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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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Openeurism
Created by: bzav1
Pronunciation: o - pan - yer - izm
Sentence: John felt screwzy after nearly having an openeurism trying to get a pickle for Maggie. Several minutes gherkinating on that jar had left him exhausted.
Etymology: open + aneurism, screwzy - woozy from trying to unscrew something, gherkinating - the action of twisting the lid off certain types of pickle jars.
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COMMENTS:
I preferred gherkinating, butn you get my vote. - galwaywegian, 2007-10-30: 08:15:00
Ha ha ha!! Great word!! - libertybelle, 2007-10-30: 10:27:00
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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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Macheesebeau
Created by: lumina
Pronunciation: mah/cheez/bo
Sentence: Judith did her best to never show up at family potlucks, parties, etc. early. She did not want to take the chance that her macheesebeau Ernie might end up in the kitchen with Mom. He didn't know the first thing about cooking. He just liked to impress Mom with his strength. Unfortunately, nine times out of ten, Mom would finally say, "Give that to me!" as she grabbed and with one swift twist opened the jars Ernie had just busted a nut on trying to get open. :)
Etymology: Macho Cheeseball Beau
Writhepudding
Created by: petaj
Pronunciation: rice pudding with a speech impediment rythe-pudding
Sentence: Yet again, Andy resorted to writhepudding to extract his dessert from the tin without a can opener. But it was a fruitless exercise. His strength was already depleted from the contortellini to obtain his first course.
Etymology: rice pudding + writhe
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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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
Frictrate
Created by: libwen
Pronunciation: 'frik-trayt
Sentence: Sadly, the container of yogurt squirted me after I had frictrated too hard to get it open.
Etymology: friction + frustrate
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
Torqueture
Created by: galwaywegian
Pronunciation: tork chewer
Sentence: The torqueture was all the more painful because he didn't even like branston pickle.
Etymology: torque, torture
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COMMENTS:
maybe he should dill-iberate more when he chooses his pickles - Jabberwocky, 2007-10-30: 12:15:00
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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