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DEFINITION: v., To strain with all your might in a desperate effort to open a sealed container, such as a jar of pickles. n., A small jar which cannot be opened.
Verboticisms
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Picklejam
Created by: leechdude
Pronunciation: pick-ul-jam
Sentence: Man, it's darn hard to picklejam this thing!
Etymology: pickles, jam (stuck)
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COMMENTS:
hello - leechdude, 2007-11-08: 21:07:00
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Macholimination
Created by: Mustang
Pronunciation: Mawtch-o-lim-in-ayshun
Sentence: Failing to open the jar after four attempts Delbert suffered a bout of depressing macholimination.
Etymology: Macho + elimination
Machobotchup
Created by: Mustang
Pronunciation: mah-cho-BOTSCH-up
Sentence: Stan was always trying to impress the ladies with feats of strength but more often than not his puny efforts ended with a machobotchup, leaving the impression that he was a wimp rather than a stud.
Etymology: Blend of 'macho' (an assertively virile, dominating, or domineering male) and 'botch'(to foul up hopelessly —often used with up)
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COMMENTS:
I also detect a touch of ketchup. - artr, 2012-11-30: 08:56:00
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Swartsnagering
Created by: looseball
Pronunciation:
Sentence: He looked so dang funny swartsnagering that jar of salsa.
Etymology:
Mojar
Created by: hooterbug
Pronunciation: mō-ˈ\jär\
Sentence: "Give it up already Stanley! Stop trying to Mojar the lid off of the pickles,cuz you're gonna give yourself a hemorrhoid!"
Etymology: Mojo (works his mojo on the tennis court ) + Jar
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COMMENTS:
funny sentence - Jabberwocky, 2008-09-26: 15:02:00
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Dillvault
Created by: stilt
Pronunciation: dil'-vawlt
Sentence: Stan was determined to free the crisp, Kosher Vlasics from the dillvault. Unfortunately, he chipped a filling while attempting to dillvault the stubborn lid.
Etymology: dillvault from "dill", a spice used in making pickles, and "vault", a safe.
Srewhard
Created by: iluvenglish
Pronunciation: sroo-hard
Sentence: he has been srewharding onto that bottle of gatorade for the past fifteen minutes for exercise.
Etymology: screw, hard
Bustastress
Created by: Kevcom
Pronunciation: Buh-stah-straèèss
Sentence: Georgie Choo bustastressed the old pickle jar t'ill it cracked, and his hands were bleeding, and his eyes were red and his face was pink, and his wife was saying "What a douche - give me that jar, I'll open it!"
Etymology: Bust (bust open) á (at) stress (stressing levels)
Herculopen
Created by: libertybelle
Pronunciation: her-cue-low-pen
Sentence: Billy strained for 15 minutes trying to herculopen the jar of olives, he gave up and decided to have his martini without. Miranda popped the jar with a simple flick of her wrist.
Etymology: hercules - noted strong man of ancient Greece + open
Scrench
Created by: ErWenn
Pronunciation: /ˈskɹɛntʃ/
Sentence: Once, when presented with a jar with a lid sealed shut by dried-out shoe polish, my grandfather screnched the jar into pieces.
Etymology: From screw + wrench. Kinda sounds like "clench", which is what one does with one's teeth while screnching.
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COMMENTS:
True story about my grandfather. Cut him up pretty badly, but still a very impressive display of manhood. (As with all impressive displays of manhood, a certain degree of stupidity is a necessity.) - ErWenn, 2007-10-30: 11:06:00
Your word sums up well the effort and feeling of the task. - OZZIEBOB, 2007-10-30: 16:52:00
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Comments:
Today's definition was suggested by Clayton. Thank you Clayton! ~ James'
That guy in the cartoon ought to have some droolpickles with all that effort.
Hey Petaj, Good idea! I have added some Pavlovian droolpickles. (You may need to reload to see the updated image.) ~ James
Kevcom - 2007-10-30: 15:39:00
Print it out! Print it out! Soooo Good just like the last!
Thanks Kevcom! ~ James
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The droolpickles look great. He must have been salivating in anticipation.
November - 2008-09-30: 07:53:00
or Ajarafarce Where the ending is also the word *farce • noun 1 a comic dramatic work or genre using buffoonery and horseplay and typically including ludicrously improbable situations. 2 an absurd event.
Today's definition was suggested by Clayton. Thank you Clayton. ~ James