{"id":232,"date":"2007-12-06T13:06:23","date_gmt":"2007-12-06T17:06:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.verbotomy.com\/blog\/?p=232"},"modified":"2007-12-06T13:06:23","modified_gmt":"2007-12-06T17:06:23","slug":"isnt-it-a-bit-early-to-be-wearing-christmas-decorations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.verbotomy.com\/blog\/?p=232","title":{"rendered":"Isn&#8217;t it a bit early to be wearing Christmas decorations?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>DEFINITION:<\/strong> <em>n.<\/em>, A person so enamored with the holidays that they don&#8217;t just deck their halls and home, but they also decorate their car, their cubicle, their pets, and themselves. <em>v. tr.<\/em>, To obsessively decorate according to seasonal holidays.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.verbotomy.com\/jimage400\/decorate.gif\" alt=\"Isn't it a bit early to be wearing Christmas decorations?\" height=\"400\" width=\"400\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>VERBOTICISMS:<\/strong> <em>(Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Festcessive<\/strong>:  \/<em>fest-ces-sive<\/em>\/ She is completely and totally festcessive about the Christmas season. <em>Etymology:<\/em>  festive + obcessive + excessive <em>Created by:<\/em> Stevenson0.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>Comments on Festcessive:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.verbotomy.com\/verbotomist.php?user=Mustang\">Mustang<\/a><\/strong>, <em>2007-12-03: 17:51:00<\/em><br \/>\nGreat word!<\/p>\n<p><strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.verbotomy.com\/verbotomist.php?user=purpleartichokes\">purpleartichokes<\/a><\/strong>, <em>2007-12-03: 19:03:00<\/em><br \/>\nVery nice, and good for all holidays.<\/p>\n<p><strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.verbotomy.com\/verbotomist.php?user=OZZIEBOB\">OZZIEBOB<\/a><\/strong>, <em>2007-12-04: 16:29:00<\/em><br \/>\nAnother great word!<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>Tinselitis<\/strong>:  \/<em>tinsel-I-tis<\/em>\/ Sue&#8217;s tinselistis was so acute that they had to schedule an emergency tinsellectomy. <em>Etymology:<\/em>  tinsel + tonsillitis <em>Created by:<\/em> porsche.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>Comments on Tinselitis:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.verbotomy.com\/verbotomist.php?user=Stevenson0\">Stevenson0<\/a><\/strong>, <em>2007-12-03: 15:10:00<\/em><br \/>\nCongrats on your over all weekly win last week! Some great words!! Well done!!!<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>Wreathflex<\/strong>:  \/<em>reeth-flex<\/em>\/ Once the first snowflake has fallen it is an automatic wreathflex to bedeck and festoon everything within eyesight with garlands and bows and silver bells&#8230;ahhh gives me goosebumps. &#8216;deck the halls with boughs of holly, fa la la la la la la la la&#8217; <em>Etymology:<\/em>  wreath + reflex <em>Created by:<\/em> Jabberwocky.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>Comments on Wreathflex:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.verbotomy.com\/verbotomist.php?user=galwaywegian\">galwaywegian<\/a><\/strong>, <em>2007-12-03: 08:02:00<\/em><br \/>\ngreat word!<\/p>\n<p><strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.verbotomy.com\/verbotomist.php?user=OZZIEBOB\">OZZIEBOB<\/a><\/strong>, <em>2007-12-04: 16:38:00<\/em><br \/>\nGreat word and sentence.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>Noelitist<\/strong>:  \/<em>-noe-well-lee-tist-<\/em>\/ This noelitist jerk just spent an hour informing me of the history of Saint Nick &#8211; I mean, come on, I have a Labor Day picnic to get to&#8230; <em>Etymology:<\/em>  &#8220;noel&#8221; and &#8220;elitist&#8221; <em>Created by:<\/em> hendrixius.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>Comments on Noelitist:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.verbotomy.com\/verbotomist.php?user=Jabberwocky\">Jabberwocky<\/a><\/strong>, <em>2007-12-03: 15:59:00<\/em><br \/>\nfunny<\/p>\n<p><strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.verbotomy.com\/verbotomist.php?user=Tigger\">Tigger<\/a><\/strong>, <em>2007-12-03: 21:14:00<\/em><br \/>\nGood one!<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>To see more verboticisms for this definition go to:<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.verbotomy.com\/verboticisms.php?jid=decorate\">https:\/\/www.verbotomy.com\/verboticisms.php?jid=decorate<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Be Creative,<\/p>\n<p>James<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.verbotomy.com\/\/\">www.verbotomy.com<\/a><br \/>\nthe create-a-word game<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>Definition Comments:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.verbotomy.com\/verbotomist.php?user=Verbotomy\">Verbotomy<\/a><\/strong> &#8211; <em>2007-12-03: 01:01:00<\/em><br \/>\nToday&#8217;s definition was suggested by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.verbotomy.com\/verbotomist.php?user=kabloozie\"><strong>kabloozie<\/strong><\/a>. Thank you kabloozie ~ James<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.verbotomy.com\/verbotomist.php?user=Verbotomy\">Verbotomy<\/a><\/strong> &#8211; <em>2007-12-03: 01:30:00<\/em><br \/>\nHey Verbotomists, I thought it would be fun to create a Verbotomy Greeting Card for the upcoming holidays. So I am calling on all Verbotomists to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.verbotomy.com\/verbinition.php\"><strong>Submit your Holiday Verbotomy Definitions<\/strong><\/a>. I will set up an e-card so we can send our best wishes, and our best words, to our friends. Be creative! ~ James<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.verbotomy.com\/verbotomist.php?user=Verbotomy\">Verbotomy<\/a><\/strong> &#8211; <em>2007-12-03: 01:36:00<\/em><br \/>\nIn other news, Galwaywegian&#8217;s verboticism, &#8220;Minimaim&#8221;, was published yesterday in Toronto Star. See: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.verbotomy.com\/blog\/\/?p=229\">https:\/\/www.verbotomy.com\/blog\/?p=223.<\/a> Congratulations to Galwaywegian ~ James<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.verbotomy.com\/verbotomist.php?user=Jabberwocky\">Jabberwocky<\/a><\/strong> &#8211; <em>2007-12-03: 06:04:00<\/em><br \/>\nlove the outfit today &#8211; very festive<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.verbotomy.com\/verbotomist.php?user=Verbotomy\">Verbotomy<\/a><\/strong> &#8211; <em>2007-12-03: 09:05:00<\/em><br \/>\nThanks Jabberwocky! I loved getting dressed up and lightening my hair for the holidays. ~ James<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.verbotomy.com\/verbotomist.php?user=Verbotomy\">Verbotomy<\/a><\/strong> &#8211; <em>2007-12-04: 17:51:00<\/em><br \/>\nThanks to everyone for sending in their cheeriest holiday definitions. And now Santa&#8217;s elves will to get to work. ~ James<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>DEFINITION: n., A person so enamored with the holidays that they don&#8217;t just deck their halls and home, but they also decorate their car, their cubicle, their pets, and themselves. v. tr., To obsessively decorate according to seasonal holidays. VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers) Festcessive: \/fest-ces-sive\/ She is completely and totally festcessive &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.verbotomy.com\/blog\/?p=232\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Isn&#8217;t it a bit early to be wearing Christmas decorations?<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[3,4],"tags":[90,92,93,89,91,27],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.verbotomy.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/232"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.verbotomy.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.verbotomy.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.verbotomy.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.verbotomy.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=232"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.verbotomy.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/232\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.verbotomy.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=232"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.verbotomy.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=232"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.verbotomy.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=232"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}