{"id":246,"date":"2007-12-28T12:00:21","date_gmt":"2007-12-28T16:00:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.verbotomy.com\/blog\/?p=246"},"modified":"2007-12-28T12:00:21","modified_gmt":"2007-12-28T16:00:21","slug":"when-am-i-going-to-get-a-real-holiday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.verbotomy.com\/blog\/?p=246","title":{"rendered":"When am I going to get a real holiday?"},"content":{"rendered":"

DEFINITION:<\/strong> v. tr.<\/em>, To run out of batteries during the holidays, especially on Christmas morning when all the kids and half the adults are screaming for their new toys. n.<\/em>, A battery or personal energy shortage created by over-consumption.<\/p>\n

\"When<\/p>\n

VERBOTICISMS:<\/strong> (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)<\/em><\/p>\n

Durahell<\/strong>: \/dur-ah-hell<\/em>\/ Christmas day quickly spiralled into Durahell when she realized that Suzy’s Patty-poops-a-lot doll did not come equipped with her own batteries. Etymology:<\/em> Duracell, hell Created by:<\/em> purpleartichokes.<\/p>\n

Comments on Durahell:<\/strong><\/p>\n

galwaywegian<\/a><\/strong>, 2007-12-21: 04:42:00<\/em>
\nhohoho!<\/p>\n

toadstool57<\/a><\/strong>, 2007-12-21: 07:13:00<\/em>
\ngreat!<\/p>\n

Tigger<\/a><\/strong>, 2007-12-21: 13:23:00<\/em>
\nExcellent word, and funny sentence!<\/p>\n

OZZIEBOB<\/a><\/strong>, 2007-12-21: 14:52:00<\/em>
\nGreat word.<\/p>\n

yellowbird<\/a><\/strong>, 2007-12-22: 14:10:00<\/em>
\nbeautiful<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Festigue<\/strong>: \/fest-teeg<\/em>\/ Festigue usually sets in about noon on Christmas Eve because of all the shopping and partying the last two weeks. I’m just too tired to enjoy the holiday. Etymology:<\/em> festive + fatigue Created by:<\/em> Stevenson0.<\/p>\n

Comments on Festigue:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Jabberwocky<\/a><\/strong>, 2007-12-21: 08:45:00<\/em>
\ngreat word<\/p>\n

Tigger<\/a><\/strong>, 2007-12-21: 13:23:00<\/em>
\nVery nice!<\/p>\n

OZZIEBOB<\/a><\/strong>, 2007-12-21: 14:51:00<\/em>
\nAnother excellent word!<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Lithargic<\/strong>: \/lith-ar-jick<\/em>\/ Mum was so lithargic after consuming too many Christmas treats that she couldn’t even reach the top shelf to get the spare batteries. Etymology:<\/em> lithium + lethargic Created by:<\/em> petaj.<\/p>\n

Comments on Lithargic:<\/strong><\/p>\n

galwaywegian<\/a><\/strong>, 2007-12-21: 04:42:00<\/em>
\nexcellent!<\/p>\n

toadstool57<\/a><\/strong>, 2007-12-21: 07:12:00<\/em>
\nGood one!<\/p>\n

Jabberwocky<\/a><\/strong>, 2007-12-21: 08:49:00<\/em>
\nvery nice petaj<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Wattsup<\/strong>: \/WOTZ-up<\/em>\/ Within minutes of opening their electronics Christmas gifts, Bob’s grand-children were asking: “Where’s the batteries. But Bob, with not so much as a “whats-up,” continued to search until, without success and wattigued, he entered a state of wattsup. Etymology:<\/em> Blend of WATTS: units of electrical power; 2. energy in general. 3 brainpower & UP: out off, to burn up, use up, end, WATTIGUE: watt & fatigue. Created by:<\/em> OZZIEBOB.<\/p>\n

Comments on Wattsup:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Jabberwocky<\/a><\/strong>, 2007-12-21: 08:47:00<\/em>
\nvery funny<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

To see more verboticisms for this definition go to:
\nhttps:\/\/www.verbotomy.com\/verboticisms.php?jid=holiday<\/a><\/p>\n

Be Creative,<\/p>\n

James<\/p>\n

www.verbotomy.com<\/a>
\nthe create-a-word game<\/p>\n

Definition Comments:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Verbotomy<\/a><\/strong> – 2007-12-21: 00:01:00<\/em>
\nToday’s definition was suggested by yellowbird<\/strong><\/a>. Thank you yellowbird. ~ James<\/p>\n

Verbotomy<\/a><\/strong> – 2007-12-21: 00:01:00<\/em>
\nSpeaking of holidays — I am taking some. So for the next two weeks, we will be showcasing our Verbotomy favorites from the past year. We will kick off 2008 with a new season starting on January 7th. Best wishes to everyone. And I hope you all get pleasantly Merrynaded! ~ James<\/p>\n

OZZIEBOB<\/a><\/strong> – 2007-12-21: 04:19:00<\/em>
\nThanks for Verbotomy, James. Seasonal Greetings to all.<\/p>\n

Jabberwocky<\/a><\/strong> – 2007-12-21: 06:01:00<\/em>
\nI’ll add my best wishes as well to a crazy creative bunch who help jump start my brain cells every morning – Happy holidays<\/p>\n

Verbotomy<\/a><\/strong> – 2007-12-21: 09:54:00<\/em>
\nOh no! Only three days to Christmas and I haven’t done any Christmas shopping yet. I have a feeling I am going to be overcome by spendementia. ~ James<\/p>\n

purpleartichokes<\/a><\/strong> – 2007-12-21: 13:54:00<\/em>
\nHope everyone has a cool yule and gets lots of figgies in their pudding!<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

DEFINITION: v. tr., To run out of batteries during the holidays, especially on Christmas morning when all the kids and half the adults are screaming for their new toys. n., A battery or personal energy shortage created by over-consumption. VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers) Durahell: \/dur-ah-hell\/ Christmas day quickly spiralled into Durahell … Continue reading When am I going to get a real holiday?<\/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":[30,90,92,93,89,91,27],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.verbotomy.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/246"}],"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=246"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.verbotomy.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/246\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.verbotomy.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=246"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.verbotomy.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=246"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.verbotomy.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=246"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}