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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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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
Bodyclensing
Created by: josje
Pronunciation: bodyclensing
Sentence: Drink this bodyclensing potion and you´ll feel better.
Etymology: clensing from cleaning
Drunkleaning
Created by: Javeson1
Pronunciation: drunk-kleen-ing
Sentence: Way to many people will be drunkleaning this newyears.
Etymology: drunk, as in alcohol, + cleaning, as in cleansing.
Vodklense
Created by: Lyokia
Pronunciation: vod-clense
Sentence: She felt like she had to vodklense, this wasn't her fault, it's tradition.
Etymology: From vodka and clense.
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
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
Revodkalize
Created by: fonka99
Pronunciation: ree-vodka-lies
Sentence: New year's is sometimes disappointing, so to prevent any memories of this event, it is essential to revodkalize early and often throughout the night.
Etymology: From revitalize and vodka
Alcoholiday
Created by: maxxy
Pronunciation: al-coh-HAHL-ih-day
Sentence: Jim performed his traditional alcholiday on Dec. 30 -- just in case he wasn't sober enough to remember it on the 31st.
Etymology: alcohol + holiday
Annboozaria
Created by: ErWenn
Pronunciation: /"an-bü-'zär-E-&/
Sentence: The festival of Annboozaria generally begins after dinner on December 1st and lasts until the cops show up.
Etymology: annual + booze + Februaria
