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DEFINITION: v. To carefully shave your facial hair into a style which advertises your political allegiance, sexual orientation, or taste in music. n. Stylized facial hair.
Verboticisms
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Patriotrimism
Created by: petaj
Pronunciation: patrio-TRIM-ism
Sentence: Barney's patriotrimism was a carefully sculpted and dyed flag in his sideburns.
Etymology: patriotism + trim
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COMMENTS:
oh say can you see, by the torch shaped goatee... - galwaywegian, 2007-05-02: 05:41:00
Advance Australia fur! - petaj, 2007-05-02: 05:49:00
God save our gracious coif - petaj, 2007-05-02: 06:03:00
Oh Mutton Chops our baaaaaaa leader. Don't pull the wool over our eyes!! - Stevenson0, 2007-05-02: 12:17:00
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Wooblimify
Created by: jonobo
Pronunciation: wooblimify
Sentence: She wooblimified so well, that i could read her soul on her cheeks.
Etymology: cultyouralhairytagefacetagginginawookiefyingsubliminalmessagestyle AKA wooblimify
Raveshave
Created by: Jabberwocky
Pronunciation: rayve/shayve
Sentence: With a clever raveshave and applying glitter, he was able to jump around like a living glow stick
Etymology: rave + shave
Unshaveneer
Created by: CharlieB
Pronunciation: un-shave-en-ear
Sentence: She was suspicious of men with large sideburns or beards. To her it was a crafty unshaveneer, a façade behind which they hid their evil intent.
Etymology: unshaven (not shaving one's facial hair) + (a superficial appearance or cover)
Facescape
Created by: jedijawa
Pronunciation: face-scape
Sentence: Bill was into facescaping as he liked to shave his facial hair into creative patterns reflecting his interests.
Etymology: face + scaping (like landscaping)
Trebleclefchin
Created by: abrakadeborah
Pronunciation: Tre-bul-clef-chin
Sentence: Courtney loved to accentuate the bristle of her trebleclefchin into a perfectly shaped musical note.
Etymology: Treble clef- A symbol indicating that the second line from the bottom of a staff represents the pitch of G above middle C. Also called G clef. Chin- The central forward portion of the lower jaw.
Libertrim
Created by: Stevenson0
Pronunciation: lib/er/trim
Sentence: When entering the customs line at the airport, we always sought out the official with the most obvious libertrim who would be open to discussions about us helping him to help us.
Etymology: libertine + trim
Newaveshave
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: nu wayv shayv
Sentence: Part of Stephanie's's remorphosis was to start barbering the added facial hair that came with her testosterone treatments. It was called a newaveshave and soon, she became Stephen and could shave daily to his/her heart's content.
Etymology: New Waqve (any creative group active in the innovation and application of new concepts and techniques in a given field) & Shave (the act of removing hair with a razor)
Comments:
Today's definition was suggested by Bulletchewer.
Thank you Bulletchewer! ~ James
Another Verbotomy Splinterview: Jedijawa's Right-Brain Read about it in the Verbotomy Blog.
mplsbohemian - 2007-05-02: 10:58:00
That picture is so disturbing on so many levels.
mplsbohemian - 2007-05-02: 11:01:00
Um, oy, that must have come off so transphobic. :\
About the picture... I have received a suggestion that this young lady's allegiances are less than clear, so I have prepared an alternative portrait. Please see: Being Clear About our Allegiances. Thanks ~ James
Jabberwocky - 2007-05-02: 12:59:00
Yikes!! the options are even more disturbing - pretty soon she'll look like Chewbacca
purpleartichokes - 2007-05-02: 13:26:00
OMG! It's an American Hairwolf in Toondon! (Or perhaps she has a hairmone problem.)
wordmeister - 2007-05-02: 16:30:00
Chewytobacca? I wonder what JediJawa thinks of that?
Bulletchewer - 2007-05-02: 16:45:00
Always love stirring up debate, but credit's due the artist. For some strange reason forgotten in a dream, I only ever thought of this definition applying to the male of the species...
wordmeister - 2007-05-02: 17:26:00
It appears as if this wampeter definitely needs a waxing!
lumina - 2008-07-17: 00:23:00
OMG! I WON! MY FIRST! EXCITING! Do I get a trophy? ha...what fun. Thanks guys!