DEFINITION: v. intr., To prepare for holiday events where you must chat with irritating co-workers or nagging relatives, by consuming just enough alcohol to make you feel “relaxed”. n., A person who arrives at a party pre-inebriated.
VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)
Merrynaded: /mehr-ree-nayd-ed/ (True story): My wife and I and a friend attended a champagne tasting, then went home and sampled some single malt scotch and then proceeded to the Christmas party already merrynaded. Etymology: Merry + (Mari)naded Created by: MrDave2176.
Comments on Merrynaded:
Jabberwocky, 2007-12-18: 14:12:00
funnylibertybelle, 2007-12-18: 14:50:00
Positively brilliant word!OZZIEBOB, 2007-12-18: 16:03:00
Sounds like you were on a merry-go-round. Great word, DAVE !
Prebriate: /pre-bree-ate / I prebriate for all staff functions when I know the toxic managers are going to show up. Three, or four rye and ginger ales are sufficient for my prebriation to function with these morons. Etymology: pre + prior + inebriate Created by: Stevenson0.
Comments on Prebriate:
OZZIEBOB, 2007-12-18: 16:13:00
Ryebuck!
Pretoxicate: /pre-tox-uh-cate/ The only way Marsha could get through Christmas with her family was to completely pretoxicate herself into a totally medicated state. Etymology: pre=before intoxicate=to make drunk Created by: Redrover.
Comments on Pretoxicate:
Mustang, 2007-12-18: 19:00:00
Excellent!
Putrumintumtum: /poot-rum-in-tum-tum/ When he received his invitation to the Christmas lunch he took the little drummer boy’s advice and putrumintumtum. Etymology: put + rum + tum (as in tummy) + pa rum pum pum pum Created by: Jabberwocky.
Comments on Putrumintumtum:
libertybelle, 2007-12-18: 10:36:00
Hysterical!!!OZZIEBOB, 2007-12-18: 16:17:00
I need to ruminate on this one! Very clever and offbeat!
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Definition Comments:
Verbotomy – 2007-12-18: 03:37:00
Today’s definition was suggested by yellowbird Thank you yellowbird ~ James