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DEFINITION: n. A place, or a moment, where all the different kinds of truths fit together, and where there are many different ways to be absolutely right about everything. n. To be absolutely right about everything.
Verboticisms
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Cosmiright
Created by: remistram
Pronunciation: koz-mi-rite
Sentence: Trudy felt such cosmiright that day, so much so that if she died tomorrow she'd die a happy woman.
Etymology: cosmic + right
Pivotallville
Created by: Jabberwocky
Pronunciation: pi/vot/all/vill
Sentence: Pivotallville is the only place in the world where every concept is turned upside down and everything falls into perfect order.
Etymology: pivotal (crucial, significant) + pivot (turn) + all + ville (place)
Kismesh
Created by: pinwheel
Pronunciation: kiss/mesh
Sentence: I knew it was kismesh when the toast fell on the floor butter side up.
Etymology: kismet (destiny) + mesh (coming together)
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COMMENTS:
very clever pinwheel - Jabberwocky, 2007-04-20: 13:30:00
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Idyllumate
Created by: Ellemorpheus
Pronunciation: I-dill-you-mate
Sentence: Wal-Mart is thought by some to be an Idyllumate.
Etymology: from Idyll- an extremely happy, peaceful or picturesque episode or scene. from Consummate- complete or perfect. Epitome.
Multistudinous
Created by: CharlieB
Pronunciation: mult-ee-stood-in-us
Sentence: Stephen was multistudinous. Whether it was quantam physics, basket weaving or grade 8 cello, he had a degree in it.
Etymology: multitudinous (numerous, great in variety) + studious (given to studY)
Pointofviewtopia
Created by: rikboyee
Pronunciation: poiynt-ov-vyew-toe-pee-ah
Sentence: for the first time ever, our family get together had not disentegrated into a slanging match, and everyone left feeling amiable....it was as if we had been in some sort of pointofviewtopia
Etymology: point of view, utopia
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COMMENTS:
Is that like being at the point of utopia, but not quite actually getting there? - petaj, 2007-04-20: 07:21:00
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Denihilation
Created by: urbanwookie
Pronunciation: however you like
Sentence: In a moment of denihil it is eminently possible to make something out of nothing...
Etymology: de + nihil - also has a nice synergy with "denial"
Variavalidation
Created by: serendipity9000
Pronunciation: ver-eah-valid-ation
Sentence: She had an amazing sense of variavalidation - it was all true and all at the same time.
Etymology: Varia (multiple) + validation
Panveritas
Created by: Trystera
Pronunciation: pan-WHERE-it-ahs
Sentence: The panveritas overwhelmed me in a great mind-reeling jolt, and I was overcome by simultaneous empathy and self-satisfaction.
Etymology: pan- -- Greek, "all" veritas -- Latin, "truth"
Lalaland
Created by: Sed8ed
Pronunciation: la-la-land
Sentence: Everything is always perfect in lalaland.
Etymology:
Comments:
Today's definition was suggested by Kurt Vonnegut and first appeared in his novel The Sirens of Titan.
Thank you Mr. Vonnegut! Also a word of thanks to ErWenn for suggesting this Vonnegut definition ~ James
Today's definition was suggested by Kurt Vonnegut and first appeared in his novel The Sirens of Titan.
Thank you Mr. Vonnegut! ~ James
Today's definition was suggested by vonnegut. Thank you vonnegut. ~ James