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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.
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Lenintwist
Created by: Jabberwocky
Pronunciation: len/in/twist
Sentence: He carefully let the hairs in the centre of his chin grow until they were long enough to fashion into a lenintwist to show his solidarity with the Marxist-Lenintwist philosophy.
Etymology: twist (a type of hair style) + Lenin + Leninist
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COMMENTS:
Excellent - TJayzz, 2008-07-16: 08:29:00
After reading that, i could use a drink...with a twist of lenin. - metrohumanx, 2008-07-16: 20:18:00
Clever twist. I guess he was a "red" head? - OZZIEBOB, 2008-07-17: 06:41:00
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Goateem
Created by: Alchemist
Pronunciation: GO-teem
Sentence: Brandon carefully cultivated his goateem, which set him apart as a member of the young, hip, set. All his friends were too...
Etymology: goatee, team
Moustrash
Created by: Mustang
Pronunciation: MUS-trash
Sentence: Lenny has a very low self esteem and for reasons only he might explain he carefully cultivates a moustrash, a long, and seemingly unkempt growth on his upper lip with the intent to make the statement that he is 'low rent'.
Etymology: Blend of 'moustache' and 'trash'.
Republichin
Created by: HubbMU
Pronunciation: republi-chin
Sentence: Due to his staunch Conservative leanings, Christopher proudly displayed his republichin.
Etymology: Republican and chin
Wooblimify
Created by: jonobo
Pronunciation: wooblimify
Sentence: She wooblimified so well, that i could read her soul on her cheeks.
Etymology: cultyouralhairytagefacetagginginawookiefyingsubliminalmessagestyle AKA wooblimify
Hairshow
Created by: suzanne
Pronunciation: hay-r-sh-oh
Sentence: She returned from Canada with a Maple leaf hairshow.
Etymology: hair- keratin follicles, prtotruding from skin/ Show - display airshow - display of aeroplanes
Identigroom
Created by: Filthy
Pronunciation:
Sentence: Always careful about the way he presented himself, Mike took great care with his identigrooming; his facial hair had the complex task of communicating that he was, well, a complicated communicator who mows the tall grass, and might just vote independent.
Etymology: identigroom=identity+groom.
Haireotype
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: hāərēətīp
Sentence: Billy has adopted the haireotype of the local motorcycle group. At least 80% of the group*s mambers have taken on the shaved head, goatee look. She had to work extra hard to grow the chin fur.
Etymology: hair (any of the fine threadlike strands growing from the skin of humans) + stereotype (a widely held but fixed and oversimplified image or idea of a particular type of person or thing)
Comments:
Today's definition was suggested by Bulletchewer.
Thank you Bulletchewer! ~ James
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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!