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DEFINITION: v. To expectorate unexpectedly, especially in situations where it is not considered socially acceptable. n. A person who habitually spits, even when among polite company.
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Horkiculture
Created by: Stevenson0
Pronunciation: hor/ki/cul/ture
Sentence: Sam worked in a lab which always turned out inaccurate results due to his horkiculture.
Etymology: hork + horticulture + culture (as in lab specimen)
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COMMENTS:
your word reminds me of something green, and it's growing on me. ERK. - petaj, 2009-03-13: 06:18:00
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Spirettes
Created by: Menotyou
Pronunciation:
Sentence: He has a problem he always spits he has spirettes.
Etymology:
Malapropel
Created by: metrohumanx
Pronunciation: mahl-APP-row-PELL (malapropeller)
Sentence: Hank was quite gross in his youth- and now he's so crude and uncouth. He hacked up some moisture- and launched a thick oyster- so hard it included his tooth. Yes, Hank the Skank would belittle- all those who would swallow their spittle- For him it was sport- to land one in the port- We hope that he gags on a Skittle. (Hank was a MALAPROPELLER of the worst kind. An unrepentant DISGUSTOLAUNCHER, he would decorate the sidewalk with loathome lung by-products, repellent dollops of drool and vulgar volumes of vile vapours, too.)
Etymology: MALAPROpos+proPEL= MALAPROPEL.....MALAPROPOS: in an inappropriate or inopportune way; French mal à propos (1668).....PROPEL: to drive forward or onward by or as if by means of a force that imparts motion;Middle English propellen, from Latin propellere, from pro- before + pellere to drive.
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COMMENTS:
Ptyalize expel or eject (saliva or phlegm or sputum) from the mouth - metrohumanx, 2009-03-12: 16:31:00
Metrohumanx, I was imagining the graphic details as I read your sentence :)~ EWWW WEEE Old Hank is one Malapropel type Fella! I just hope he doesn't smoke as he starts to choke and fling out something YELLOW! (GOOD one!) - abrakadeborah, 2009-03-12: 21:05:00
excellent create! - silveryaspen, 2009-03-13: 10:14:00
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Gobbit
Created by: remistram
Pronunciation: gawb-itt
Sentence: Sheila wished that Ray would keep his gobbits to himself, especially since the H1N1 outbreak.
Etymology: gob (as in saliva) + bit (as in pieces)
Spitaligy
Created by: kairi988
Pronunciation:
Sentence:
Etymology:
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COMMENTS:
Don't give up ... you have great potential! - silveryaspen, 2009-03-18: 12:36:00
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Spewtifulpeople
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: spu ti ful peep ell
Sentence: He was a bon vivant, a man of the world, but he was also one of the spewtifulpeople. He was the spitting image of a successful person, except for his one bad habit. We could expectorate no less from him...he was a cuspidor, not a toreador.
Etymology: Spew (spit) & Beutiful People (Wealthy, prominent people, especially those in international society)
Unexpectorate
Created by: mweinmann
Pronunciation: un + expek + tor + ate
Sentence: Johnathon was an intellegent, kind man. Mona considered being with him more often and enjoyed his quick wit and generousity. But, she just could not get past his unexpectorate behavior. When she least expected it, the spittle would fly out of his mouth and land all over her, their friends and family. Mona did not think she could overlook this behavior on a long-term basis.
Etymology: Unexpected and Expectorate >> Unexpected (not anticipated or expected) Expectorate (discharge (phlegm or sputum) from the lungs and out of the mouth)
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COMMENTS:
super combo - Jabberwocky, 2009-03-12: 12:16:00
THROW HIM TO THE FLOOR! - metrohumanx, 2009-03-12: 16:33:00
good one,mweinman, apparently we have all met people that do this! - Nosila, 2009-03-12: 20:17:00
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Spittune
Created by: Mustang
Pronunciation: spit-TOON
Sentence: Whether or not it was intentional no one knew, but folks did know a conversation with Willard may well result in them being plastered with his dinner, his drinks or just his spittle and behind his back folks referred to his conversation as a spittune as the 'punctuations' of spittle resembled the beat of uptempo music.
Etymology: Blend of 'spit' (expectorate) and 'tune' (song or bit of music) Play on the word spittoon, a cuspidor
Salivationarmy
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: sali vay shun armee
Sentence: When Judy Drench went out for dinner with Rudy B. Havior, she did not understand that she would be dating the salivationarmy. Rudy shlurped and shpittled his way through the meal. By the end of the evening, she was a human spittoon. Judy had more DNA samples on her than a CSI lab.
Etymology: Salivation (the secretion of saliva) & play on Salvation Army (a charitable and religious organization to evangelize and to care for the poor and homeless)
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COMMENTS:
:D - galwaywegian, 2010-09-23: 14:26:00
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Muculeptic
Created by: kalex
Pronunciation: m-yoo-ka-lep-tick
Sentence: My brother is a muculeptic, he spontaneously and perpetually spits all over the place.
Etymology: Muc-derived from mucus; leptic-to compulsively and persistently be afflicted VERB:Muculactate
Comments:
Today's definition was suggested by metrohumanx. Thank you metrohumanx. ~ James
galwaywegian - 2009-03-12: 06:39:00
sometimes I worry about metrohumanx :)
mweinmann - 2009-03-12: 16:08:00
This definition really caused me to chuckle....you see, I actually met someone last week who actually did this!!
splendiction - 2009-03-12: 22:13:00
The words today are hilarious and disgusting at the same time - oh, another definition!
Today's definition was suggested by metrohumanx. Thank you metrohumanx. ~ James