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DEFINITION: v., To prepare for holiday events where you must chat with irritating co-workers or nagging relatives, by consuming just enough alcohol to make you feel "relaxed". n., A person who arrives at a party pre-inebriated.
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Pseudosalubricated
Created by: metrohumanx
Pronunciation: SOO-DOE-sa-lubri-cated
Sentence: Alfie's drinking philosophy could be stated quite simply: pound down a few shots before attending any social event where sparking wit might be called for. Alfie believed in getting PSEUDOSALUBRICATED...obtaining a "healthy buzz" before showcasing his karaoke skills and performing handstands on the bar. Although he was known to occasionally eat the label from a wine bottle, Alfie stubbornly refused to admit that a person could PSEUDOSALUBRICATE himself too much. Always entertaining, he often left the premises strapped to a hand truck.
Etymology: PSEUDO+SALUBrious+lubRICATED= PSEUDOSALUBRICATED.....PSEUDO:being apparently rather than actually as stated, false, fake;Middle English, from Late Latin pseudo.....SALUBRIOUS:favorable to or promoting health or well-being, especially in a social setting;Latin salubris; akin to salvus safe, healthy.....LUBRICATED:to make smooth or slippery, to imbibe just enough alcohol to make something bearable;Latin lubricatus, past participle of lubricare, from lubricus slippery.
Alcomooder
Created by: simon
Pronunciation: alko-moo-da
Sentence: I have to turn into such an alcomooder before these parties.
Etymology: I have to drink to change my mood to make these parties more enjoyable.
Festipsy
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: festipsē
Sentence: In an attempt to avoid last year's sotluck debacle of a Christmas party, the planners scheduled a brunch soiree. Nonetheless several people still arrived festipsy.
Etymology: festivity (the celebration of something in a joyful and exuberant way) + tipsy (slightly drunk)
Fauxmas
Created by: jmotsch
Pronunciation: foe mass
Sentence: After a full day of toasting, Jim was totally fauxmassed when he arrived at the children's choir performance. I must always fauxmas before attending midnight mass.
Etymology:
Sherrychristmased
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: sher ree kris mast
Sentence: Nick had already been to five other homes on the block for his annual walkabout on Christmas Eve. Sampling nibblies and good cheer, by house #6, The Bailey's, he was plastered. Since he only did this at Yuletime, he arrived sherrychristmased. Luckily, the Bailey's knew him well enough to lay him out on the spare bed until either Christmas, sobriety or alcoholic poisoning happened. It would not be the first time that the Bailey children would think that Nick, in his Santa suit, was the real thing...in fact he was often the topic of the next show and tell...
Etymology: Sherry (fortified wine, drunk as an aperitif) & Wordplay on "Merry Christmas"
Putrumintumtum
Created by: Jabberwocky
Pronunciation: poot/rum/in/tum/tum
Sentence: When he received his invitation to the Christmas lunch he took the little drummer boy's advice and putrumintumtum.
Etymology: put + rum + tum (as in tummy) + pa rum pum pum pum
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COMMENTS:
Hysterical!!! - libertybelle, 2007-12-18: 10:36:00
I need to ruminate on this one! Very clever and offbeat! - OZZIEBOB, 2007-12-18: 16:17:00
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Yuletiedoneon
Created by: xirtam
Pronunciation: yool-tahyd-wuhn-on
Sentence: Gary yuletiedoneon and arrived drunk to the Christmas party.
Etymology: yuletide: the Christmas season. + Tied one on: Slang - to get drunk.
Festoned
Created by: Mustang
Pronunciation: Feh - stond
Sentence: By nature a withdrawn sort, Wilbur was becoming quite happy and animated to the point of being totally festoned on the party 'punch'.
Etymology: Fest(celebration) and Stoned (drunk)....a play on the word 'festooned'.
Prepour
Created by: milorush
Pronunciation: (v. tr.) prěp'ōr; (n.) prěp'ō-rā'shən, prěp'ōr'ər
Sentence: I'd find it extremely difficult to deal with my co-workers at the office Christmas party without at least an hour of prepouration first; hell, why should after-hours be any different than the work day?
Etymology: pre[pare] + pour (noun forms - prepouration and prepourer)
Dipsohoho
Created by: galwaywegian
Pronunciation: dips o ho ho
Sentence: Rude Alf the red nosed dipsohoho....
Etymology: dipso hohoho
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COMMENTS:
Oh Oh OH! Smile-licious! - silveryaspen, 2008-12-19: 10:28:00
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Comments:
Today's definition was suggested by yellowbird Thank you yellowbird ~ James
What's it all about......Alkie?
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Is it just for the moment we live? What's it all about when you SOT it out, Alkie?
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