DEFINITION: v. intr., To show appreciation for a gift, even if it is something that you do not really need or want, by feigning joy. n., A faked display of gratitude.
VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)
Giftwink: /gift-wink/ I learned from my mother at a very early age to giftwink when I received clothes from my grandparents instead of a toy. Since then, my giftwinking is as natural and undetectable as my appreciation for a fine present.
Etymology: GIFTWINK – verb – from GIFT + HOODWINK (to deceive, or trick)
Created by: Stevenson0.
Comments on Giftwink:
silveryaspen, 2008-12-23: 10:25:00
luv it! The wink gives it such an appealing and fun flair. That wink that says “I’m just kidding” so nicely.mweinmann, 2008-12-23: 23:27:00
fun word….perfect.OZZIEBOB, 2008-12-23: 23:48:00
Top word.
Gratefool: /great fool/ A sister and sister-in-law had a Christmas contest every year, to see which one could give the other, the ugliest pair of earrings. To show they were gratefool for them, they were required to wear them Christmas day, as the ultimate act of wreckognition. Everyone else in the family got to vote on which pair was the ugliest. Etymology: GRATEFUL, FOOL Created by: silveryaspen.
Comments on Gratefool:
Jabberwocky, 2008-12-23: 11:01:00
niceOZZIEBOB, 2008-12-23: 23:48:00
With Christmas all but upon us, I’m fearing the onset of the Gratefool Dread! Terrific word.
Shampreciation: /sham pree she ayshun/ Sharmaine had the biggest and best garage sales ecery summer. Most of the things she sold were new, not-ever-out-of-the-packaging type things. The reason for these sales was that Sharmaine was the Queen of Shampreciation. She could never say a bad word about a gift, she always faked her gratitude. And then she piled the offending gift into the spare room to pile up for the next big garage sale. If only her friends and family paid somne attention to her likes and dislikes, she wouldn’t have to hold these huge sales all the time! Etymology: Sham (feign, pretend,a person who makes deceitful pretenses) & Appreciation (indebtedness, gratitude) Created by: Nosila.
Comments on Shampreciation:
silveryaspen, 2008-12-23: 11:06:00
Always find the gift of laughter in your creations. This one leaves me wondering if any one would buy these even at garage sale prices!Mustang, 2008-12-23: 23:58:00
Cant help but wonder if that offensive gift was shampoo….eeewwwOZZIEBOB, 2008-12-23: 23:58:00
Nice blend
Cheschagrin: /cheshəˈgrin/ From the time Marnie got up on Christmas til she went to bed, she wore her best cheschagrin. And just like the Cheshire cat, there was little-to-nothing behind it. What her family lacked in originality they more than made up in repetitiveness. Yes, she was brought up Catholic but why did Uncle Phil think she needed her third Pope-soap-on-a-rope? Yes, it rained but why did Aunt Alice think Marnie need her sixth Totes umbrella? And ever-practical Mom gave her some lovely plain white underwear. By the end of the day, from all the forced smiling, her jaw muscles hurt as much as her heart. She was never going to get her pony. Etymology: Cheshire Cat (a cat depicted with a broad fixed grin, as popularized through Lewis Carroll’s Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland) + chagrin (distress or embarrassment at having failed or been humiliated) Created by: artr.
Comments on Cheschagrin:
wayoffcenter, 2008-12-23: 04:33:00
Always loved the Cheshire Cat.
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