The create-a-word game
Verbinition
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Proposed Definitions:
DEFINITION: In 2007 the United States Congress passed the Energy Independence and Security Act, which included provisions that phase out the use of incandescent light bulbs because of their energy inefficiency. By 2014 incandescent bulbs will no longer be sold for home lighting or other uses. The compact flourescent bulbs congress is forcing us to use contain MERCURY. If they break, they release this toxic substance, which evaporates and room temperature. Too much mercury in the lungs can not only do lung damage, it can kill you. Invent a noun for the compact flourescent mercury light bulbs that are a health hazard when they break.
CREATED BY: silveryaspen - 2009-01-09
DEFINITION: Sometimes bottles are too hard to get the lid off; the little tab falls off the can you're trying to open; some bags are so thick that they can't simply be ripped open; plastic layers cover the new gadgets you bring home and even with every tool in your tool box, you can't get them open. How can this be improvement?
CREATED BY: kateinkorea - 2009-01-09
DEFINITION: That feeling you get when you watch a TV show so much that you think you know the characters personally. (v) Talking about these characters as if they are in your circle of friends.
CREATED BY: kateinkorea - 2009-01-08
DEFINITION: The toilet paper package broke, 10 roles of the 12, flew down the steps. The sacks of canned goods and juices weighed so much, I can't stand up straight. Only 2 eggs broke when the last sack got dropped. A word befitting the onerous chore of bringing the groceries from the car into the house!
CREATED BY: silveryaspen - 2009-01-07
DEFINITION: After a good night's sleep, with pleasant dreams, a word for waking up in a good mood!
CREATED BY: silveryaspen - 2009-01-06
DEFINITION: After several days of gray cloudy skies and muted daylight, a word for when the sun appears again and makes the day bright.
CREATED BY: silveryaspen - 2009-01-05
DEFINITION: A new app for the iPhone that gives you a new cliche every time you talk down to it. An electronic software laden annoyance that will really impress your friends to the point they can't hang out with you anymore.
CREATED BY: idavecook - 2009-01-04
DEFINITION: To get exactly what you want when you thought there was no way you would ever get it. To have the object of your affection that seemed lost come around.
CREATED BY: idavecook - 2009-01-04
DEFINITION: A person in North America, emailing or talking with a person in Australia, is often talking with someone who is already in their tomorrow, due to the time differences and the international dateline. Invent a word for this situation. A word that means talking to the future.
CREATED BY: silveryaspen - 2009-01-02
DEFINITION: The brave attempt to eat food, especially meat, that is somewhat off but maybe still good. The food that is eaten that is a gamble as to whether or not you will get food poisoning from it.
CREATED BY: kateinkorea - 2009-01-02
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