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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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Shimmeringdrop
Created by: gemmgemms
Pronunciation: shi-mer-ing-da-rawp
Sentence: That man is quite the shimmeringdrop at the moment, he's had so much booze he's liable to flop like a Christmas pancake.
Etymology: shimmering:out of focus ofr sparkly + drop:to fall
Treerectiledysfunction
Created by: purpleartichokes
Pronunciation: tree-rek-tile-dis-funk-shun
Sentence: The large crash we heard in the middle of the night could only mean one of two things - either Rudolph had tripped over the satellite dish, or our Scotch Pine suffered from treerectiledysfunction.
Etymology: a tree in need of Viagra
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COMMENTS:
Good one, Purps! I tried to go down this path, but found it too difficult! Flaccid Navidad to you! - OZZIEBOB, 2007-12-10: 04:56:00
Thank you, Ozzie. Same to you! Er... maybe not. - purpleartichokes, 2007-12-10: 07:03:00
ho ho ho - Jabberwocky, 2007-12-10: 11:48:00
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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
Everlean
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: evərlēn
Sentence: Horace is no good at picking Christmas trees. No matter how good it looked in the lot, every tree he took home was an everlean. Somewhere between the tree lot and home the trunk would develop a bend. A few years ago he thought he could dupe the fates by buying an artificial tree. No such luck. Somehow it was damaged in transit and it too refused to stand upright.
Etymology: ever (at all times; always)+ lean (be in or move into a sloping position)
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COMMENTS:
But my dad's name isn't Horace. He was also great at finding trees with major bare spots. - wayoffcenter, 2008-12-15: 04:49:00
Nice one! My vote #1 for you. - logarithm, 2008-12-15: 09:34:00
Nice - OZZIEBOB, 2008-12-17: 04:06:00
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Crashkringle
Created by: remistram
Pronunciation: krash-kring-guhl
Sentence: The rum to egg nog ratio was a bit askew which led to many folks ending the evening crashkringling face first on to various snowbanks across the city.
Etymology: crash + kringle (as in kris kringle)
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COMMENTS:
brilliant! - galwaywegian, 2007-12-10: 10:00:00
Indeed it is! - OZZIEBOB, 2007-12-10: 17:42:00
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Yuletip
Created by: remistram
Pronunciation: yool-tip
Sentence: Harry had too much egg nog that night and inconspicuously disappeared. They gathered over to the washroom door and peaked in. He had yuletipped with his head face down in the toilet.
Etymology: Yuletide (pertaining to the Christmas season) + tip (as in slope, slant, topple)
Parumparumrum
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: parəmparəmrəm
Sentence: Ralph was really trying to help decorate the Christmas tree but was having trouble staying upright due to the fact that he was full of parumparumrum.
Etymology: Pa rum pum pum pum (Onamonapia for drumming from Little Drummer Boy) + rum (an alcoholic liquor distilled from sugar-cane residues or molasses)
Christipsy
Created by: flavord
Pronunciation: Chris-tipsee
Sentence: I can't get this tree to stay up. It's thin, I've had too much rum, and we're both Christipsy.
Etymology: Christmas/tipsy (drunk, falling over)
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COMMENTS:
lilts right over the tongue and the meaning is clear! - silveryaspen, 2007-12-13: 14:39:00
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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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Slanta
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: slantə
Sentence: Tim is full of the Christmas spirit. More accurately he is full of Christmas spirits. He is a regular Slanta. Upright is not in his current skill set. Another cup of nog and it could be a case of Slanta Crawls.
Etymology: slant (slope or lean in a particular direction) + Santa (an imaginary figure said to bring presents for children on Christmas)
Comments:
Today's definition was suggested by purpleartichokes Thank you purpleartichokes ~ James
Today's definition was suggested by purpleartichokes. Thank you purpleartichokes. ~ James