DEFINITION: n., 1. A pine needle infestation, common during and after the holiday season. 2. Prickly Christmas guests who will not leave and cannot be cleaned up. v. intr., To fall down during a holiday party and hide under a rug.
VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)
Pinedemic: /-piyn-dem-ik-/ Since the relatives began arriving more than three weeks before the holidays this year, the tree had to be up early. Now the living room is the source of a widespread pinedemic outbreak, which has spread to every other room in the house, further complicated the inguestation of Christmas visitors, tracking needles everywhere. And we can’t even vacuum, because Uncle Frank is still down there under the tree, wrapped in his carpet of rugretfulness — and pine needles. Etymology: pine – traditional Christmas evergreen (Latin, pÄ«nus) + pandemic – a widespread outbreak (from Greek, pándémos “common” – typical of a disease) Created by: Tigger.
Comments on Pinedemic:
Jabberwocky, 2007-12-17: 13:35:00
good onegalwaywegian, 2007-12-17: 15:15:00
nice
Pinestilence: /pine-stil-ence/ The pinestilence invades our home every Christmas season and takes months to rid the house of this dreaded needle. Etymology: pine + pestilence Created by: Stevenson0.
Tannenbomb: /tah-nern-bom/ it may have looked nice as they were decorating it, but this christmas tree was a tannenbomb waiting to go off Etymology: bomb, tannenbaum[as in the song…o christmas tree…but the german version….i’m the only one who learnt the german version aren’t i….fine…vote for pinedemic…see if i care] Created by: rikboyee.
Comments on Tannenbomb:
MrDave2176, 2007-12-17: 08:50:00
I used a ‘Tannenbaum’ word last week and it didn’t win me any prizes either, but you got my vote!Jabberwocky, 2007-12-17: 13:38:00
clever
Carpettunnelsyndrome: /car-pet-ton-nul-sin-drum/ Every December, my living room rug gets carpettunnelsyndrome from the tree needles. The rug rasps eventually get vacuumed up or compost by June. Etymology: carpal tunnel syndrome, carpet, tunnel Created by: purpleartichokes.
Comments on Carpettunnelsyndrome:
Mustang, 2007-12-17: 06:09:00
Superb!Jabberwocky, 2007-12-17: 13:37:00
ouch
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Definition Comments:
Verbotomy – 2007-12-17: 01:45:00
Today’s definition was suggested by remistram Thank you remistram ~ James