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DEFINITION: n. The colorful array of plastic bags and other debris which blossom on the trees, thanks winter's whistling winds -- and a few careless neighbors. v. To watch your garbage caress the landscape, as it blows in the wind.
Verboticisms
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Superstitionalism
Created by: harleyquinade
Pronunciation:
Sentence: the of superstitions, the method, the patterns, the workings, their soul laid bare.
Etymology:
Garbbloomage
Created by: abrakadeborah
Pronunciation: Gar-bloom-age
Sentence: Angel and her father Jimmy often walked the nature trail in their neighborhood on sunny days and often they would see the many colors of the brightly colored "garbbloomage" up in the trees. Jimmy felt total discust and told Angel, "those were not real flower blooms and that the wind had swept the the neighbor Mr.Careless Slobster's garbage into the trees!"
Etymology: Gar;First three letters of of garbage. Bloom;Something resembling the flower of a plant. Age;Last three letters of the word garbage.
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COMMENTS:
your word makes garbage sound beautiful - Jabberwocky, 2009-04-03: 05:56:00
I just LOVE "garbloomage"! (The word, not the phenomenon.) - metrohumanx, 2009-04-06: 01:18:00
Thank you both very much :) It makes it all worth while! - abrakadeborah, 2009-04-06: 09:14:00
Absolutely love this word! :) - ChickenWhistle, 2015-01-16: 11:29:00
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Styroflowers
Created by: mweinmann
Pronunciation: sti + roh + flah + wurs
Sentence: I wakened to the sights and sounds of Spring this morning, with the many colorful birds singing their April melodies. The dew was fresh on the lawn and there was a breeze bringing warm, sweet air with it. I next heard the rustle of the trashtrees with their little baggie buds waving on the ends of their branches; accompanied by large white styroflowers which had bloomed everywhere. Ahhh, this would truly be a sight to remember....styrospring at its best.
Etymology: Styrofoam (light resilient foam of polystyrene)and Flowers
Canoppy
Created by: galwaywegian
Pronunciation: kan oh peee
Sentence: The use of polypropylene has cahnged the canopy to a canoPPy, which is a sackrilage
Etymology: canopy, pp as in polypropylene
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COMMENTS:
a canoppy? That hors d'oeuvres is for the birds! - readerwriter, 2009-04-02: 06:35:00
the little kid in me related to the PP, and the adult in me to sackrilage! Your whole verbotomy works very well on many levels! - silveryaspen, 2009-04-02: 09:58:00
It's ickollogical, isn't it? good word - Nosila, 2009-04-02: 21:53:00
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Rubbletrouble
Created by: Mustang
Pronunciation: RUB-uhl-trub-uhl
Sentence: Once again after a very blustery March, Bubba and Mary Sue Ellen were beset with rubbletrouble and would have to call in professionals to remove all the trash and debris that decorated the soon to be budding trees in their yard.
Etymology: Blend of 'rubble' (the remains of something that has been destroyed or broken up) and 'trouble'
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COMMENTS:
STOMPING good fusion, Mustango! - metrohumanx, 2009-04-02: 02:06:00
nice play on double trouble, too! - silveryaspen, 2009-04-02: 02:24:00
makes me think of Scooby Do - Jabberwocky, 2009-04-02: 18:23:00
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Beulitter
Created by: Bughunt
Pronunciation: beau-lit-er
Sentence: That's some beulitter!
Etymology: BEaUtiful, LITTER
Timbertrash
Created by: remistram
Pronunciation: tim-bur-trash
Sentence: After the long weekend party, the trailor trash left all kinds of timbertrash.
Etymology: timber (as in trees, wood) + trash (as in garbage)
Winterefuse
Created by: Biscotti
Pronunciation: Wyn-tur-eff-yuse
Sentence: Katie and Alex sat on the park bench, watching snow melt and winterefuse blow through the trees. Somehow, they thought it was the most romantic thing ever.
Etymology: Winter (after Fall, before Spring) + Refuse (garbage, trash)
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COMMENTS:
Nice word, that! A dip in fine chocolate for you! - metrohumanx, 2009-04-02: 02:05:00
So nice to see you again. Welcome Back! Chuckling with delight to see the lovers in their winter refuge finding winterrefuse romantic! Nice Uptake! - silveryaspen, 2009-04-02: 02:21:00
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Poxobagletoids
Created by: metrohumanx
Pronunciation: POX-o-BAG-let-oidz
Sentence: Winter’s death gives pause to wonder… Ecocharlatans all blunder- Our packaging we shed with haste… Inflictions on the human race... Urban tumbleweeds compete- With styrofoam upon the street… Festooned with airborne hemorrhoids- Our trees clutch POXOBAGLETOIDS !! As snow turns black with car exhaust… Our calloused souls grow thick with frost.
Etymology: POX+O+BAGLET+OIDS=POXOBAGLETOIDS.....POX:a disastrous evil; alteration of pocks, plural of pock [1530].....O: pseudomodernistic contraction meaning "OF", used frequently in commercial monikers such as "tons O fun" etc..... BAGLET: a diminutive version of a "BAG",something resembling a bag, usu. flexible container that may be closed for holding, storing, or carrying something, often made of paper, plastic or cloth; Middle English bagge, from Old Norse baggi Date: 13th century.....-OID: resembling, having the form or appearance of, something resembling a (specified) object or having a (specified) quality ; Noun suffix similar to "hemorrhoids", a 21st century affiction which often replaces "gout" as the complaint of the well-to-do...Latin -oïdes, from Greek -oeidēs, from -o- + eidos appearance, form :) -
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COMMENTS:
Astute thoughts, verse, etymology, the whole verbotomy. Outstanding! - silveryaspen, 2009-04-02: 02:11:00
I may be schizophrenic, but at least we have each other. We thank you. - metrohumanx, 2009-04-02: 02:15:00
Please don't confuse POXOBAGLETOIDS with poxobageltoids...a completely different animule. - metrohumanx, 2009-04-02: 02:33:00
Or the deposits on the streets of those poxobeagletoids... - readerwriter, 2009-04-02: 05:56:00
YOU are amazing! :) "Urban tumbleweeds compete- With styrofoam" - abrakadeborah, 2009-04-03: 05:23:00
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Comments:
Today's definition was suggested by metrohumanx. Thank you metrohumanx. ~ James
silveryaspen - 2009-04-02: 01:53:00
Moving defintion and cartoon, Metrohumanx and James. They inspired me to say something I never thought I would: I prefer the blustering spring snows and ice on the two maples in my yard.
Who couldn't love the charming effect of a polypropylene tree ornament? -perhaps tatooed carny babes?
abrakadeborah - 2009-04-03: 04:34:00
Great definition Metrohumanx :) & Cartoon James :) I LIKE IT!
Thank you! I have always loved watching garbage blowing in the wind. ~ James
Today's definition was suggested by metrohumanx. Thank you metrohumanx. ~ James