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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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Snee
Created by: Mrgoodtimes
Pronunciation: snEE
Sentence: Weird must be duplicate...lol
Etymology: the word sneeze unfinished
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
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.
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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Snatchoo
Created by: purpleartichokes
Pronunciation: sna-choo
Sentence: I got a tickle in my nose, surely a sneeze was coming, then nothing. Damn, just another snatchoo.
Etymology: snatch, achoo
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COMMENTS:
I like this one purple - Jabberwocky, 2007-04-13: 11:49:00
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Trunkation
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)
Snush
Created by: Mustang
Pronunciation: Snush
Sentence: Mary Jane was once again frustrated by a snush, a silent sneeze that had a big and promising build up and then just fizzled.
Etymology: Blend of the words 'sneeze' and 'hush'..to be quiet.
Notchoo
Created by: mplsbohemian
Pronunciation: naht-CHOO
Sentence: Alex was plagued by notchoos to the point that people quit blessing him.
Etymology: not + achoo
Halfchoo
Created by: jedijawa
Pronunciation: half-choo
Sentence: Jaime thought that she had to sneeze and got as far as the deep breath, but it turned out to only be a halfchoo instead.
Etymology: half + achoo
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COMMENTS:
I really like this. - lauramy, 2007-04-12: 15:19:00
good one JJ! - wordmeister, 2007-04-13: 02:49:00
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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