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DEFINITION: v. To carefully shave your facial hair into a style which advertises your political allegiance, sexual orientation, or taste in music. n. Stylized facial hair.
Verboticisms
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Lenintwist
Created by: Jabberwocky
Pronunciation: len/in/twist
Sentence: He carefully let the hairs in the centre of his chin grow until they were long enough to fashion into a lenintwist to show his solidarity with the Marxist-Lenintwist philosophy.
Etymology: twist (a type of hair style) + Lenin + Leninist
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COMMENTS:
Excellent - TJayzz, 2008-07-16: 08:29:00
After reading that, i could use a drink...with a twist of lenin. - metrohumanx, 2008-07-16: 20:18:00
Clever twist. I guess he was a "red" head? - OZZIEBOB, 2008-07-17: 06:41:00
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Unshaveneer
Created by: CharlieB
Pronunciation: un-shave-en-ear
Sentence: She was suspicious of men with large sideburns or beards. To her it was a crafty unshaveneer, a façade behind which they hid their evil intent.
Etymology: unshaven (not shaving one's facial hair) + (a superficial appearance or cover)
Libertrim
Created by: Stevenson0
Pronunciation: lib/er/trim
Sentence: When entering the customs line at the airport, we always sought out the official with the most obvious libertrim who would be open to discussions about us helping him to help us.
Etymology: libertine + trim
Associstache
Created by: iwasatripwire
Pronunciation: a-so-sis-tash
Sentence: "How did you know she was a lesbian?" "Well, she's got an associstache...."
Etymology: associate + mustache
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COMMENTS:
nuff said there...good laugh on this one! - mana1066, 2007-05-06: 22:53:00
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Varcillate
Created by: texmom
Pronunciation: var' cill ate
Sentence: The big M on the back of his head varcillates his preference for the Mavericks.
Etymology: var - variance cillate - hair
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COMMENTS:
Hubbie made this one up. Not too bad I say. - texmom, 2007-05-09: 22:00:00
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Statushave
Created by: allawson
Pronunciation: Status Shave
Sentence: Alex performs his statushave every morning before work.
Etymology: Somewhere is this large head of mine!
Trebleclefchin
Created by: abrakadeborah
Pronunciation: Tre-bul-clef-chin
Sentence: Courtney loved to accentuate the bristle of her trebleclefchin into a perfectly shaped musical note.
Etymology: Treble clef- A symbol indicating that the second line from the bottom of a staff represents the pitch of G above middle C. Also called G clef. Chin- The central forward portion of the lower jaw.
Associshavetion
Created by: ziggy41
Pronunciation: us-soe-see-shayv-sen
Sentence: You could clearly tell his associshavetion by his curled moustache and pointed beard - it was very evident he listened to yodelling.
Etymology: Associate (a group of people that work for a common thing) + shave (to cut hair off ones face)
Republichin
Created by: HubbMU
Pronunciation: republi-chin
Sentence: Due to his staunch Conservative leanings, Christopher proudly displayed his republichin.
Etymology: Republican and chin
Comments:
Today's definition was suggested by Bulletchewer.
Thank you Bulletchewer! ~ James
Another Verbotomy Splinterview: Jedijawa's Right-Brain Read about it in the Verbotomy Blog.
mplsbohemian - 2007-05-02: 10:58:00
That picture is so disturbing on so many levels.
mplsbohemian - 2007-05-02: 11:01:00
Um, oy, that must have come off so transphobic. :\
About the picture... I have received a suggestion that this young lady's allegiances are less than clear, so I have prepared an alternative portrait. Please see: Being Clear About our Allegiances. Thanks ~ James
Jabberwocky - 2007-05-02: 12:59:00
Yikes!! the options are even more disturbing - pretty soon she'll look like Chewbacca
purpleartichokes - 2007-05-02: 13:26:00
OMG! It's an American Hairwolf in Toondon! (Or perhaps she has a hairmone problem.)
wordmeister - 2007-05-02: 16:30:00
Chewytobacca? I wonder what JediJawa thinks of that?
Bulletchewer - 2007-05-02: 16:45:00
Always love stirring up debate, but credit's due the artist. For some strange reason forgotten in a dream, I only ever thought of this definition applying to the male of the species...
wordmeister - 2007-05-02: 17:26:00
It appears as if this wampeter definitely needs a waxing!
lumina - 2008-07-17: 00:23:00
OMG! I WON! MY FIRST! EXCITING! Do I get a trophy? ha...what fun. Thanks guys!