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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.
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Tequitox
Created by: dstorm78
Pronunciation: Tah-kee-toks
Sentence: Tomorrow I'll be slamming my liquid tequitox to wash this year out of my hair.
Etymology: A combination of tequila, an oft used cleansing liquor, and the act of 'detox'-ing your body to cleans it.
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
Purgotic
Created by: Carole
Pronunciation:
Sentence: After the Christmas and New Year reveling, a strong purgotic was called for.
Etymology:
Alcocatharsis
Created by: Stevenson0
Pronunciation: al/co/kuh/thahr/sis
Sentence: The annual New Year's alcocatharsis rids of the old me so I can become the new perfect person I am meant to be.
Etymology: alcohol + catharsis
Bacarditised
Created by: Orlandin
Pronunciation: Bac-ardi-tised
Sentence: It is not Miller Time. I have already been Bacarditised. Where is the bathroom?
Etymology:
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COMMENTS:
Alcohol is a perservative, little embalming fluid should be needed when I go. - Orlandin, 2007-01-02: 00:10:00
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Vodkolonic
Created by: david
Pronunciation: vod-ko-lon-o-scopy
Sentence: Did I really drink eight martinis? I feel like I just had a vodkolonoscopy.
Etymology: vodka + colonoscopy
Lavationlibation
Created by: quippingqueen
Pronunciation: lav/a/shun/li/ba/shun
Sentence: Holly Horsefeathers knew that New Year's wouldn't be a success without a little lavationlibation to flush all her troubles away including a fast-talking frog who insisted she play post office.
Etymology: lavation (cleansing or purification process) + libation (a drink)
Lushflush
Created by: veevega
Pronunciation:
Sentence: Gary, who hasn't caught the flu in over ten years, contributes his good health to his participation in our annual lushflush.
Etymology:
Silvesterswigging
Created by: mdschermer
Pronunciation: sil-VES-ter-swig-ging
Sentence: In the dark days between christmas and the new year, Kate focused intensely on her new year resolutions while silvesterswigging her way through daddy's single malts.
Etymology: "Silvester" is an alternative name for new year's eve (in germany a.o.), plus "swigging": to engage in drinking liquid in great gulps.
Neosipping
Created by: bghicks
Pronunciation: neo - sipping
Sentence: In order to cleanse her memory of the previous years diasasters, she took to neosipping.
Etymology: neo - new sipping -drink
