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DEFINITION: A traditional cleansing ritual used to prepare for the New Year -- often includes the consumption of special tonics or potions.
Verboticisms
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Fablooztion
Created by: Alchemist
Pronunciation: fah-BLOO-shun
Sentence: When I finally awoke from last nite's fablooztion, it was to wonder where I had left my car.
Etymology: fabulous + ablution (the practice of removing sins, diseases or earthly defilements through the use of ritual washing) + booze
Vodmanay
Created by: Chunk01
Pronunciation: VOD-Ma-Nay
Sentence: It was that time of year when she cleansed herself with a traditional vodmanay
Etymology: Vodka-Hogmanay=Vodmanay
Purgotic
Created by: Carole
Pronunciation:
Sentence: After the Christmas and New Year reveling, a strong purgotic was called for.
Etymology:
Glugatory
Created by: erasmus
Pronunciation: glug a tory
Sentence: stephanie decided she was going for a glugatory evening, to wash it all down with lots of liquids.
Etymology: from glug or glugging and celebratory
Retilature
Created by: currentlyinsolitude
Pronunciation: ret-i-late-chure
Sentence: At the party, she retilatured so she could be ready for the year to come.
Etymology: Czecholslovakian
Alcocleanse
Created by: Hjason
Pronunciation: al-co-cleanse
Sentence: Don't worry about what you eat or drink tonight because I have this great alcocleanse that will get you on your way for at least a few days.
Etymology: alcohol+cleanse
Reclinification
Created by: seifip
Pronunciation: recl e nification
Sentence: It's midnight January 1! We should quickly reclinificate ourselve!
Etymology: re + clean + fication
Regineration
Created by: Jabberwocky
Pronunciation: ree/jin/er/ay/shun
Sentence: Once a year I "Dr. Who" it and swallow an entire bottle of gin in an attempt at regineration. Wait till you see my new persona this year.
Etymology: regeneration + gin
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COMMENTS:
Hey Jabberwocky! Good one! Top of the list! Maybe it's because you use gin... Vodka seems to be the tonic of choice for most verbotomists... - wordmeister, 2007-01-02: 16:42:00
I suspect it's an age thing - I feel a little like Yoda - Jabberwocky, 2007-01-03: 16:37:00
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Winodraino
Created by: Manhattan
Pronunciation: Why-noh-drey-noh
Sentence: Elizabeth was well into her second bottle of vodka, the main recipe in a secret concoction of a very intense Winodraino.
Etymology: The word wino, indicating someone who is a drunkard, and the product Draino, which clears out drains and pipes.
Alcamony
Created by: johnnyrockett
Pronunciation: Al-ca-mo-ne
Sentence: All New Years Eve we sat around in a circle passing the bottle in alcamony.
Etymology: Alcohol & Ceremony
