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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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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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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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Listletoe
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: list ill to
Sentence: When Yul & Holly decorated their apartment for Christmas, they had trouble getting anything to hang up straight. They ended up calling one particular thing the listletoe because it meant you had to lean into your partner to get a better kiss. Hmm, maybe it was not such a bad idea...and maybe putting some Viagra in the tree water might spruce up their Christmas Tree!
Etymology: List (to lean to one side) & Mistletoe (Old World parasitic shrub having branching greenish stems with leathery leaves and waxy white glutinous berries; the traditional mistletoe of Christmas, which people have to kiss each other when under it)
Pisaster
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: peez as ter
Sentence: Brad and Kate's first Christmas together as a married couple had been one misfortune after another. It apparently is better to remove the turkey innards before stuffing the bird. Who knew eggnog was made with raw eggs? Pet poodles should not eat fresh mistletoe. Plus Brad had picked out a spindly Christmas Tree which leaned and wobbled under the weight of its decorations. It was a Pisaster Pine, decorated with bows of folly, fa la la la la la, la la la la! It was unfirgiveable, needleless to say. Kate got busy and tried to hide its flaws with tinsel and garlands, but there was no hope of making it a stately evergreen. It was a Tannenbum! When both sets of parents arrived for Christmas dinner, Kate & Brad were surprised not to be criticized for their coniferous conundrum. Brad's gruffy Dad said the only thing to do in this case, was to put some Viagra in the tree water to keep it upright. Apparently his bark was worse than his bite!
Etymology: Pisa (The leaning Tower of) & Disaster (a state of extreme (usually irremediable) ruin and misfortune "His policies were a disaster";an event resulting in great loss and misfortune)
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COMMENTS:
Love the reference! - emdeejay, 2008-12-15: 02:52:00
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Ornapisa
Created by: Korinne
Pronunciation: Orna-pee-sa
Sentence: Helen was frustrated because the normally upright tree ornaments now looked like ornapisas.
Etymology: Ornaments + Leaning Tower of Pisa
Christmasculated
Created by: Stevenson0
Pronunciation: kris/mas/kyuh/leyt/ed
Sentence: During our annual neigbourhood caroling, John's six eggnog and rum completely christmasculated him and it took two carolers to drag him around from house to house.
Etymology: Christmas + emasculated (to be deprived of strength, or vigor; to be weakened) To deprive of strength or vigor; weaken
Christmascareeling
Created by: Mustang
Pronunciation: CHRIS-muhs-care-ee-ling
Sentence: Nicholas was full of good cheer, filled with Christmas dinner and so bubbly from so much spiked egg nog that he spent most of the evening Christmascareeling and staggering about while all those about him were merely singing and laughing.
Etymology: Blend of Christmas, Caroling, and Reeling (To stagger, lurch, or sway, as from drunkenness)
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COMMENTS:
there were a few of those at our office Christmas party - Jabberwocky, 2008-12-15: 11:40:00
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Scrackerwhiff
Created by: Carla
Pronunciation: skrA-kuh-wif
Sentence: No matter how much Anne tried, she could not make the scrackerwhiff angel sit straight atop the tree. Eventually Anne gave up and turned to the sherry, in an attempt to get scrackerwhiffy herself.
Etymology: Cracker + Skew-whiff
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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Embellishbent
Created by: porsche
Pronunciation: em/bell/ish/bent
Sentence: The decorations on our tree always look like embellishbents.
Etymology: embellishment + bent
Comments:
Today's definition was suggested by purpleartichokes Thank you purpleartichokes ~ James
Today's definition was suggested by purpleartichokes. Thank you purpleartichokes. ~ James