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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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Bicspression
Created by: toadstool57
Pronunciation: bic-spress-shun
Sentence: Jill used bicspression to express her sexual oreintation as heterosexual. The bad thing is her excess body hair led people to believe she is indeed a gay man. Poor Jill is so misunderstood.
Etymology: bic, a type of razor/expression
Manifaceto
Created by: TimTheEnchanter
Pronunciation: man-ih-FACE-toe
Sentence: Chadwick and Geoffrey looked at each other knowingly as Lenny walked into the room. They would be on the golf course in no time because this would be a very short interview. They could tell by his manifaceto that Lenny's ideology would not mesh with the straight-laced culture of their corporate law firm.
Etymology: MANIFESTO - a declaration of ones views + FACE = a facial manifesto
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COMMENTS:
excellent word - Jabberwocky, 2008-07-16: 11:58:00
Hahahahaha ! - metrohumanx, 2008-07-16: 20:12:00
Ha! You are good! - lumina, 2008-07-16: 21:15:00
Great - OZZIEBOB, 2008-07-17: 06:39:00
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Parliamenthairy
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: parly a ment heree
Sentence: To display his interest in parliamentary procedure, Wilfred grew a very parliamenthairy beard. His motto was "I won't cut my beard until you cut my taxes!" He never missed a session in the public gallery for years and when he died sitting during the Question Period, the Speaker announced that the visitor with the very long bushy beard had just expired and they would have to raise taxes to pay for his funeral...
Etymology: Parliamentary (relating to or having the nature of a parliament;in accord with rules and customs of a legislative or deliberative assembly) & Hairy (having or covered with hair)
Depiliticise
Created by: mplsbohemian
Pronunciation: dee-pihl-IHT-ihs-ize
Sentence: Alex depiliticised to look boho; unfortunately, his date thought he looked more pomo.
Etymology: depiliate (to shave) + politicise
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COMMENTS:
very clever - petaj, 2007-05-02: 23:55:00
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Gaytee
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: gātē
Sentence: After Billy came out of the closet he decided that he wanted to make a statement to that effect. What better place to show his orientation than on his face. This week he started sporting a rainbow-tinted gaytee. He may or may not opt for the same treatment to his guybrows.
Etymology: gay (homosexual) + goatee (a small pointed beard)
Preachfuzz
Created by: lumina
Pronunciation: preech/fuz
Sentence: Evelyn was sure she had met the man of her dreams. Not only had he kept up with her on the dance floor all night, but he very enthusiastically said he would LOVE to take her to see Mama Mia when it hit the big screen next week. It wasn't until the lights went up and she saw his preachfuzz, that she realized he "played for the other team." At that moment she knew she should not have ignored the fact that he gave her outfit "two snaps."
Etymology: Preach: Give a sermon; Advocate or support verbally in an insisting, urging, or inciting manner. Fuzz: a mass or covering of fine or curly hairs, fibres, etc.
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COMMENTS:
Hallelieumina! Great word... - metrohumanx, 2008-07-16: 20:11:00
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Vincentvangoghtee
Created by: bookowl
Pronunciation: vin/cent/van/goa/tee
Sentence: The commune of artists all sported vincentvangoghtees out of reverence for their muse.
Etymology: Vincent Van Gogh + goatee
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COMMENTS:
I won't ear of it. - OZZIEBOB, 2008-07-17: 06:48:00
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Pubelickface
Created by: galwaywegian
Pronunciation: pew blik fay ss
Sentence: you could tell from his oversized tonsure that he was the pubelickface of naughty but nice magazine.
Etymology: public face, errr....
Phairomonize
Created by: mweinmann
Pronunciation: fair - oh - mone - iz
Sentence: John was careful to phairomonize his facial hair so that he gave off the right "vibes".
Etymology: pheromone (a chemical substance that convey information to and produce specific responses in certain animals, Chemicals that act as sexual attractants) hair, harmonize
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COMMENTS:
Phair enough! - Nosila, 2009-11-18: 23:34:00
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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.
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!