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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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Gesundhalt
Created by: Alchemist
Pronunciation: gah-zunt-halt
Sentence: In 18th century Europe, regular intake of snuff was a common remedy to gesundhalt.
Etymology: gesundheit, only halted
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COMMENTS:
Nice! - purpleartichokes, 2007-04-12: 04:41:00
I approve wholeheartedly of this construction. - PythianHabenero, 2007-04-12: 09:24:00
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Sneat
Created by: willster
Pronunciation: sn-eat
Sentence: She let out a small sneat before speaking.
Etymology: the incompleteness of
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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Aahaahhalmost
Created by: moltentim
Pronunciation: ah-ah-all-most
Sentence: When she aahaahhalmosted, I said gesund.
Etymology: aah, aahh (as in ah-choo) + almost
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COMMENTS:
Good word! Especially when you say it like you're about to sneeze. - purpleartichokes, 2007-04-12: 18:58:00
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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)
Anticlimactisneeze
Created by: remistram
Pronunciation: ann-tee-cli-mack-ti-sneez
Sentence: Pearl always anticlimactisneezed whenever she thought of her ex-boyfriend Hal and his dust bunny filled apartment.
Etymology: anti + climax + sneeze
Sneeble
Created by: Sed8ed
Pronunciation:
Sentence:
Etymology: snee, from the word sneeze + ble from the word feeble = a feeble sneeze, or "sneeble"
Ahdieu
Created by: lauramy
Pronunciation: ah-dyoo
Sentence: Lavender's blue, but it makes me ahdieu.
Etymology: Ahchoo + Adieu When your sneeze bids you farewell.
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
Teeze
Created by: ekath
Pronunciation: tees
Sentence: Ironically, the atheist never sneezed- she often coincidentally teezed but nonetheless avoided being "god-bless"ed.
Etymology: from sneeze + tease (because incomplete sneezes are uber irritating)
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