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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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Auldlangsenema
Created by: ahwinters
Pronunciation: alld-langs-en-em-a
Sentence: Kate's auldlangsenema consisted of wheat germ and egg smoothies; she was gonna get wasted on New Years.
Etymology: Aulg langs + enema
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)
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
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
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
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.
Martiniize
Created by: norallama
Pronunciation: Martineez
Sentence: This year's made me feel so dirty -- I'll need a good martiniizing come December 31st.
Etymology: From "martini," the drink, and "Martinizing," the dry cleaning (as in clothes) process.
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)
Elixamater
Created by: natlanclos
Pronunciation: "E-LIX-AH-MATE-ER"
Sentence: If i drink enough elixamater tonight i'll be all ready for the new years party.
Etymology:
Purgotic
Created by: Carole
Pronunciation:
Sentence: After the Christmas and New Year reveling, a strong purgotic was called for.
Etymology:
