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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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Nogablution
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: nog-uh-bloo-shuh n
Sentence: With Christmas behind her and the office closed for the week, Vickie prepares for the New Year with her annual nobablution. "Be gone" she says to herself as she rinses away the Christmas overindulgences still in her system and certain portions of her short-term memory.
Etymology: nog (any beverage made with beaten eggs, usually with alcohol; eggnog) + ablution (ritual cleansing)
Festimulant
Created by: Mustang
Pronunciation: fes-TIM-yew-lent
Sentence: As was her usual habit at Christmas time, Melanie got an early start on her festimulant, a healthy 'tonic' she claimed gave her an overall tuneup, though everyone knew it was tomato juice, vodka and a dash of hot sauce...an ordinary Bloody Mary.
Etymology: Blend of 'fest' or 'festival' (of, relating to, or suitable for a feast or festival) and 'stimulant' (substance that invigorates)
Boozeyears
Created by: bluenutria
Pronunciation: BOOZ-yeers
Sentence: "Hey, Rod. What are you doing for Boozeyears?" "Oh, just staying in with the family." "What?! That's lame!"
Etymology:
Shakalaka
Created by: Maxine
Pronunciation: shah kuh lah kuh (guttural)
Sentence: Maureen's shakalaka made her feel enthusiastic for a few days. Then it was nose to the grindstone again.
Etymology: from "shakalaka," a word from a primitive and superstitious human grunting language which was accessed through phylogenetic memory
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COMMENTS:
almost a chant word ... a fun and funny one ... a word worth repeating at least three times as you meditate upon the coming of the new year! - silveryaspen, 2008-01-01: 19:27:00
Whoomp! There it is... - Tigger, 2008-01-02: 02:37:00
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Boozerwha
Created by: freakystyley
Pronunciation: Boo-Zer-Waa
Sentence: Apparently Billy had no idea that a boozerwha and an alchoholic are worlds apart.
Etymology: Booze + What
Drunkassage
Created by: gemmgemms
Pronunciation: der-unk-uh-saw-ja
Sentence: Her last drunkassage had left the drink table near empty.
Etymology: drunk-massage
Alcocatharsis
Created by: Stevenson0
Pronunciation: al/co/kuh/thahr/sis
Sentence: The annual New Year's alcocatharsis is a yearly ritual that rids of the old me so I can become the new perfect person I am meant to be.
Etymology: alcohol + catharsis
Alcoclean
Created by: TheUrbanRabbit
Pronunciation: AL-co-cleen
Sentence: The annual alcocleaning party was held in Dei's apartment, where guests cleared away last year's guilt with multiple applications of apple margaritas.
Etymology: Alcohol + clean/cleaning
Detoxiration
Created by: Phunky
Pronunciation: dee-tox-ir-AY-shun
Sentence: With her liver close to failure, she embarked on a rigorous programme of detoxiration
Etymology: Portmanteau of detox and elixir, plus something to make it a bit more verby-nounified. If you know what I mean. I liked "detoxir" more but it's not what the definition calls for.
Purgetorial
Created by: Mustang
Pronunciation: Purj - uh - TOR - eeyl
Sentence: Charlotte made her usual vile tasting New Year purgetorial elixir and in her haste to get it over with she simply downed it all directly from the food processor.
Etymology: Play on words using purge, purgatory and ritual
