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DEFINITION: n. An incomplete sneeze; starts with a nose tickle, followed by a sharp intake of breath, but then it vanishes, leaving only a vague sense of incompletion. v. To start a sneeze, but never actually finish it.
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Snutternose
Created by: josje
Pronunciation: snutter nose
Sentence: i can´t sneeze, i am having a snutternose
Etymology: sutter as in suttering and nose as in nose.
Pseudosternutation
Created by: zrotv
Pronunciation: sū'dō'stûr'nyə-tā'shən
Sentence: My pseudosternutation left me agonizingly uncomfortable. I ran to the window to stare at the sun and trigger the photosternutatory reflex, but to no avail. I wept and admitted defeat as my nasal passage and mucus glands mocked me.
Etymology: pseudo (false) + sternutation (sneeze)
Sneezetease
Created by: porsche
Pronunciation: sneez/teez
Sentence: A sneezetease is the greatest anticlimax
Etymology: sneeze + tease
Incompleeze
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: in kom pleez
Sentence: Helen felt that feeling of unfinished business when she built up to a sneeze and then it receded. What made her sneeze become an incompleeze? Why did it achoose not to go all the way? Who nose?
Etymology: Incomplete(not yet finished) & Sneeze (involuntary expulsion of air through the nose)
Lackrynose
Created by: mweinmann
Pronunciation: lak - ree - nos
Sentence: Josiah was lackrynose. The sneeze that he started was lacking in strength and his nose did not get the relief that he was hoping for.
Etymology: lachrymose (sad), lack, nose
Sneesappointment
Created by: meatloafster
Pronunciation: snee sa point ment
Sentence: Man... I had a sneesapointment earlier today. It was a bummer, I almost had it.
Etymology: sneeze + dissapointment
Falsneezer
Created by: WhiteRhino
Pronunciation: Fall-sneeze-er
Sentence: Oh, excuse me...I was caught up in a falsneezer.
Etymology: False, sneeze
Abortchoo
Created by: Osomatic
Pronunciation: ah + bort + choo
Sentence: You know how sometimes you feel like you have to sneeze but then it doesn't happen, well, that's an abortchoo.
Etymology: abort + achoo
Antichoo
Created by: LonePaladin
Pronunciation:
Sentence: The victim of an antichoo is often caught by surprise when the sneeze finally lets loose.
Etymology: If a completed sneeze is an 'achoo', then an aborted sneeze is an 'antichoo'.
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COMMENTS:
if you choose to choo, is it a pikachu? - Alchemist, 2007-04-12: 01:08:00
what about uncle choo? - galwaywegian, 2007-04-12: 04:47:00
He went into the shoe business with his nephew Jimmy. - purpleartichokes, 2007-04-12: 04:57:00
Good Word!! Also one who swallows their food whole. - Stevenson0, 2007-04-12: 12:40:00
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Atchaporate
Created by: pinwheel
Pronunciation: atch/ah/poor/ate
Sentence: Aaah, aaah, aaah... nope, it's gone. Must have been an atchaporate.
Etymology: atchoo (bless you!) + evaporate
Comments:
Today's definition was suggested by ziggy41.
Thank you ziggy41! ~ James
thats a great definition.
ErWenn - 2007-04-13: 00:03:00
Agreed!
Thanks and cheers again to ziggy41 for the great idea! ~ James'
Today's definition was suggested by Ziggy41. Thank you Ziggy41. ~ James