa displays and just wait until her new boss, Mr. Singh, reports for duty...she will have Diwali covered, too!
Etymology: Obsess (be preoccupied with;pursue vigorously) & Festoon (to decorate lavishly)
Santaclaustricphobia
Created by: Mustang
Pronunciation: San + ta + closs + trik + PHOE + bya
Sentence: Mildred's Santaclaustricphobia had become so severe that her family, coworkers and neighbors had come to dread the Christmas season.
Etymology: Santa Claus + phobia
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COMMENTS:
well done! - galwaywegian, 2007-12-03: 07:59:00
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Holiwhore
Created by: Tesher
Pronunciation: HOL-ih-hor
Sentence: Janice and Susan hate each other because they both try to out-holiwhore each other with bells, lights, and mistletoe.
Etymology: Holiday + Whore
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COMMENTS:
Hilarious :) - Korinne, 2007-12-03: 23:54:00
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Holidict
Created by: beaugosse
Pronunciation:
Sentence: Look at this house! She's a seasonal holidict!
Etymology:
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