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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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Bleurgh

Created by: nekofluffy

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Interruptchoo

Created by: Koekbroer

Pronunciation: int-ter-up-choo

Sentence: Doug felt very unsatisfied since his unfortunate interruptchoo. After all he enjoyed sneezing.

Etymology: "interrupt" as in "coitus interruptus" and "tchoo" as in aah-tchoo.

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Trunkation

petaj

Created by: petaj

Pronunciation: trun-kay-shun

Sentence: Although Marvin had a huge proboscis, he often experienced trunkations.

Etymology: truncate (shorten by cutting a part off) + trunk (informal for nose)

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Snease

Created by: Stevenson0

Pronunciation: s/niece

Sentence: Just as she was about to sneeze, she encountered a snease, that sharp nasel pain of an unfullfiled sneeze. With a snease all the symptoms of a sneeze are there, but the satisfying achoo.

Etymology: sneeze + cease

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COMMENTS:

pronounced "s/niece" - Stevenson0, 2007-04-12: 07:50:00

Niece? What about tease? I voted for it because I though it was a combo of sneeze and tease. That would perfectly capture the meaning. - lauramy, 2007-04-12: 15:18:00

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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

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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)

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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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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)

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Awflux

AnnieChandon

Created by: AnnieChandon

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Achooitusinterruptus

Created by: galwaywegian

Pronunciation: atch oooo ih tusss int urrr up tusss

Sentence: "Is anything as completely incomplete as a bad dose of achooitusinterruptus" thought Mick, as he lounged back stage before the gig, pen in hand, trying to compose a new song for the band. "I just can't get any satisfaction."

Etymology: coitus interruptus, achoo

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COMMENTS:

And Time is not on his side...good word! - Nosila, 2009-10-29: 09:33:00

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Comments:

Verbotomy Verbotomy - 2007-04-12: 00:01:00
Today's definition was suggested by ziggy41.
Thank you ziggy41! ~ James

erasmus erasmus - 2007-04-12: 04:48:00
thats a great definition.

ErWenn - 2007-04-13: 00:03:00
Agreed!

Verbotomy Verbotomy - 2007-04-13: 01:52:00
Thanks and cheers again to ziggy41 for the great idea! ~ James'

Verbotomy Verbotomy - 2009-10-29: 00:02:00
Today's definition was suggested by Ziggy41. Thank you Ziggy41. ~ James