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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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Fallallallallall
Created by: Jabberwocky
Pronunciation: fall/all/all/all/all
Sentence: It was a Christmas tradition for the carolers to carry heavily spiked eggnog to ward off the chill winds and heavy snow but by the time they got half way through their route the chorus of deck the halls seemed most appropriate as they fallallallallalled into a deep snowdrift.
Etymology: fall all + Deck the halls with boughs of holly, Fa la la la la, la la la la.
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COMMENTS:
Heh heh...been there and done that. Excellent work - Mustang, 2008-12-15: 08:37:00
Creatively funny! My second vote for today goes to you! - logarithm, 2008-12-15: 09:36:00
Love it. Very funny - artr, 2008-12-15: 13:26:00
It's catchy, too. The alliteration is kinda drunken sounding. - Ismelstar, 2008-12-16: 00:07:00
Terrific - OZZIEBOB, 2008-12-17: 04:05:00
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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
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"
Tiltenbaum
Created by: MrDave2176
Pronunciation: tilt-en-bawm
Sentence: "O Tiltenbaum, O Tiltenbaum, How angled are your branches! O Tiltenbaum, O Tiltenbaum, How can I fill all your patches?"
Etymology: Tilt + Tannenbaum.
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COMMENTS:
this is the best so far! lol love it! - chaiandallthatjazz, 2007-12-10: 10:14:00
Great word!! - Mustang, 2007-12-10: 16:45:00
EXCELLENT! - OZZIEBOB, 2007-12-10: 17:47:00
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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
Erectreedysfuntion
Created by: jermainechambers44
Pronunciation: e-rec-tree-dis-funk-tion
Sentence: Although those little blue pills solved his little problem,they had nothing to deal with the erectreedisfuntion that plagued the tree decorating party for years.
Etymology: Erect-(to stand staight up)+Tree-(large plant life form)+Dysfuntion-(to not work properly)
Leanament
Created by: SlappyDaClown
Pronunciation: Lean-a-ment
Sentence: Did that leanament ever stand up or did you buy it that way ?
Etymology: Used by Pope Ileaneaus when refering to the 1st Nativity scene which contained a goat that refused to cooperate.
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
Intinselated
Created by: hyperborean
Pronunciation: in tin syl ate
Sentence: Every year, Aunt Thelma would light the candles, put on some Christmas music, and pour herself a Doctor Wilson before trimming the Christmas tree. At first, every ornament was carefully hung in the perfect spot but, long after midnight (and seven or eight Doctor Wilsons) she would be so intinselated that she would begin hurling ornaments at the tree until she was satisfied it was complete. Then Uncle Stan carried her off to bed.
Etymology: intoxicated + tinsel
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COMMENTS:
Great word - OZZIEBOB, 2008-12-17: 04:06:00
Is that a personal story? - mrowka, 2008-12-18: 23:34:00
That's a funny word and sentence! Good Job! :) - abrakadeborah, 2009-04-24: 07:14:00
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Comments:
Today's definition was suggested by purpleartichokes Thank you purpleartichokes ~ James
Today's definition was suggested by purpleartichokes. Thank you purpleartichokes. ~ James