Verboticisms

Created by: gemmgemms

Pronunciation: pre-vee-us-lee-un-so-berr-da

Sentence: They could all tell he was previouslyunsobered.

Etymology: previous:before + un:not + sober:not drunk

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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"

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Created by: Jabberwocky

Pronunciation: put/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:

Luv it! So clever and superbly adorable. Touches the kid that lives in all of us and makes Christmas such fun! - silveryaspen, 2008-12-19: 10:31:00

Good one - OZZIEBOB, 2008-12-21: 17:19:00

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Created by: Stevenson0

Pronunciation: pre/bree/ate

Sentence: I prebriate for all staff functions when I know the toxic managers are going to show up. Three, or four rye and ginger ales are sufficient for my prebriation to function with these morons.

Etymology: pre + prior + inebriate

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COMMENTS:

Ryebuck! - OZZIEBOB, 2007-12-18: 16:13:00

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Created by: ErWenn

Pronunciation: /ˈæntiˌtoʊdəlɚ/

Sentence: The antitotaler was ejected from the party after being charged with the host with a PWI. He was only able to make a PUI stick, however.

Etymology: antitotaler: from anti- + teetotaler PUI: Partying Under the Influence PWI: Partying While Intoxicated

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Created by: artr

Pronunciation: festəbəz

Sentence: Lew was nervous about going to his first office ”Holiday” party. He had only had this job for two weeks and hardly knew anybody. All that changed when he arrived sporting an elf costume and a raging festibuzz. The outfit might have been forgiven, the pickling perhaps but kissing Mr. Bossypants full on the lips, maybe not. Strangely when he arrived for work on Monday Lew’s security badge didn’t seem to work on the entry door and a box with his personal stuff was sitting on the curb.

Etymology: festival (an annual celebration) + buzz (intoxication)

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Created by: remistram

Pronunciation: hol-ee-jol-ee-ham-erd

Sentence: Sven got hollyjollyhammered at the party so he didn't have to small talk with his numbskull co-workers.

Etymology: as in have a holly jolly Christmas + hammered (as in drunk)

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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'.

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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.

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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.

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