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DEFINITION: v. , To groom oneself in inappropriate places or at inappropriate times n., A person who practices personal hygiene in public places.
Verboticisms
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Toejammer
Created by: looseball
Pronunciation: toe+jamm-er
Sentence: He's a toejammer,every time I see him he's picken his nose or diggen at his butt,or pulling white cheese from under his arm pit's.
Etymology:
Inappropreen
Created by: remistram
Pronunciation: in-un-proh-preen
Sentence: While she ate her yogurt on the subway, and to her horror she heard the disturbing sound of "click, click" behind her. As her stomach flipped, she saw someone inappropreening behind her, she quickly covered her yogurt so the shards of toenails wouldn't contaminate it.
Etymology: inappropriate + preen
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COMMENTS:
Love the word -- the sentence makes me nauseous. Great job!! - Tigger, 2007-12-07: 22:48:00
Great word! - OZZIEBOB, 2007-12-09: 15:52:00
love the onomatopoeia of the p's in that word ... and you know what it means without looking it up! - silveryaspen, 2007-12-13: 15:00:00
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Skankeeclipper
Created by: Nuwanda
Pronunciation: skan-key-clip-per
Sentence: Natalie was a true skankeeclipper and got in the habit of tearing off her fingernails while driving. She would open the window an inch and try to push them out, but all too often they would fall back inside and land on the door edge or scatter across the floor mats. And Tom, though he loved Natalie a lot, loved his car even more. He dumped the skankeeclipper for a woman with OCD and fake nails.
Etymology: Yankee clipper altered to incorporate skanky--highly offensive; arousing aversion or disgust;
Cutporn
Created by: hlebobulo4ka
Pronunciation: 'cʌtpо:n
Sentence: My roommate is always doing cutporn whiile watching his favorite tv-show.
Etymology:
Poputend
Created by: Abraxised
Pronunciation: pop-uet-end
Sentence: Are you poputending right now?
Etymology: populace (the people living in a particular country or area), tend (to prepare physically
Horrigienics
Created by: Stevenson0
Pronunciation: hor/i/jen/niks
Sentence: Unaware he was performing a series of horrigienics in front of the passengers on the south-bound 7:52 AM crowded Yonge Street subway train, Joe proceeded to remove his socks and shoes and clip his toe nails and finger nails, brush a layer of dandruff from his head to his lap, clean the wax out of both ears and snip a dozen, or so nose hairs in preparation for his 9:00 AM job interview downtown.
Etymology: HORRIGIENICS - noun - from HORRID (shockingly dreadful; abominable; extremely unpleasant, or disagreeable) + HYGIENICS (the practice and promotion of one's health)
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COMMENTS:
Sounds like Joe was way overdue for some personal 'sanitation' - Mustang, 2008-10-31: 05:20:00
As my hug's brother, now about 48 used to say at age 5, "That's grossp." Yeah, with a P. *ha* - lumina, 2008-10-31: 13:12:00
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Sloblutions
Created by: metrohumanx
Pronunciation: slaw-BLOO-shunz
Sentence: TrimTim had many revolting habits which had a tendency to sicken, nauseate and repel even even the most uncultured buffoons. He would perform the grossest SLOBLUTIONS in public places, spitting with abandon like a professional baseball player, even though he never had a profession to speak of. Even the homeless people gave him a wide berth lest they be caught in his radius of repugnance and have their precarious social standing reduced even further......ugh!
Etymology: SLOB+abLUTIONS=SLOBLUTIONS.....SLOB:a slovenly or boorish person;Irish slab mud, ooze, slovenly person.....ABLUTIONS:the washing of one's body or part of it;Middle English, from Middle French or Late Latin; Middle French, from Late Latin ablution-, ablutio, from Latin abluere to wash away, from ab- + lavere to wash.
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COMMENTS:
This one was difficult to even ponder. - metrohumanx, 2008-10-31: 00:53:00
Do you think a priest would give him Slobsolution? - Nosila, 2008-10-31: 02:02:00
Tim is the kind of guy who spreads cheer and joy wherever he doesnt go. - Mustang, 2008-10-31: 05:25:00
nice - Jabberwocky, 2008-10-31: 13:47:00
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Prinkompoop
Created by: OZZIEBOB
Pronunciation: PRIN-kuhm-poop
Sentence: Bob thought that he was "groomed-to-zoom", but too many "hairs in the butter" by Bob, a persistent prinkompoop, seemed more likely to lead to gloom.
Etymology: Blend of PRINK: to preen, to groom oneself, to smarten up oneself; NINCOMPOOP: one who acts foolishly - enough & esp not to know when & where to groom. HAIRS IN THE BUTTER (sl) a delicate situation. GROOMED TO ZOOM (sl): well dressed & preened.
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COMMENTS:
great word - Jabberwocky, 2007-12-07: 13:59:00
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Obliviprimp
Created by: ReputedTart
Pronunciation: o-bliv-uh-primp
Sentence: Forensics made a quick determination that the car accident had been caused by an obliviprimp when they saw the tray of makeup attached to the dashboard.
Etymology: Oblivious + primp
Vanityflair
Created by: psi4got
Pronunciation:
Sentence: Ellen was completely oblivious that her vanityflair caused others to stare in disgust and amazement. She simply assumed everyone loved looking at her when, in fact, they couldn't look away as she trimmed her toenails and plucked nose hairs regardless of social conventions.
Etymology: She's so vain. I'll bet she thinks this moment is about her.
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COMMENTS:
good word - Nosila, 2010-03-30: 23:15:00
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Comments:
Today's definition was suggested by kabloozie Thank you kabloozie ~ James
silveryaspen - 2007-12-07: 19:12:00
nice irony ... liked it a lot
Thanks silveryaspen ~ James
Mindy1955 - 2007-12-08: 07:09:00
Mindy1955 - 2007-12-08: 07:10:00
Simple I like it.
Today's definition was suggested by kabloozie. Thank you kabloozie. ~ James