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DEFINITION: v. To see beauty in the midst of a complete disaster. n. The ability to see beauty in the rainbow hues of a toxic oil spill, or in the remnants of a poster torn down long ago, or in the subtle cracks in the plaster of a cheap, cold-water flat.
Verboticisms
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Chaotickledpink
Created by: galwaywegian
Pronunciation: kay yot ik ild pink
Sentence: The ability to be chaotickledpink is generally a solitary pleasure.
Etymology: chaotic tickled pink
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COMMENTS:
terrific - Jabberwocky, 2009-05-13: 05:53:00
I LOVE IT! - griffiegrrl, 2009-05-13: 12:31:00
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Uncraptomistic
Created by: DrWebsterIII
Pronunciation: un - krap - to - mis - tyk
Sentence: Ever since Becky had her medication changed, she was uncraptomisitc about whatever life had thrown her way
Etymology: un-crap ( not crappy but good) + optomistic
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COMMENTS:
Simply beautiful! - emdeejay, 2009-05-13: 01:52:00
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Posivisability
Created by: mweinmann
Pronunciation: poz - eh - viz - ah - bill - etee
Sentence: Julie's posivisability was astounding. No matter what happened to her, she always looked on the bright side and was able to see good in any situation.
Etymology: positive, visibility (quality or fact or degree of being visible; perceptible by the eye or obvious to the eye), ability (possession of the qualities (especially mental qualities) required to do something or get something done)
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COMMENTS:
nice - Jabberwocky, 2009-05-13: 05:54:00
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Traumatopian
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: trou-muh-toh-pee-uhn
Sentence: Jane sees herself as a traumatopian, envisioning the best of any calamity. Some of her friends think she's on transcendental medication.
Etymology: trauma (a body wound or shock produced by sudden physical injury, as from violence or accident) + utopian (involving idealized perfection)
Discomboptimist
Created by: dochanne
Pronunciation: Diss-com-bop-tim-ist
Sentence: His head still spinning from the accident, David was astonished to hear Sarah pull sepulchritude from their situation and admire the pretty rainbow in the spilled oil. He thought at first she must have a head injury and be delirious but then remembered the annoying pollyannarchy she displayed under stress which made her a relentless discomboptimist. He wasn't sure yet if it was charmingly childlike awe or a quixotic escape from reality, but that pretty rainbow better not come any closer or he would discombandon her!
Etymology: Discombobulate - cause disarray, disturb/ance, disrupt; Optimist - always look on the bright side of life! Dee-dum, deedum deedum deedum!
Beatihoridberg
Created by: meganfis
Pronunciation: Beati-horid-berg
Sentence: Oh, my, dog look how beatihoridberg that colorful poisoness beatle is!
Etymology: Beati- meaning the beautiful looking object. Horid- gross situation. Berg- the place of accident
Beautisaster
Created by: vicminer
Pronunciation: beau-ti-saster
Sentence: The artist srtived to make a scultpure of a beautiful woman, but it turned out to be a beautaster.
Etymology: beaut-beautiful saster-star
Optomaster
Created by: 720621
Pronunciation: op-tom-as-ter
Sentence: She was bieng optomaster despite her condition.
Etymology: optom= optomistic aster= disaster
Beautisasterfy
Created by: FeelTheMcGrath
Pronunciation: Bee-you-teh-sas-tur-fy
Sentence: Earlier this evening I glanced upon a hedgehog tackle another hedgehog down a steep cliff, and the two of them died. Luckily, I Beautisasterfyed the situation by noticing how gorgeous the sunset was.
Etymology: Beaut- The beauty of the situation. isaster- The disaster of the situation. fy- To change the depressing mood into that of a beautiful one.
Blissted
Created by: hyperborean
Pronunciation: blihss-tehd
Sentence: Louisse was happy she was so enlightened that she could enjoy all the sensory experiences of the car crash. Luckily, Bob knew just how blissted she always was, and pulled her out just before the explosion.
Etymology: bliss (extreme happiness, ecstacy) + twisted (distorted)
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COMMENTS:
I like your sentences! - readerwriter, 2009-05-12: 15:30:00
you hit it out of the park, great word, amazingly funny sentence - DrWebster111, 2009-05-12: 21:38:00
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Comments:
Today's definition was suggested by metrohumanx Thank you metrohumanx ~ James
abrakadeborah - 2009-05-14: 11:24:00
Metro, You're amazing! I really enjoy your definitions! I hope my word "Iridescentdisaster" does justice of your artistic visions. :) Great cartoon too "Verbotoartist"
Today's definition was suggested by metrohumanx. Thank you metrohumanx. ~ James