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DEFINITION: v., To not feel guilty about all the weight you're putting on, because you need all the extra calories you can get, to survive the harsh winter climate. n., A type of fat gained by mammals in preparation for winter hibernation.

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Bulkinate

Created by: Stevenson0

Pronunciation: bulhuk/uh/neyt

Sentence: With winter just around the corner, Janice instinctively knew it was time to bulkinate for the coldness to come by eating five meals a day in an effort to pack on twenty five pounds to thwart off that minus 18 degree northerly wind.

Etymology: BULKINATE - verb from - BULK (to increase in size; expand; swell) + LAMINATE (to cover with layers)

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metrohumanx We need words like that to fend off the hyperborean blast! - metrohumanx, 2008-10-20: 09:55:00

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Flabsolve

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Created by: metrohumanx

Pronunciation: FLAB-zolve ...flabsolution

Sentence: Oliver could hardy [sic] believe his good fortune. The local weathermen had predicted a massive blizzard which would surely keep him snowbound for months. Life had been no PYCNIC for Ollie, dieting all summer, trying to foragenerate enough fats and proteins to satiate his appetite. Corpulentil soup just didn't do it for him. Now he could FLABSOLVE himself of any guilt for increasing his bulk over the winter. There wasn't much to do, living this far north. Ollie couldn't jog on the ro-tundra, nor could he pud-gyrate at the skating rink. Yes, the obese-ason was here, and he knew he would become davenportly, stout and quite dumpy as he bypassed his days on the heavysettee. The porcinema was not an option, as the seats were too small- there was no need to lap-ologize for that. Oliver's days were abdominated by the internet as he ingested all the savory bits he had stockpiled for just such an occasion. Now he could alibi-nge on deep-fried pork ends and he would surely be FLABSOLVED as he vindic-ate his way to a new profile. When not verbotomizing, Ollie spent a lot of time at defendaflab.com! His caloriclaim to fame might get him into the record books...and besides- he could shed those pounds in the spring. But now it was time to chow down. That's ANOTHER fine mess hall he's gotten himself into!

Etymology: FLAB+abSOLVE=FLABSOLVE.....FLAB: back-formation from flabby ; soft fatty body tissue.....ABSOLVE:to set free from an obligation or the consequences of guilt;Middle English, from Latin absolvere, from ab- + solvere to loosen (one's standards of caloric intake).

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metrohumanx This definition has generated some GREAT words- and a gnawing hunger in the pit of my stomach....but NOT for muktuk! Quite an education today! - metrohumanx, 2008-10-20: 09:59:00

great rationalizing - I need a snack! - Jabberwocky, 2008-10-20: 10:53:00

Flabsolutely Flabulous! - Nosila, 2008-10-20: 20:14:00

Made me hungry......and sleepy. - Mustang, 2008-10-20: 20:14:00

metrohumanx I recommend a visit here: http://www.laurelandhardyarchive.com/ - metrohumanx, 2008-10-23: 17:30:00

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Hamnesty

Created by: Tigger

Pronunciation: hām'-nə-stē

Sentence: "It sure is getting cold lately. Oh hey, if you're not going to finish that meat, I'll have the rest of it," said Margaret, adjusting her waistband, "and please pass the mashed potatoes and gravy," she stated, with hamnesty. She had been putting on quite a few pounds of insulard over the last few weeks.

Etymology: ham (Middle English, hamme "meat from the leg of a hog") + (Greek, amnéstía - oblivion, "a period during which offenders are exempt from punishment")

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Hilarious!! - purpleartichokes, 2007-11-21: 04:29:00

yes - very funny - Jabberwocky, 2007-11-21: 10:54:00

It seems with Margaret that it's all going to waist! Great sentence & word. - OZZIEBOB, 2007-11-21: 16:34:00

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Permalard

Created by: thebaron

Pronunciation: per-ma-lard

Sentence: Jeff piled on those potatoes, knowing a layer of permalard was required for the long arctic winter.

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Bloatcoat

artr

Created by: artr

Pronunciation: blōtkōt

Sentence: While others are wearing heavy parkas and what they call puffy jackets Tim is wearing a thin windbreaker. This is because he is wearing a bloatcoat. Starting at Thanksgiving he has been on a Paula Dean-inspired diet of butterfried schrimp, buttermilk cake with butter icing and buttermilkshakes. His only regret is that he has not been able to find a ready source of muktuk.

Etymology: bloat (become swollen with fluid or gas) + coat (an outer garment worn outdoors, having sleeves and typically extending below the hips)

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Flabitat

Created by: Nosila

Pronunciation: flab it tat

Sentence: Living so close to the Arctic Circle, all species here gain extra weight to keep them warm through the cold winter nights and hibernation. Besides polar bears, seals, walrus, humans too gain extra body weight for this season. We like to call it flabitat. Those extra calories, from rich food and antifreeze (booze),that's what keeps us warm through bizzards, snowplows and Hockey Night in Canada.

Etymology: Flab (fat, excess poundage) & Habitat (the type of environment in which an organism or group normally lives or occurs)

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Gorgulate

Created by: jkernen1

Pronunciation:

Sentence: Sally felt the need to gorgulate at thanksgiving in preparation for the cold winter.

Etymology: gorge + insulate

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Inswellate

MrDave2176

Created by: MrDave2176

Pronunciation: IN-swell-ate

Sentence: Peter's inswellation meant that his winter clothes were at least a size larger than his summer wardrobe meaning he often looked baggy in fall and pinched in the spring.

Etymology: in(sul)ate + swell

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love it - Jabberwocky, 2007-11-21: 10:52:00

Yep, great word ! But Peter should remember that 'clothes maketh not the man' - OZZIEBOB, 2007-11-21: 16:45:00

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Absolvipose

petaj

Created by: petaj

Pronunciation: ab-SOLVE-i-pose

Sentence: Confronted with a cornucopia of Christmas goodies, Carol (get it? Christmas), took an absolvipose stance tucking into an overflowing plate of roast turkey and trimmings and filling her capacious handbag with a dozen mince pies to keep her going on the cold walk home.

Etymology: absolve (free from guilt) + adipose (fatty)

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Porka

artr

Created by: artr

Pronunciation: pôrkə

Sentence: While most of his friends were shivering through the cold snap, Willy was fine. He is sure to wear his winter porka starting in the fall.

Etymology: porker (a fat person) + parka (a large windproof jacket with a hood, designed to be worn in cold weather) + orca (a large toothed whale with distinctive black-and-white markings)

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Comments:

Verbotomy Verbotomy - 2007-11-21: 00:01:00
Today's definition was suggested by remistram. Thank you remistram! ~ James

galwaywegian - 2008-10-20: 09:35:00
good standard today:)

Nuwanda - 2008-10-20: 22:51:00
Does anyone else get an error message when trying to vote sometimes? I think it keeps counting the votes I am trying to cast even though it comes up with a long string of unintelligible text.

Verbotomy Verbotomy - 2010-03-16: 00:03:00
Today's definition was suggested by remistram. Thank you remistram. ~ James