Verboticisms

Created by: Tigger

Pronunciation: /kris-mel'-lohd/

Sentence: First I christmellowed with a couple nips of brandy before the holiday party, until I heard minglebells in my head, and that loosened me up enough to impress my boss, and Gail from Marketing, with some funny stories of my Uncle Frank, and then I even did an imitation of my dear uncle every Christmas Eve, right there on the floor.

Etymology: Christmas (Old English, Cristes maesse "Mass of Christ") + mellowed - mildly and pleasantly intoxicated (Old English, mearu. Meaning "slightly drunk" is from 1690.)

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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)

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Created by: rebelvin

Pronunciation: sosh-i-al-co-hol-ize

Sentence: I was not at ease at the party until I got socialcoholized.

Etymology: social+alcohol

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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.

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Created by: Carla

Pronunciation: si-cure-uh-tid-uh-lee

Sentence: After several bottles of wine, Sarah finally felt securitiddly enough to face her colleagues at the annual office drinks.

Etymology: security + tiddly

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Created by: Edsoteric

Pronunciation: soush-yule-bibe

Sentence: Ordinarily Gary was not much of a tippler but he did socyulebibe to make the rounds of his clients interminable office parties more bearable.

Etymology: social + yule + imbibe

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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: mrskellyscl

Pronunciation: al-co-hol-ly-jol-ly

Sentence: Kris was having an Alcohollyjolly Christmas and arrived at the office party lit like a Christmas Tree. Usually quiet and reserved, he was nervous about talking to people he didn't know, so he allowed himself some liquid courage beforehand. Showing up late and dressed in a Santa Suit, he hit the egg-nog right away. His coworkers laughed and dismissed the behaviour, but they drew the line when he began to offer the women there a chance to check out his "package" and go to his "sleigh" to see Rudolph. The next day he realized that it's probably not a good idea to get too jolly at a law firm's Holiday party when he exchanged his Santa Suit for a Sexual Harassment Suit.

Etymology: "A Holly Jolly Christmas,"(1962) -- a popular Christmas song sung by Burl Ives and composed by Johnny Marks, a Jewish composer who also penned "Rudolph, the Red Nosed Reindeer," "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree," "The Most Wonderful Time of the Year." + alcohol: intoxicant

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COMMENTS:

Good one - Nosila, 2009-12-23: 08:15:00

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Created by: Nosila

Pronunciation: was say lant

Sentence: There is one at every Christmas Party...the wassailant. It's that friend, co-worker or relative who needs liquid courage in order to face their demons and tell people what they really think of them. The only good thing of them coming soused is that they inevitably conk out on the coat pile in the bedroom, leaving the rest to enjoy themselves.

Etymology: Wassail (a punch made of sweetened ale or wine heated with spices and roasted apples; especially at Christmas;celebrate noisily, often indulging in drinking; engage in uproarious festivities & Assailant (someone who attacks)

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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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