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'OMIGOD! Prada is on sale at Wal-Mart!'

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.

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Chronosynclastic infundibulum

Created by: vonnegut

Pronunciation: chro-no-sin-kla-stik in-fun-di-bu-lum

Sentence: You might think it would be nice to go to a chronosynclastic infundibulum and see all the different ways to be absolutely right, but it is a very dangerous thing to do.

Etymology: Created by Kurt Vonnegut Jr., for The Sirens of Titan, published in 1959.

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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.

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Factasy

Created by: lumina

Pronunciation: fact/a/see

Sentence: Clarence laughed at Shoshana when she came home with her pair of Prada's from Walmart. He knew she was gullible but $7.38? She didn't care what he said or thought. She knew it was just another one of her factasies coming true! It was just one of many that day.

Etymology: Fact:an event known to have happened or something known to have existed. asy: derivative of fantasy: mythology and folklore

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COMMENTS:

good one! - reverb, 2008-06-27: 12:48:00

She should live on Factasy Island! - Nosila, 2008-06-28: 00:00:00

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Floof

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Created by: AnnieChandon

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Perfectory

Created by: purpleartichokes

Pronunciation: per-feck-tory-ee

Sentence: In my dream, I found myself in perfectory with an endless supply of organic cow manure and neighbors who understood the value of tasty weeds.

Etymology: perfect, purgatory

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COMMENTS:

the opposite of perfecktory! - galwaywegian, 2007-04-20: 06:05:00

petaj hmmm - could that also be the impossibility of a university canteen that provides delicious, quality meals (perfect refectory)? - petaj, 2007-04-20: 07:19:00

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Eurekarea

Created by: galwaywegian

Pronunciation: you reeeeeek ay reeeee ah

Sentence: He used to live in the zone, command the eurekarea. Then he met her.

Etymology: eureka area

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Zeneuphoria

Created by: suzanne

Pronunciation: Zen-you-foreea

Sentence: He was the handsomest man in the room and when she loked at him she had the zeneuphoria of seeing him smile and start walking towards her

Etymology: Zen- philosophy of equilibrium. euphoria- joy

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Polyveritism

Created by: Pasicheio

Pronunciation: Paw-Lee-Vare-It-Ism

Sentence: With an exclamation of joy, Polly realized that they were both right, and that moment was a polyveritism!

Etymology: Poly; veritas; umm..ism

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Mediumregular

Created by: thefreewheeler

Pronunciation: mee dee um rehg you lar

Sentence: Adams attributed his perfect score to a momentary seizure of mediumregular.

Etymology: medium and regular: both equilateral and equiangular

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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"

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Verbotomy Verbotomy - 2007-04-20: 02:27:00
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

Verbotomy Verbotomy - 2008-06-26: 00:01:00
Today's definition was suggested by Kurt Vonnegut and first appeared in his novel The Sirens of Titan.
Thank you Mr. Vonnegut! ~ James

Verbotomy Verbotomy - 2009-11-06: 01:15:00
Today's definition was suggested by vonnegut. Thank you vonnegut. ~ James