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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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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:
Nugatoil
Created by: kateinkorea
Pronunciation: NUG a TOIL
Sentence: "Are you going to nugatoil all evening?" he teased her. He knew that probably only about three people would show up to see her display in spite of her endless hours of fixing, changing, rewriting, redrawing and painting things that were fine the way they were six hours ago.
Etymology: NUGATORY: having no purpose or value; worthless TOIL: to work very hard and for a long time
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COMMENTS:
Love the word, kate...At first glance,I thought it was "oil derived from a nugget". - metrohumanx, 2009-03-10: 12:12:00
great combo - Jabberwocky, 2009-03-10: 12:21:00
fun to say, too - silveryaspen, 2009-03-10: 14:32:00
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Poindify
Created by: toy4769
Pronunciation: Poyn-dif-eye
Sentence: Larry's OCD neighbor, in his usual fashion, trimmed his hedges along the fenceline to nearly a stump to fill his need to poindify something he can control.
Etymology: Poindexter: a pocket-protector wearing over-analyizing nerd. + Modify: to change to suit one's taste.
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COMMENTS:
Creative way to combine words, great job. - RightOnTheWin, 2010-09-21: 12:48:00
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Trivialapidotiose
Created by: metrohumanx
Pronunciation: trih-vee-uhl-LAP-ih-DOE-tee-OSE (trivialapidotiosis)
Sentence: Obsesssion is scary-just ask Cross-Eyed Mary...she burnished her doodads each night. By making them cleaner, they lost their patina- she polished them right out of sight................Mary was TRIVIALAPIDOTIOSE- She had an obsession with cleaning everything in her trinketarium, no matter how worthless they seemed to her boyfriend, Bob The Appraiser.
Etymology: TRIVIAl+LAPIdary+DOTe+otIOSE= TRIVIALAPIDOTIOSE.....TRIVIAL: commonplace, ordinary, of little worth or importance; Latin trivialis found everywhere, commonplace, from trivium crossroads, from tri- + via way 1589.....LAPIDARY: a cutter, polisher, or engraver of precious stones usually other than diamonds; 14th century.....DOTE: to exhibit mental decline like that of old age, to be lavish or excessive in one's attention, fondness, or affection; Middle English; akin to Middle Low German dotten to be foolish 13th century.....OTIOSE: producing no useful result, futile, lacking use or effect; Latin otiosus, from otium leisure 1794.
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COMMENTS:
Methinks my word is too long. - metrohumanx, 2009-03-10: 12:08:00
good one metro - Jabberwocky, 2009-03-10: 12:24:00
WOW that's a LONG word and GOOD too :) - abrakadeborah, 2009-03-25: 14:04:00
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Micomanically
Created by: RightOnTheWin
Pronunciation: {mik.ah\man.nic.lee}
Sentence: Mr. Deadness Debarker resigned from the police force to finally pursue his dream of becoming a famous detective. From this moment forward, he would become Mr.Debarker the mysterious investigator of justice. Today he would make his first appearance to the busy world of crime, and scope out any injustice that lurked the streets. Everything was going well…. UNTIL… THE STAIN !!! Debarker found a small smudge of ink on his tuxedo; he immediately entered into a fit of rage. He micomanically scrubbed the stain, but in the end all was in vain. There was no way he could operate with a smudge on his tuxedo, it would be unforgiveable. So, Mr. Deadness Debarker decided to abandon that dream, and pursue the life of a giant lemon; he lived the rest of his days in a sour manner.
Etymology: Mico (Latin verb)-to shine. Manically (adverb)-characterized by excessive or unreasonable enthusiasm.
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COMMENTS:
Orange you glad he hasn't become a citrus investigator, like Harry Lime or Emma Peel. Hope he's happy, kumquat may... - Nosila, 2010-09-22: 00:13:00
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Nullevation
Created by: mweinmann
Pronunciation: nuhl + eev + ashun
Sentence: Although Zachery polished his prized statue, retrieved from the fire in the local threatre, there was nullevation in the effect of its value.
Etymology: Null + Elevation = Null (In mathematics, the word null (from German null, which is from Latin nullus, both meaning "zero", or "none Elevation (the act of increasing the wealth or prestige or power or scope of something)
Doitdad
Created by: silveryaspen
Pronunciation: doot dad
Sentence: Mom fiddled around with dad constantly. She especially loved his bald head. It was her favorite trifle. Every morning she would do it up right, and give it a real 'do'. Man, oh man! Could she really do it to it! She sprayed it with water, shampooed it, rinsed it, pumiced it, rinsed it, brushed it dry, waxed it spotless, then polished it to a bright snow white glaze, and topped it off with a kiss. It was mom's favorite doitdad!
Etymology: DO IT - as in "do it to it" ... DOODAD - a trifling!
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COMMENTS:
Pretty heady stuff! - silveryaspen, 2009-03-10: 01:11:00
!!!!!! - kateinkorea, 2009-03-10: 08:40:00
pumice? - ouch - Jabberwocky, 2009-03-10: 12:19:00
...So THATS why she was SKULLKING around. - metrohumanx, 2009-03-10: 12:24:00
Go to the HEAD of the class, metro...that's why dad is the Pate-r! - Nosila, 2009-03-10: 21:57:00
Yes, and it sounds like cajouling to dad to "do it"! (All the things many dads are made to do)! - splendiction, 2009-03-10: 22:31:00
Enjoyed all the comments :-) - silveryaspen, 2009-03-11: 01:10:00
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Gempty
Created by: rombus
Pronunciation: jem - tee
Sentence: Clarise treasured her mom's jewelry and gemstones. She liked to take them out, admire them and polish them. They really had sentimental value but they were largely gempty from the standpoint of appraised value.
Etymology: Gem and Empty
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COMMENTS:
great create for costume jewelry - silveryaspen, 2009-03-10: 21:40:00
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Misapprehenshine
Created by: galwaywegian
Pronunciation: miss ap ree hench eye nn
Sentence: The ornamental 300 pound cast iron weathervane which Jane's late demented husband had sculpted into a very rough image of Mount Rushmore and bolted to the chimney, gave way under the force of her polishing and fell into the Jones' garden, killing Mr Jones as he lovingly tended his asparagus. How upset she was to see her neighbour under a misapprehenshine.
Etymology: misapprehension, shine
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COMMENTS:
very funny - Jabberwocky, 2009-03-10: 12:20:00
I love this sentence- it has drama, tragedy, and guffaws, too! - metrohumanx, 2009-03-10: 12:29:00
great word, too! - splendiction, 2009-03-10: 16:52:00
I laughed, I cried... - Nosila, 2009-03-10: 22:00:00
hahahaha....fun - mweinmann, 2009-03-11: 07:59:00
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Embullish
Created by: galwaywegian
Pronunciation: em buhl ish
Sentence: There was no getting away from it. although sasha had a glorious body, her resume, despite all the embullishment, was still bull.
Etymology: embellishment, bullsh*t
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COMMENTS:
Haha, nice. - RightOnTheWin, 2010-09-21: 09:20:00
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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