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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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Rolepatch
Created by: Osomatic
Pronunciation: role + patch
Sentence: That little rolepatch on his chin lets you know that he's hipper than you.
Etymology: It's a play on "soul patch."
Stubblestyle
Created by: Jeaneai
Pronunciation: Stuh Bul Stie el
Sentence: Gosh, did you see Tom's mustache yesterday? Is it just me or did it kind of look like Al Gore's ear?
Etymology: Stubble, Style
Whiskercode
Created by: ErWenn
Pronunciation: /ˈʍɪskɚˌkoʊd/
Sentence: The Whiskercode is very subtle and finicky; a few hairs is all it takes to go from "neo-Nazi" to "silent-film fanatic."
Etymology: From whisker + code, as in the "handkerchief code"
Stubbelief
Created by: rikboyee
Pronunciation: stub-ul-eef
Sentence: after 7 hours in the bathroom, it seemed he had taken stubbelief to a new level
Etymology: stubble, belief
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)
Dopiary
Created by: galwaywegian
Pronunciation: doh peeee ar eeee
Sentence: Her eccentrically patterned beard rash said it all. He was a dope and he had the dopiary to prove it
Etymology: topiary, dope
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COMMENTS:
The tree where the last of the seven dwarves lives...good answer - Nosila, 2009-11-18: 15:16:00
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Billbeard
Created by: LonePaladin
Pronunciation: Just as it's spelled: bĭl'bîrd
Sentence: His sideburns had a clear spot that resembled the Alien Ant Farm logo; was a billbeard like that really worth the effort?
Etymology: Billboard + beard
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COMMENTS:
Oooo, that's good! - purpleartichokes, 2007-05-02: 15:37:00
Yeah, I really like that, it's razor-sharp. - Bulletchewer, 2007-05-02: 16:46:00
get's my vote - petaj, 2007-05-02: 23:56:00
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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!