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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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Devomitoxosis
Created by: adobrodt
Pronunciation: di-vom-i-ta-ksoe-sis
Sentence: Jenny felt her annual devomitoxosis would rid her once and for all of that terrible Bob character.
Etymology: from vomit and toxic and DE
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
Antivomit
Created by: kevinrio
Pronunciation: anti vo mi tid
Sentence: I'm safe tonight. I have antivomitted a lot!
Etymology: anti + vomit
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
Tonicating
Created by: xshadowswimmer08x
Pronunciation: ton-i-cate-ing
Sentence: Once the clock struck 12 everyone was tonicating themselves with vodka and rum.
Etymology: tonic/ -ating
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
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.
Vindisate
Created by: egonschiela
Pronunciation: vin-di-sate
Sentence: Sharon began to vindisate just before leaving for the New Year Party ....
Etymology: vin (Fr: wine) di (as in vindicate) sate (to gorge, overdose)
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.