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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.
Verboticisms
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Dillcapitate
Created by: Jabberwocky
Pronunciation: dill/cap/i/tate
Sentence: I will dillcapitate you Dave screamed at the pickle jar - even if my eyes remain bloodshot for a week.
Etymology: dill (as in pickle) + decapitate + cap
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COMMENTS:
Brilliant: now part of my vocabulary. - OZZIEBOB, 2008-09-26: 18:06:00
Very good word - TJayzz, 2008-09-27: 05:32:00
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Jarchacha
Created by: OZZIEBOB
Pronunciation: jahr-CHAH-chah
Sentence: Bob found himself totally in a jarchacha, when in front of Mrs Sanchez, who he wanted to emundorosape perfectly, even to her love of Latin-American dancing and body-building, he couldn't, despite straining every muscle, open a jar of gerkins.
Etymology: Blend of Jar & Cha-Cha
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COMMENTS:
funny - Jabberwocky, 2008-09-26: 15:00:00
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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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Cranisprain
Created by: remistram
Pronunciation: krey-nee-spreyn
Sentence: Was it worth the cranisprain and biting off his own tongue to get at those tasty pickles? The irony!
Etymology: cranial + sprain
Streeze
Created by: FreakoSpeako
Pronunciation:
Sentence: The man streezed the pickle jar.
Etymology:
Machogotcha
Created by: Mustang
Pronunciation: maw-choh-GOT-cha
Sentence: Having always considered himself to be very manly and virile, Hector's self confidence suffered a major case of machogotcha when he failed at all attempts to open the jar of pickles at the office picnic.
Etymology: Blend of 'macho' (an assertively virile, dominating, or domineering male) and 'gotcha' (the fact of having beeen caught or defeated)
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COMMENTS:
Rolls off the tongue nicely - artr, 2008-09-26: 07:35:00
I like it. - OZZIEBOB, 2008-09-26: 18:17:00
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Twiststosterone
Created by: svnfsvn
Pronunciation: twist tos terone
Sentence: my twisterone wasnt enough to impress my girlfriend.
Etymology: to twist testosterone
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COMMENTS:
Perfect! - ErWenn, 2007-10-31: 01:11:00
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Scroucherize
Created by: idavecook
Pronunciation: S
Sentence: Henry, despite all his schroucherization, could not budge the cap from Helen's bottle of nail polish remover.
Etymology:
Srewhard
Created by: iluvenglish
Pronunciation: sroo-hard
Sentence: he has been srewharding onto that bottle of gatorade for the past fifteen minutes for exercise.
Etymology: screw, hard
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