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DEFINITION: n. A "natural process" which, smokers believe, makes cigarette butts magically disappear. v. To clean up someone else's butts.
Verboticisms
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Stubrub
Created by: EonaFrae
Pronunciation: stub-rub
Sentence: As the only nonsmoker, George watched the stubrub process in awe, thinking to himself what little it did for the sidewalk.
Etymology: Stub [the final remnants of a smoked cigarette] + Rub [To remove by pressure and friction]
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COMMENTS:
:) - galwaywegian, 2011-01-15: 07:00:00
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Buttification
Created by: mrskellyscl
Pronunciation: but-ti-fi-ca-tion
Sentence: Because she loved the park, Norma engaged in buttification every weekend so that visitors, especially the children, wouldn't have to put up with the sights and smells of tobacco waste.
Etymology: beautification: to make or become beautiful + butt: the discarded end of a cigarette.
Tobaccgone
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: to bak gawn
Sentence: When Diane DuMaurier met Peter Jackson, it was love at first sight. Their first date was at a Matinee and afterwards they went to the Lucky Strike Bowling Alley. He puffed away, one cigarette after another and seemed to think all the butts would evaporate away in a tobaccgone process. When she realized he left a mess behind, she ran off with the Marlboro Man. Peter thought that took a lot of Gauloise to do such a thing. They were last seen trying to Export A Camel.
Etymology: Tobacco (leaves of the tobacco plant dried and prepared for smoking or ingestion) & Gone (having all been spent;away;former)
Buttinhole
Created by: jonzerofourteen
Pronunciation: buh-tin-hohl
Sentence: Bob’s determination to give up smoking was admirable. He took a final draw of his cigarette and threw it to the ground theatrically. This, for sure, would be his last buttinhole.
Etymology: Butt (stub of a cigarette) + in (situation or place with respect to space) + hole (an opening through something)
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COMMENTS:
brilliant :) - galwaywegian, 2011-01-14: 04:26:00
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Nicotime
Created by: maxxy
Pronunciation: nick-oh-TIME
Sentence: Jim tossed his half-smoked Marlboro to the ground and mashed it with the heel of his boot. He detested litter, but of course the cigarette would disappear in the nicotime.
Etymology: nicotine + nick of time
Ashvaporate
Created by: egonschiela
Pronunciation: ash-vap-or-ate
Sentence: Paul (hungover, midst bottles, cans and other debris) "Thish room is ashfixiating - smellsh like a gorillash armpit and we needa clear up. Gisha hand ashvaporating these butts, huh?"
Etymology: ash (dregs of cigarette) + (eva)porate (convert into vapour)
Marlburrow
Created by: galwaywegian
Pronunciation: marl bur roh
Sentence: when the smokers go to sleep, the marlburrow bunny comes out of his marlburrow with his little broom to brush the naughty little butts down to middle earth.
Etymology: marlboro burrow
Biodegradabutt
Created by: Javeson1
Pronunciation: bah-yoh-dee-grayd-ah-but
Sentence: Contrary to popular belief, cig butts are most def NOT biodegradabutt.
Etymology: biodegradable + (cigarette) butt
Buttodegradable
Created by: chofu67
Pronunciation: but oh de gray duh bull
Sentence: The median strip at the stop light has the look of a large ash tray, proof of the fallacy of buttodegradability
Etymology: butt = slang for cigarettes + degradability
Erastub
Created by: allwise
Pronunciation: era/stub
Sentence: John was a smoker, and left his stubs all over the flat. Unfortunately, since the erastub hadn't kicked in yet, he had to clean the floor himself!
Etymology: erase + stub
