Verboticisms

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)

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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: PREBRIATE - verb - from PRE (prior) + PRIOR + INEBRIATE (to make drunk; intoxicate)

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Created by: MrDave2176

Pronunciation: mehr-ree-nayd-ed

Sentence: (True story): My wife and I and a friend attended a champagne tasting, then went home and sampled some single malt scotch and then proceeded to the Christmas party already merrynaded.

Etymology: Merry + (Mari)naded

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COMMENTS:

funny - Jabberwocky, 2007-12-18: 14:12:00

Positively brilliant word! - libertybelle, 2007-12-18: 14:50:00

Sounds like you were on a merry-go-round. Great word, DAVE ! - OZZIEBOB, 2007-12-18: 16:03:00

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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Sentence: By nature a withdrawn sort, Wilbur was becoming quite happy and animated to the point of being totally festoned on the party 'punch'.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: 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.

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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: 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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Created by: rikboyee

Pronunciation: jin-gul-all-thuh-way-sted

Sentence: he seemed to spend the whole festive season jingleallthewasted

Etymology: wasted, jingle all the way

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Created by: OZZIEBOB

Pronunciation: HOP - tuh - mist

Sentence: After a couple of "steadiers" Bob, a hoptimist with a 'corona' of confidence, marched smilingly into his workplace's Christmas party, greeting heartily fellow-workers who normally 'drove him to drink".

Etymology: HOPTIMIST: Blend of hop(s), used in beer brewing. Consider slang "On the hops", and Optimist: One who feels that things will work out well. STEADIER: (sl) a beer to steady the nerves. CORONA: 1.A crown 2. Mexican beer. DRIVE TO DRINK: Make s.o so irritate

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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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