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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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Twiststosterone
Created by: svnfsvn
Pronunciation: twist tos terone
Sentence: my twisterone wasnt enough to impress my girlfriend.
Etymology: to twist testosterone
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COMMENTS:
Perfect! - ErWenn, 2007-10-31: 01:11:00
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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
Jarpilepsy
Created by: Tigger
Pronunciation: jär-p'ə-lěp'sē
Sentence: Walter's eyes were nearly bulging out of their sockets, his lips pulled back in a rictus snarl, red-faced and snarling, and Sue could see the veins sticking out on his forehead when she walked into the room -- she nearly turned and ran until she saw the pickle jar he was trying to open, and realized it was just a case of jarpilepsy, and his machochistic need to show her that he could pull out his pickle.
Etymology: jar (Middle English jarre) + epilepsy (from Gk. epilepsia "seizure")
Scroucherize
Created by: idavecook
Pronunciation: S
Sentence: Henry, despite all his schroucherization, could not budge the cap from Helen's bottle of nail polish remover.
Etymology:
Cantopenthis
Created by: uluvitnunoit
Pronunciation:
Sentence:
Etymology:
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COMMENTS:
Like the look of it. - OZZIEBOB, 2008-09-26: 18:07:00
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Streeze
Created by: FreakoSpeako
Pronunciation:
Sentence: The man streezed the pickle jar.
Etymology:
Fracturn
Created by: zavijava
Pronunciation:
Sentence: Larry sprained his wrist fracturning the jar, but the pickles were just fine.
Etymology: fracture-turn
Crockodile
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: krok o dyal
Sentence: When she met him , he told her he was from Australia and wrangled crocdiles for a living and was known as Crocodile Dundee. But when he had great trouble opening the jar of marmite, she knew he was actually Crockodile Dumdee.
Etymology: Crock (a jar, often earthenware;load of nonsense, foolish talk) and Crocodile (large voracious aquatic reptile;similar to an alligator)
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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Dillcapitate
Created by: Jabberwocky
Pronunciation: dill/cap/i/tate
Sentence: I will dillcapitate you Dave screamed at the pickle jar - even if my eyes remain bloodshot for a week.
Etymology: dill (as in pickle) + decapitate + cap
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COMMENTS:
Brilliant: now part of my vocabulary. - OZZIEBOB, 2008-09-26: 18:06:00
Very good word - TJayzz, 2008-09-27: 05:32:00
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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