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DEFINITION: v. To obsessively work on, shine and polish something which has no intrinsic value. n. A item which has lots of imagined shine in the eyes of the owner, but no real value for anyone else.
Verboticisms
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Trasure
Created by: jessicadobies
Pronunciation: traa-sheur
Sentence: The peice of junk metal was pure trasure to the artist.
Etymology: tra- coming from the word trash -sure coming from the word treasure
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COMMENTS:
so clever! - jessicadobies, 2012-02-17: 15:15:00
dayum gurl gud 1 - andrewmcshea, 2012-02-17: 15:16:00
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Endeadvor
Created by: karenanne
Pronunciation: en DED ver
Sentence: Inna Fectiv is always working on some futile endeadvor. None of her ideas ever go anywhere, because no one ever wants any of her inventions. Her latest creation is a multi-story cage system for cats, which she calls her "Pet Projects." She keeps forgetting that cats don't like to be in cages, and usually protest it vigorously, so if you have a number of them together, the yowling is almost ear-splitting.
Etymology: endeavor + dead
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COMMENTS:
Pet Projects...cute! - Nosila, 2010-09-22: 00:07:00
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Treasuristic
Created by: abrakadeborah
Pronunciation: Tre-sure-ist-ic
Sentence: Just look a little bit closer and you will see the treasuristic value of this rock.
Etymology: From the word treasure, "valuable to some owners...a rare find" and added "istic"< put ist and ic together to show it is most valuable to that person in particular,even if nobody else sees it's value...the owner of that treasure sees it as worthy and very valuable to them no matter what it is seen to be by others.
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COMMENTS:
I love your use of the imperative. Even your name is clever! - metrohumanx, 2009-03-10: 12:19:00
perhaps this is a diamond in the rough! - silveryaspen, 2009-03-10: 14:46:00
Thank you very much! I found this site along time ago and had forgotten about it...I googled MYSELF, Oh YEAH and UP it came ~ I LOVE words! I have lots I've made up for people...This is fun! - abrakadeborah, 2009-03-11: 00:52:00
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Flunktionality
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: flunk shun al itee
Sentence: Nick Zogute lived in a lively neighbourhood. His neighbours celebrated every known holiday with lots of lights, decorations and often fell into a competitve rivalry to out-do each other and provide the best display on the street. Nick was no different and applied the scientific skills he used at work as an aerospace designer to improve the displays and add pizzazz to the neighborhood. His kids thought his displays were all flunktionality when his Halloween Display played "Do you hear what I hear?" and his Christmas displays played "We wish you a scary Christmas and a Hapless New Year!"
Etymology: Functionality (capable of serving a purpose well) & flunk (fail to get a passing grade; not work out; not pass standards)
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COMMENTS:
flunktastic! - galwaywegian, 2009-03-10: 06:57:00
You never FLAIL to amuse us, Nosila! - metrohumanx, 2009-03-10: 12:15:00
great last line! great word! - silveryaspen, 2009-03-10: 14:40:00
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Pentous
Created by: elenalombardi
Pronunciation: [pu-n-ch-us]
Sentence: I must make my paper pentous or I will get a low grade and my parents will not be happy about that.
Etymology: Pent- to fill/full
Eezamine
Created by: kalex
Pronunciation: Ee-ez-a-mi(eye)ne, as in it's-a-mine!
Sentence: Would you stop with your eezamine? nobody cares!
Etymology:
Bufferduff
Created by: TJayzz
Pronunciation: Buff-er-duff
Sentence: Ever since Great Aunt Maud had left Sue the vase in her will five years ago she was convinced it was worth thousands. Every evening she rushed home from work and would bufferduff it until it shone. Little did she know it was a fake and was worth no more than a few pounds.
Etymology: Buff(to polish) + Duff(worthless) = Bufferduff
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COMMENTS:
it would also work as buffherduff - nice - Jabberwocky, 2009-03-10: 12:18:00
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Glitturd
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: glitɜrd
Sentence: Despite all the hype and awesome advertising campaign, Ralph discovered the "as seen on TV" product he had just spent far too much money on was, in fact, a glitturd.
Etymology: glitter (sparkle) + turd (excrement)
Preciouscosious
Created by: bookowl
Pronunciation: pre/shush/coe/shush
Sentence: Gollum would be considered preciouscosious in his obsession with the ring.
Etymology: precious + precosious
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COMMENTS:
Wow.Looks intimidating, but once you pronounce it, you can get into the hobbit of using it. - metrohumanx, 2009-03-10: 12:26:00
Great word! - Mustang, 2009-03-11: 00:00:00
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Glosstentatious
Created by: Stevenson0
Pronunciation: gloss/ten/tay/shsh
Sentence: Most people were repulsed by his necklace of his own baby teeth and felt it was glosstentacious when he polished it during meetings.
Etymology: gloss + ostentacious
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COMMENTS:
VERY crafty combo,Steverino! - metrohumanx, 2009-03-10: 12:17:00
love it - galwaywegian, 2009-03-10: 17:20:00
Good word. - kateinkorea, 2009-03-10: 21:01:00
Very clever! - Mustang, 2009-03-10: 23:59:00
A big thumbs up on this word! very good :) - abrakadeborah, 2009-03-14: 22:59:00
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Comments:
Today's definition was suggested by metrohumanx. Thank you metrohumanx. ~ James
Today's definition was suggested by metrohumanx. Thank you metrohumanx. ~ James