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DEFINITION: n. Anxiety created by an inability to understand or follow the regulations for recycling, composting and garbage collection. v. To feel confused and conflicted because you produce too much garbage and don't know how to get rid of it.
Verboticisms
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Whosawmabinladen
Created by: galwaywegian
Pronunciation: hoo saw ma bin lay den
Sentence: her whosawmabinladen complex was so strong thatshe used to buy organic vegetables just to put in the composting bin.
Etymology: who saw my bin laden, Osama....
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COMMENTS:
Bwaaaah hahahahaha. Love it. Thanks! - Jamagra, 2008-03-25: 08:01:00
Double meaning full! Ingenious! - silveryaspen, 2008-03-25: 11:06:00
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Greenucify
Created by: kashman
Pronunciation: green-oo-see-fyee
Sentence: Moving from Indiana to Oregon, Kathy felt being grenucified by her new eco-friendly friends.
Etymology: Green + Crucify (to torment)
Greenatoryangst
Created by: arrrteest
Pronunciation: green-a-tor-ee-angst
Sentence: It was Brother Chad's turn to take out the recycling. It was a chore that he tried to get done before Brother Conrad came back from his evening prayers because he knew that there would be no refuge for improperly sorting the refuse. It was Conrad's contention that Chad refused to refer to the reference chart he put up on the refectory refrigerator on how to properly identify and sort the ungodly amount of consumer waste generated at the monastary. Brother Raphael often had to referee and run interference for poor Brother Chad becuase he recognized his constant confusion and greenatoryangst when it came to sorting the recycling.
Etymology: green (environmental)+atory (from obligatory) + angst (anxiety, fear)
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COMMENTS:
Really resourceful recounting of rather raunchy recycling rituals! Raves! - spotthecat1, 2008-03-25: 04:37:00
Very nicely done alliteration! Your etymology has originality and is meaning full. Great creates! - silveryaspen, 2008-03-25: 13:44:00
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Recyxiety
Created by: libertybelle
Pronunciation: re-sigh-et-tee
Sentence: It was sheer recyxiety that made Howard spend hours sorting and re-sorting his trash into different categories - recyclable, non-recyclable, semi-recyclable, green glass, clear glass, blue glass, blue-green glass, brown glass, brown-ish glass, type 1 plastic, type 2 plastic and so forth.
Etymology: recycle + anxiety
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COMMENTS:
The 'sigh' in your pronunciation is a nice extra little touch! When I said your word aloud, the size-ity, of it became apparent. There's so much to your verboticism! Really Great Creation! - silveryaspen, 2008-03-25: 13:24:00
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Composttraumaticgogreendisorder
Created by: diyan627
Pronunciation: compost-traumatic-go-green-disorder
Sentence: Jenna decided to attend the neighborhood recycling workshop to help work through her compost-traumatic go-green disorder.
Etymology: compost + post-traumatic stress disorder + "Go Green!" (common phrase that inspires massive amounts of pro-activity and momentum to do your part to make our world a better place)
Conservexation
Created by: mweinmann
Pronunciation: con - sir - vex - ashun
Sentence: Cicily and Marty stayed up for hours the night before garbage collection in a total state of conservexation as they tried to sort through their mounds of trash. They were confused by all of the recycling and composting rules and the appointed bins, bags, containers and cans. By morning, everything was out to the curb but they both had bad dreams about plastic and paper.....
Etymology: Conservation (the preservation and careful management of the environment and of natural resources) + Vexation (disturb the peace of mind of; afflict with mental agitation or distress, causing difficulty in finding an answer or solution)
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COMMENTS:
VEXellent! - silveryaspen, 2009-01-15: 12:30:00
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Cowardiscard
Created by: rebelvin
Pronunciation: cow-herd-hiss-card
Sentence: We are so full of cowardiscard, we discuss at length how to toss every single thing out.
Etymology: cowardice+discard
Postconsumerparalysis
Created by: Jamagra
Pronunciation: post/con/soom/er/puh/ral'/uh/sis
Sentence: Standing before the five bins with a laundry basket containing 15 pounds of recyclables, Jillian realized that overnight her mild case of "sorter's block" had become raging "postconsumer paralysis".
Etymology: postconsumer waste (packaging left after the goods inside have been used) + paralysis (a state of helpless inablility to act)
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COMMENTS:
Nicely describes the definition!! - purpleartichokes, 2008-03-25: 12:47:00
Your sentence and verboticism also evoke the feeling/anxiety in the definition exceptionally well! - silveryaspen, 2008-03-25: 12:56:00
There a lot of long verboticisms today. Kudos for the longest! - silveryaspen, 2008-03-25: 13:58:00
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Comments:
Today's definition was suggested by remistram. Thank you remistram. ~ James
stache - 2008-03-25: 02:10:00
I love the "IDEAS" bin.
Thanks stache. That's the bin where I put out my old ideas for recycling. ~ James
Jamagra - 2008-03-25: 08:07:00
James... maybe you could recycle those ideas my way? Love the cartoon and the word, but today... I got nothin'.
Jamagra - 2008-03-25: 09:10:00
Oh! Thought of something. I'm good now!
remistram - 2008-03-25: 10:23:00
got our massive bin last week...process is a bit more streamlined, am happy now!
purpleartichokes - 2008-03-25: 11:15:00
Lucky you, remi... our community recycling consists of loading the stuff up in your car and taking it to the recycling center on one of the few days/hours that they happen to be open. Sucks. I did get a FREE compost bin from our state env. protection folks. $80 value. My mother (and only my mother) is so proud!
My Rottin' Poem
I love my compost pile!
It thrills me to the bone
To think that all that wilted slop
Will enhance the crops I've grown!
I garden with a passion,
And I compost with a zeal.
I collect the coffee grounds at work
And cherish every peel.
In my cellar I compost in winter
Much to my son's dismay.
Though sweet to me, the smell can chase
Unwanted guests away.
My pile in the summer
Is a another sad slop story.
The dog next door gulps the gourmet treat,
Then regurgitates... quite gory.
The peels get strewn about my lawn
By some midnight compost thief.
I try to promptly pick up the stuff,
Before the neighbors give me grief.
The egg-shells never make it
To calcify my plants.
The birds steal most of the precious shards
Or they get toted off by ants.
My composting efforts without a bin
Have been daunting, to say the least.
By the time the stuff finally starts to rot,
It gets eaten by some beast.
So you see, kind folks at DEP
Why it's for a bin I pray.
If I can clean up my compost act,
The neighbors might let me stay!
silveryaspen - 2008-03-25: 13:09:00
Funtastic rhyme and reasoning!
Hey purple, I figured you loved vegetables, and guessed you were a dedicated composter, but composting in your basement??? Yikes!! Maybe that's why your shower curtain is covered in mildew. ~ James
Jamagra - 2008-03-25: 17:25:00
Purple, I am very proud of you too! You grow, girl!
purpleartichokes - 2008-03-25: 18:21:00
Um, yeah, I actually did compost in the basement in a garbage can. Apparently, I didn't add enough "browns" to the mix, cuz when I dumped it in the spring, the neighborhood smelled like a cesspool for days. ...oops. Thanks Jamagra! I'm gonna try my hand at a giant punkin this year! James - thanks for the idea. I bet that shower curtain junk would compost nicely!
arrrteest - 2008-03-25: 18:37:00
Great poem, too! I used to have a worm composting bin. At least the kids thought it was cool.
Today's definition was suggested by remistram. Thank you remistram. ~ James
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