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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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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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Blondeoptomism
Created by: gbegun
Pronunciation: blond-Op-toe-mism
Sentence: Stacy received a compound fracture when she fell from her Vespa but with her massive amounts of blondeoptomism, she only thought of the pretty white color of her protruding femur.
Etymology: blonde-dumb, stupid, gullible optimism- Hopefulness, confidence
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COMMENTS:
and yes i spelled OPTIMISM wrong - gbegun, 2013-09-06: 15:10:00
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Crashtastic
Created by: AllisonLittell
Pronunciation: Crash-tas-tic
Sentence: I had a crashtastic day when I ran over my bills.
Etymology: Crash: collide violently with an obstacle or vehicle tastic: fantastic
Pausepective
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: Poz pek tif
Sentence: Pandora viewed tragedies differently than others...she had a different pausepective when it came to bad things or events. Like when she saw the red blood ooze from the wounds her knife had inflicted upon her unfaithful boyfriend, she thought, "Cool, that's the exact same shade as my new nail polish!" Or when she spied the blue tinge to his lips which happened after she had administered the cyanide in his cocktail. It was the grey-blue of the clouds before a violent thunderstorm. She just had to stop listening to that tune from "Chicago"..."He had it coming...he had it coming...!"
Etymology: Pause (reflect, take a moment to consider or think about) & Pos ( abbreviation of positive;involving advantage or good) & Persepective (a way of regarding situations or topics etc; viewpoint; vantage point)
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COMMENTS:
Pandora seems to be quite the extolminatrix! - dochanne, 2009-05-12: 05:22:00
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Iridescentdisaster
Created by: abrakadeborah
Pronunciation: ir-i-des-cent-dis-as-ter
Sentence: Valspar Valdez had a wreck and as he and his wife were upside down she exclaims,"Oh look honey I see an iridescentdisaster of opal colors and blues and pinks purples in the fuel and oil draining out!"
Etymology: Iridescent:Producing a display of lustrous, rainbowlike colors. Disaster: An occurrence causing destruction and distress; a catastrophe.
Calamadulate
Created by: briangianelos
Pronunciation: ca - la - ma - dU - lAt
Sentence: During the hurricane, I found myself in a state of calamadulation as I observed the beauty and splendor of the brilliant bolts of lightning
Etymology: Calam - (latin: calamitas = disaster) adulate - (latin: adulat = fawned on)
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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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
Distagedy
Created by: beverly
Pronunciation: dist ajedy
Sentence: She is a very distagedy person at the worst times.
Etymology: dist= far, not near agedy= tragedy distracted during a tragedy
Fabsaster
Created by: meganhardy
Pronunciation: fab-sas-ter
Sentence: My day was fasaster because I was late to work but I still got a raise.
Etymology: fab- fabolous saster- disaster
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