Verboticism: Bioprestidigitation

'Thank goodness these things are biodegradable!'

DEFINITION: n. A "natural process" which, smokers believe, makes cigarette butts magically disappear. v. To clean up someone else's butts.

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Cigracadabra

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Created by: artr

Pronunciation: sigrəkədabrə

Sentence: Too many smokers think that some sort of cigracadabra happens when they toss their spent butts to the ground.

Etymology: cigarette (a thin cylinder of finely cut tobacco rolled in paper for smoking) + abracadabra (a word said by magicians when performing a magic trick)

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Discigtegration

Created by: Osomatic

Pronunciation: diss-SIG-te-gray-shun

Sentence: It's always amazing to watch the process of discigtegration going on outside bars at about 2:15 AM.

Etymology: disintegration + cigarette

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Tobaccgone

Created by: Nosila

Pronunciation: to bak gawn

Sentence: When Diane DuMaurier met Peter Jackson, it was love at first sight. Their first date was at a Matinee and afterwards they went to the Lucky Strike Bowling Alley. He puffed away, one cigarette after another and seemed to think all the butts would evaporate away in a tobaccgone process. When she realized he left a mess behind, she ran off with the Marlboro Man. Peter thought that took a lot of Gauloise to do such a thing. They were last seen trying to Export A Camel.

Etymology: Tobacco (leaves of the tobacco plant dried and prepared for smoking or ingestion) & Gone (having all been spent;away;former)

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Dislittigation

Created by: santasassassin

Pronunciation:

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Etymology: The taking away of litter.

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Disintokration

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Created by: artr

Pronunciation: disintōkrāshən

Sentence: Just about every car sold in America is equipped with an ash tray. Many go unused because smokers believe in disintokration, that magic process by which their butts, wrappers and even packaging go up in smoke just like the cigs themselves. A quick flick of the wrist and all responsibility is done.

Etymology: disintegration (the process of coming to pieces) + toke (the drawing of a puff from a cigarette or pipe)

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COMMENTS:

Sadly, too true! Good Word. - Nosila, 2009-08-27: 15:21:00

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Buttsumption

Created by: ahwinters

Pronunciation: but-sum-shun

Sentence: If it weren't for buttsumption, the lawn outside the hospital would be made up of cigarette remains entirely.

Etymology: cigraette butt + consumption

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Buttgone

marciamellotaco

Created by: marciamellotaco

Pronunciation: B-uh-t-guh-ah-n

Sentence: We always make sure we do a little buttgone after smoking.

Etymology:

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Tobaccorrosion

Created by: Discoveria

Pronunciation: Toe-back-co-roe-shun

Sentence: Benson said, "Duh! Everyone knows that cigarette ends tobaccorrode into natural substances. That's why the streets are so clean."

Etymology: Tobacco+corrosion. Tobacco: substance used to make cigarettes. Corrosion: dissolution by acid/alkali

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COMMENTS:

American spelling (perhaps more elegant) would be "tobaccorosion". I'd like to acknowledge ErWenn's "fagrosion" etymology which suggested this to me. - Discoveria, 2007-01-25: 09:16:00

Thanks. You got my vote. - ErWenn, 2007-01-26: 00:45:00

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Biodegradabutt

Created by: Javeson1

Pronunciation: bah-yoh-dee-grayd-ah-but

Sentence: Contrary to popular belief, cig butts are most def NOT biodegradabutt.

Etymology: biodegradable + (cigarette) butt

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Ashtrayitis

Created by: BMott

Pronunciation: ash - tray -itis

Sentence: Lucy's butts flew from her open car window because she suffered from the terrible disease known as ashtrayitis.

Etymology: Ashtray - that thing smokers should use to store their butts in. Itis - inflammation of, as in an allergy.

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