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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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Awflux

AnnieChandon

Created by: AnnieChandon

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Etymology:

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Gestunnedheit

CharlieB

Created by: CharlieB

Pronunciation: guh-stunned-height

Sentence: Kirsty's aborted sneeze called forth a chorus of gestunnedheits from her friends, who had all felt the same frustrating nose tickling.

Etymology: gesundheit (wishing good health to one who has just sneezed) + (to be made senseless, groggy or dizzy)

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Gezundtease

Created by: ErWenn

Pronunciation: /ɡəˈzʊnˌtiz/

Sentence: Often, I think that I've had a gezundtease only to unexpectedly blow snot all over myself a second later.

Etymology: From gezundheit + tease

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COMMENTS:

erasmus that sentence earns you my vote. he he! - erasmus, 2007-04-12: 04:55:00

Thanks, though yours is much better. - ErWenn, 2007-04-13: 00:02:00

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Teasesneeze

Created by: tbAG84

Pronunciation: teez-sneez

Sentence: She thought i was shocked but it was nothing but another of my characteristic teasesneezes.

Etymology: tease- to evoke unresolved anticipation sneeze- godblessyou.

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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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Snee

erasmus

Created by: erasmus

Pronunciation: s nee

Sentence: as Carol snee'd for the 7th time that day due to hay fever the irritation became too much and she poked herself in the eye to force a full sneeze out.

Etymology: snee, half a sneeze.

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snee hee! - galwaywegian, 2007-04-12: 04:48:00

Brilliant! - pinwheel, 2007-04-12: 04:54:00

Very creative! I can use this type of verbotomy to describe all kinds of projs started around the house. - purpleartichokes, 2007-04-12: 06:47:00

Cute! - mplsbohemian, 2007-04-12: 07:29:00

I am ashamed by how good this word is. - ErWenn, 2007-04-13: 00:02:00

Cute word. Vicious remedy. Nice work! - wordmeister, 2007-04-13: 02:51:00

erasmus thanks all! I like half words. - erasmus, 2007-04-13: 05:40:00

Rochelle Love it! - Rochelle, 2007-04-13: 12:57:00

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Sneezisinterruptus

Created by: toadstool57

Pronunciation: snEEzis-inter-ruptis

Sentence: Jill experienced sneezisinterruptus bringing herself to the height of the sneeze, then pulling out and not finishing it. The story of her life.

Etymology: sneeze/coitus interruptus

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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

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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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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.

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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