DEFINITION: v. To pick up a piece of lint from the floor that your vacuum missed, and then drop it in front of the vacuum again, to give the vacuum another chance to suck it up. n. A piece of lint that a vacuum will not pick up.
VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)
Hoovermanuever: /hoo ver man oov er/ It was a catatonic experience when Miranda did her hoovermaneuver and sucked up half the cat. Etymology: Hoover (brand of vacuum) & Maneuver (an action aimed at evading an opponent) Created by: Nosila.
Fuzztrated: /fuz-trayt-ehd/ Wanda was growing ever more fuzztrated by the lint ball that her vaccum simply refused to pick up even after more than a dozen attempts. Etymology: Blend of ‘fuzz’ (fine light particles or fibers (as of down or fluff) and ‘frustrated’ (to make ineffectual : bring to nothing (2): impede, obstruct) Created by: Mustang.
Dustcusser: /duhst-kuhs-er/ Denise is an animal lover but she has absolutely no sympathy for dust bunnies. She likes nothing better than the whoomp sound of a clump of lint going up the hose of her vacuum. Nothing turns her into a dustcusser faster than a clump of fuzz that clings to the floor, refusing to succumb to the Hoover. Etymology: dustbuster (a handheld cordless vacuum cleaner) + cusser (someone who swears; curses) Created by: artr.
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