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DEFINITION: n., The deep red lines and/or furrows, which appear on a person's face after they have slept on wrinkled or creased bed sheets. v., To wake up and discover that your face matches your wrinkled bed sheets.
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Sheetfaced
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: shēt fāst
Sentence: Tony was not given to drinking to excess but tonight was his little sister's wedding and he let it all go. When he finally made it to bed, he hit the pillow face-first with a thud. He went to bed sh*tfaced and woke up sheetfaced. If he looked closely, through those bloodshot eyes, he swore he could read the impression of the "Do not remove this label" tag embedded in his forehead.
Etymology: sheet (a large rectangular piece of cotton or other fabric, used on a bed to cover the mattress and as a layer beneath blankets) + sh*tfaced (drunk or under the influence of drugs)
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COMMENTS:
funny - Jabberwocky, 2008-10-22: 11:49:00
Oh man, that is PERFECTION! - lumina, 2008-10-22: 18:37:00
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Frinkles
Created by: Darkreaper
Pronunciation: F-rinkles
Sentence: He woke up early and sighed when he saw the frinkles left on his face by his furrowed bedsheet.
Etymology: Wrinkle, furrows
Pusspleat
Created by: MrDave2176
Pronunciation: POOS - pleet
Sentence: James lifted his head from the pillow and turned off the alarm before sitting up and looking into the large mirror behind the dresser. The pusspleats in his face formed a perfect map of Bolivia and he scrambled off to find his digital camera to capture it before it faded from view.
Etymology: puss (slang for ones countenance) and pleats (pressed creases in fabric)
Sleepdeepleation
Created by: Jabberwocky
Pronunciation: deep/pleet/shun
Sentence: Sally suffered from such severe sleepdeepleation that she had to go to a sleep disorder clinic where the patients were suspended like bats to prevent any nasty folds.
Etymology: sleep + deep + pleat + sleep depletion
Facingstripes
Created by: bbawden
Pronunciation: Fayss-eeng-straips
Sentence: Susanne was tired of her old look, so she was happy the next morning to find freshly applied facingstripes
Etymology: Face- that thing on your head Stripes, vertical or horizontal lines.
Shruts
Created by: mweinmann
Pronunciation: shh ruts
Sentence: Oh my God, my face is full of lines and ruts from my sheets. Oh shruts!!! All over my face.
Etymology: This word is formed from the combination of the word "sheets" as in bed sheets and "ruts" as in deep furrows or marks left by an object.
Sheetpleated
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: shētplētd
Sentence: Joan had a very difficult time applying makeup to her sheetpleated face this morning. After her skin relaxed, she had more streaks than a ten-year-old windshield wiper.
Etymology: sheet (a large rectangular piece of cotton or other fabric, used on a bed to cover the mattress) + pleated (a double or multiple fold in a garment or other item made of cloth)
Discomforter
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: dis kom for ter
Sentence: Each morning since she turned 40, Mary had woken up with a discomforter, not a comforter, with her in bed. The pain was caused by the wrinkle tracts left on her face from her bedding. It took her face an hour to pop out these furrows and Mary was very worried that one day soon, they would stay permanently.
Etymology: Discomfort (an uncomfortable feeling in some part of the body) & Comforter (bedding made of two layers of cloth filled with stuffing and stitched together;quilt;duvet)
Naplication
Created by: mrskellyscl
Pronunciation: nap-li-ca-shen
Sentence: Naplication is a perfect excuse for my wrinkles. At this age, it's hard to tell if the wrinkles are from the pillow or if I really look like that.
Etymology: nap: + plication: the act or process of folding
Comments:
Today's definition was suggested by remistram. Thank you remistram! ~ James
By the way, Stevenson0's crazy shopping word, "Dealusional", was published in Toronto Star as one of Top the Invented Words of the Week. See: http://www.verbotomy.com/blog/?p=223. Congratulations to Stevenson0 ~ James
Today's definition was suggested by remistram. Thank you remistram. ~ James