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DEFINITION: v., To strain with all your might in a desperate effort to open a sealed container, such as a jar of pickles. n., A small jar which cannot be opened.
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Lidication
Created by: KenM2
Pronunciation: Lid-ick-kacion
Sentence: with the many tools available to the modern chef, lidication has become a dying art.
Etymology: Lid + extrication
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COMMENTS:
good word! - OZZIEBOB, 2007-10-30: 16:53:00
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Herculopen
Created by: libertybelle
Pronunciation: her-cue-low-pen
Sentence: Billy strained for 15 minutes trying to herculopen the jar of olives, he gave up and decided to have his martini without. Miranda popped the jar with a simple flick of her wrist.
Etymology: hercules - noted strong man of ancient Greece + open
Cantopenthis
Created by: uluvitnunoit
Pronunciation:
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COMMENTS:
Like the look of it. - OZZIEBOB, 2008-09-26: 18:07:00
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Streeze
Created by: FreakoSpeako
Pronunciation:
Sentence: The man streezed the pickle jar.
Etymology:
Circumfailurence
Created by: zxvasdf
Pronunciation: Cir cum fail urence
Sentence: When the vein in his head popped out of place after a long bout of circumfailurence, he handed the jar to his wife who opened it easily. "I loosened it for you," he boasted.
Etymology: Circumference (the size of something as given by the distance around it) & failure (not successful)
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COMMENTS:
love the sentence - Jabberwocky, 2008-09-26: 15:06:00
Happens everyday in households round the world... - Nosila, 2008-09-26: 20:21:00
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Herniametic
Created by: mrskellyscl
Pronunciation: her-nee-ya-met-ic
Sentence: Roger needed surgery due to a pickle jar that was herniametically sealed because he wanted to prove to Carol that he was still virile. As he lay panting and in pain on the ground, Carol held the jar under running hot water, tapped it once or twice with a knife and it opened without effort. Then she called an ambulance.
Etymology: hernia: rupture or protrusion of an organ of the body or part of the body structure through the wall that normally contains it + hermetic: completely sealed, especially against the escape or entry of air; impervious against outside influences or interference
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COMMENTS:
cute word - Nosila, 2010-02-25: 11:12:00
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Straplexed
Created by: Justpeachyy
Pronunciation: Stra - strain plexed- perplexed
Sentence: " I have straplexed long enough.. I cant handle the embarrassment any longer."
Etymology: from Latin plexus, plexus involved, Latin struere to heap up
Machobotchup
Created by: Mustang
Pronunciation: mah-cho-BOTSCH-up
Sentence: Stan was always trying to impress the ladies with feats of strength but more often than not his puny efforts ended with a machobotchup, leaving the impression that he was a wimp rather than a stud.
Etymology: Blend of 'macho' (an assertively virile, dominating, or domineering male) and 'botch'(to foul up hopelessly —often used with up)
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COMMENTS:
I also detect a touch of ketchup. - artr, 2012-11-30: 08:56:00
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Comments:
Today's definition was suggested by Clayton. Thank you Clayton! ~ James'
That guy in the cartoon ought to have some droolpickles with all that effort.
Hey Petaj, Good idea! I have added some Pavlovian droolpickles. (You may need to reload to see the updated image.) ~ James
Kevcom - 2007-10-30: 15:39:00
Print it out! Print it out! Soooo Good just like the last!
Thanks Kevcom! ~ James
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The droolpickles look great. He must have been salivating in anticipation.
November - 2008-09-30: 07:53:00
or Ajarafarce Where the ending is also the word *farce • noun 1 a comic dramatic work or genre using buffoonery and horseplay and typically including ludicrously improbable situations. 2 an absurd event.
Today's definition was suggested by Clayton. Thank you Clayton. ~ James