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DEFINITION: n., A Christmas tree, ornament or caroler that, no matter how it is tied, tethered and tilted, refuses to stay upright. v., To be so full of Christmas cheer that you simply sparkle, twinkle and tip over.
Verboticisms
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Treerectiledysfunkshun
Created by: idavecook
Pronunciation: Tree-Rec-Tile-DIS-FUNK-SHUN
Sentence: The poor sap had a it bad. The treerectiledysfunkshun had developed over night and left us all feeling a bit droopy.
Etymology: Erection and Viagara and Limpy Poppa
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COMMENTS:
Dude, mine was SOOOO first! - idavecook, 2007-12-10: 18:13:00
Hehe! Guess you just Christmissed it! Hope ya don't feel like a recycled fruitcake. Merry everything idave! - purpleartichokes, 2007-12-10: 19:35:00
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Crippledickey
Created by: Ismelstar
Pronunciation: [krip-uhld dik-ee]
Sentence: Our little apartment was blessed with high ceilings, meaning the tall, skinny eight-foot Christmas tree we lugged up four flights would be just perfect. Unfortunately, the slender, protruding crown crippledickied as soon as it was topped with our 3 lb star.
Etymology: A mash up of 'crippled', anything that is impaired or flawed and 'dickey', a contraction of doohickey, meaning a gadget, dingus, or thingumbob.
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COMMENTS:
Cute word and story - Nosila, 2008-12-15: 19:55:00
Hahaha. good one. - metrohumanx, 2008-12-17: 01:05:00
Fantastic - OZZIEBOB, 2008-12-17: 04:06:00
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Pissedmas
Created by: galwaywegian
Pronunciation: piss d niss
Sentence: he was on the pissedness diet. driink everything. Eat only solpadeine.
Etymology: christmas, pissed
Holidaze
Created by: milorush
Pronunciation: (n.)hŏl'ĭ-dāz'; (v. intr.)hŏl'ĭ-dāz'; (adj.)hŏl'ĭ-dāzd'
Sentence: My Uncle Arlen spends most every Christmas holidazed on cheap wine and a lifetime of regret.
Etymology: holi[day] + daze(d)
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COMMENTS:
I know this was an obvious one, but I couldn't resist. - milorush, 2007-12-10: 13:47:00
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Tipsel
Created by: libertybelle
Pronunciation: tip-sell
Sentence: It seemed our 8 foot inflatable Santa Clause was full of tipsel, as he even managed to droop over despite the bungee cords wrapping him to the banister. No more egg nog and cookies for him!!
Etymology: tip + tinsel
Noelegance
Created by: rikboyee
Pronunciation: noh-al-ah-gernss
Sentence: when uncle jake fell over half way through 'silent night' and three quarters of the way through a barrel of egg nog, it was the first noelegance of the season
Etymology: noel, no elegance
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COMMENTS:
HA! Love it! - purpleartichokes, 2007-12-10: 04:50:00
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Decoranot
Created by: jajsr
Pronunciation: Deck-or-not
Sentence: No matter how sturdy their tree was, Jim's favorite Christmas ornament was a decoranot. It weighed five pounds and would always make his tree lean to the right.
Etymology: "Decora" from decorate and "Not"
Cheerlapidated
Created by: emdeejay
Pronunciation: cheer lappy dated
Sentence: Try as they might, Jenny and James could not get the old tree to stand upright. It had seen them through many a festive season, but it was time to retire the cheerlapidated old thing.
Etymology: Cheer: as in, Christmas Cheer. Delapidated: run down, worn out, etc.
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COMMENTS:
Beauty Newk. - OZZIEBOB, 2008-12-17: 04:07:00
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Cockedlymerry
Created by: silveryaspen
Pronunciation: cockedlymerry ... kok-ed-lee-mer-ree
Sentence: My cockedlymerry family put up a cockedly merry tree.
Etymology: cockedlymerry: cocked meaning tilted or at an angle. ly meaning like. merry meaning happy like you get during the Christmas holidays.
Comments:
Today's definition was suggested by purpleartichokes Thank you purpleartichokes ~ James
Today's definition was suggested by purpleartichokes. Thank you purpleartichokes. ~ James