Verboticisms

Created by: Tigger

Pronunciation: /awld-lang-stohnd/

Sentence: Because of her tradition of getting Auldlangstoned well before midnight on New Year's Eve, Charlene could never quite remember how she'd brought in the new year — who she was with, or what she'd been doing — and she actually seemed resigned to that fatalistic custom, with her customary 'devil-may-care' attitude.

Etymology: auld lang syne - traditional New Years phrase and song; referring to 'the good old days' (from Scottish, auld "old" + lang "long" + syne "since") + stoned - intoxicated, inebriated (shortening of 'stone-drunk')

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COMMENTS:

Good try: looked to go the same way myself with "AULDLANGCATARIZE" But "She" who must be obeyed told me:" Don't be ridiculous!" - OZZIEBOB, 2008-01-01: 19:46:00

I meant "AULDLANGCATHARIZE" - OZZIEBOB, 2008-01-01: 19:48:00

Ow, that sounds painful, Oz. - Tigger, 2008-01-02: 02:31:00

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Created by: Kazizzle

Pronunciation: Lie/bait/oh/ate

Sentence: Jill: Champagne is the best way to liebateoayt! Jack: If you say so.

Etymology: Libation - A beverage, especially an alcoholic one '08 - The New Year, 2008.

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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

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Created by: silveryaspen

Pronunciation: yer-end-em-a

Sentence: She took the yearendema on the last stroke of midnight and spent New Year's Day running to her favorite room in the house!

Etymology: year for year and 'yer' - end which also refers to your butt - and that end with ema is a play on the word enema.

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COMMENTS:

Very Interesting! - OZZIEBOB, 2008-01-01: 19:40:00

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Created by: imashelcha

Pronunciation: Ruh.mi.fi.KAY.shun

Sentence: My life sucks, but it's nothing a little rumification can't solve!

Etymology: Rum + ramification

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Created by: OZZIEBOB

Pronunciation: an-ee-LIKS-uhr-ate

Sentence: To the strains of "Auld Lang Syne" Roxie ritually annelixirated, hoping for a happy and, certainly, healthy New Year.

Etymology: Blend of ANN (of anno): year; ELIXIR (potion supposing to prolong life) & ATE: suffix forming both verb & noun forms.

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COMMENTS:

To the strains of "Auld Lang Syne" Roxie ritually annelixirated, hoping for a happy and, certainly, healthy New Year. - OZZIEBOB, 2008-01-01: 03:27:00

Good one -- nice use of 'annus'/annual root. - Tigger, 2008-01-02: 02:48:00

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Created by: bobofet

Pronunciation: in-doe-ox-ide

Sentence: Sarah woke up with a hangover and drank some indooxide to clean out her body.

Etymology: indo for inside, oxide for cleanse.

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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)

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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.

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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:

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