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'Which whisk is hers?'

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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Follitics

Created by: verysimplegame

Pronunciation: fall-i-tics

Sentence: She marveled at his ability to play follitics - she'd never seen a goatee shaped like a hand throwing the horns...

Etymology: follicles + politics

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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)

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Folicallyforward

Created by: petersn1

Pronunciation: fal-lick-le-for-ward

Sentence:

Etymology:

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Libertrim

Created by: Stevenson0

Pronunciation: lib/er/trim

Sentence: When entering the customs line at the airport, we always seek out the official with the most obvious libertrim who would be open to discussions about us helping him to help us.

Etymology: LIBERTRIM - noun - from LIBERTINE (a person who is free of moral restraint; dissolute; licentious) + TRIM (to put into a neat, or orderly condition by clipping, paring, or cutting)

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COMMENTS:

nice - Jabberwocky, 2008-07-16: 11:48:00

metrohumanx But he still makes us take our shoes off....know wat i mean? nudge nudge - metrohumanx, 2008-07-16: 20:20:00

Short & neat. - OZZIEBOB, 2008-07-17: 06:42:00

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Primpilgate

Created by: OZZIEBOB

Pronunciation: PRIM-Pil-geyt

Sentence: Cincinnati: the city of curly hair; pilosophy: only 59% original; fuzznick, scores of google-hits there, too; hairmony, - not a bad word, but does it fit the definition? What about a platterpilar: might be a bit of a bad hair day when "she" turns into a butterfly. Think I'll have to settle for primpilgate: it's about the best, and most original, I can come up with. Phew, it's been a tough week verbotomising.

Etymology: Blend of PRINK: preen, prettify, prink; PILOSE: hair, hairy and PROMULGATE: make publicly known"

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COMMENTS:

excellent etymology and I applaud your efforts to create original words - Jabberwocky, 2008-07-16: 11:51:00

metrohumanx Methinks the top of your head has come off. SAY NO MORE! - metrohumanx, 2008-07-16: 20:15:00

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Whiskibit

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Created by: mrskellyscl

Pronunciation: whis-kib-bit

Sentence: Marco spent weeks growing his whiskers to whiskibit his love for Marcy by displaying her name with little alphabeads braided into his long beard, only to have her dismiss him as a whiskibitionist.

Etymology: whisker: facial hair + exhibit:to show or display for others to see

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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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Genreprimp

Created by: Mustang

Pronunciation: zhahn - ruh - primp

Sentence: Most all of Bernard's clique participated in genreprimp, wherein they trimmed their facial hair in a manner that identified them with their favorite rock band.

Etymology: Blend of 'genre' (genus; kind; sort; style) and 'primp' (to groom oneself carefully)

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COMMENTS:

nice blend - Jabberwocky, 2008-07-16: 12:00:00

metrohumanx VERY continental ! - metrohumanx, 2008-07-16: 20:13:00

Good word. - OZZIEBOB, 2008-07-17: 06:53:00

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Mugtopiary

Created by: pinwheel

Pronunciation: mug/toe/pee/ar/ee

Sentence: Brian's fanatical mugtopiary had left him with only two milimetres of eyebrow left but he was hopeful of trying again in a few weeks.

Etymology: mug (slang for face) + topiary (Hedge trimming!)

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COMMENTS:

What a funny word!! - purpleartichokes, 2007-05-02: 04:42:00

ohwtepph you certainly ARE the verbotomist. - ohwtepph, 2007-05-02: 05:51:00

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Epilaccasion

Created by: Nosila

Pronunciation: ep il a kay shun

Sentence: Julian Kallender loved the seasons and holidays in the year. To celebrate each he would grow his whiskers and then cut our appropriate shapes on his facial hair. He called each his epilaccasion. For Valentine's Day, little hearts;for St.Pat's Day, shamrocks, of course; for Easter, eggs and bunnies; for Cinco de Mayo, some maracas; for July 1, a maple leaf; for July 4, Uncle Sam; for Labor Day, a hammer & sickle;for Thanksgiving, a turkey and for Christmas, holly and Santas. When his favourite teams were in the play-offs, did their logos. For New Year's though, he always did the same thing: he shaved his face and head bald to give them a rest and slather them in lotion until his skin healed. His friends knew the occasions, just by looking at The Kallender!

Etymology: Epilate (remove body hair) & Occasion (reason; an opportunity to do something;an event that occurs at a critical time)

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Comments:

Verbotomy Verbotomy - 2007-05-02: 01:27:00
Today's definition was suggested by Bulletchewer.
Thank you Bulletchewer! ~ James

Verbotomy Verbotomy - 2007-05-02: 02:59:00
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. :\

Verbotomy Verbotomy - 2007-05-02: 11:11:00
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!