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DEFINITION: n. The colorful array of plastic bags and other debris which blossom on the trees, thanks winter's whistling winds -- and a few careless neighbors. v. To watch your garbage caress the landscape, as it blows in the wind.
Verboticisms
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Wildermess
Created by: petaj
Pronunciation: rhymes with wilderness
Sentence: The thing that struck me most from my sojourn to the Himalayas, was the utter beauty of the wildermess - the smog dusted snow, the accretions of debris in the base camp and the sparkling PET bottles, like diamonds on the rocky scree.
Etymology: wilderness (pristine landscape untouched by humans - well, almost) + mess (garbage, or untidiness especially created by the human hand)
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COMMENTS:
nice - galwaywegian, 2009-04-02: 09:45:00
meaningful pull, meaning readily apparent, fits the definition like a glove on a hand, great use of irony, and wildermess is so pervasive! Will use this word a lot! - silveryaspen, 2009-04-02: 10:22:00
Well worth waiting for! - readerwriter, 2009-04-02: 10:46:00
good one - Jabberwocky, 2009-04-02: 18:23:00
i like it! Very.....thoughtful! - amylynn242, 2009-04-03: 21:23:00
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Garbingers
Created by: readerwriter
Pronunciation: gahr-bihn-gherz
Sentence: Once it had warmed up, Grandpa Bill loved taking little Olive out for walks or drives. He could point out all the garbingers of Spring clothing the countryside: the Cokasis, the PigglyWigglias, the Walmarthias, the Safewaysias, and in more exclusive areas, the rare TraderJoenums and Rodeodrendums.
Etymology: GARB, meaning clothing + GARBAGE, meaning refuse + HARBINGER, meaning a precursor or herald
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COMMENTS:
Hysterical. - mrskellyscl, 2009-04-02: 06:14:00
I always admire the brilliant pink of the supre carriandras - petaj, 2009-04-02: 06:45:00
Exceptional flowairy prose! - silveryaspen, 2009-04-02: 10:02:00
good one rw - galwaywegian, 2009-04-02: 14:18:00
excellent - Jabberwocky, 2009-04-02: 18:21:00
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Superstitionalism
Created by: harleyquinade
Pronunciation:
Sentence: the of superstitions, the method, the patterns, the workings, their soul laid bare.
Etymology:
Winterefuse
Created by: Biscotti
Pronunciation: Wyn-tur-eff-yuse
Sentence: Katie and Alex sat on the park bench, watching snow melt and winterefuse blow through the trees. Somehow, they thought it was the most romantic thing ever.
Etymology: Winter (after Fall, before Spring) + Refuse (garbage, trash)
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COMMENTS:
Nice word, that! A dip in fine chocolate for you! - metrohumanx, 2009-04-02: 02:05:00
So nice to see you again. Welcome Back! Chuckling with delight to see the lovers in their winter refuge finding winterrefuse romantic! Nice Uptake! - silveryaspen, 2009-04-02: 02:21:00
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Beulitter
Created by: Bughunt
Pronunciation: beau-lit-er
Sentence: That's some beulitter!
Etymology: BEaUtiful, LITTER
Artdecomposing
Created by: Jabberwocky
Pronunciation: art/dee/calm/pose/ing
Sentence: There is a new avant-garbage exhibition in our neighbourhood called artdecomposing. Complementary face masks are being distributed.
Etymology: art deco + decomposing
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COMMENTS:
Appreciating the elegance of this one... - readerwriter, 2009-04-02: 06:26:00
Double witticisms with a French Fullair! Reek Chic! - silveryaspen, 2009-04-02: 09:51:00
Jabberwocky~ What a great mind you have :)"neighbourhood" - abrakadeborah, 2009-04-03: 04:40:00
The posting cut OFF!!! where I had also said, I am part French... - abrakadeborah, 2009-04-03: 04:42:00
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Carriondynamics
Created by: silveryaspen
Pronunciation: carry un dy nah mix
Sentence: When in the sky, we spy, planes, birds, or butterfly, we take delight, at the sight, of their aerodynamics. But we turn quite bitter, when we see litter, plastics and scrap, going all-a-flap, they're ugly carriondynamics.
Etymology: CARRY, CARRION, AERODYNAMICS. Carry - lift and transport. Carrion - anything that is decaying and discarded. Aerodynamics - the forces involved when objects move through the air.
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COMMENTS:
Very strong and very complex word silveryaspen! Well said! - Biscotti, 2009-04-02: 01:55:00
VERRRRRY clever! - metrohumanx, 2009-04-02: 02:08:00
excellent - Jabberwocky, 2009-04-02: 18:25:00
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Timbertrash
Created by: remistram
Pronunciation: tim-bur-trash
Sentence: After the long weekend party, the trailor trash left all kinds of timbertrash.
Etymology: timber (as in trees, wood) + trash (as in garbage)
Littercling
Created by: splendiction
Pronunciation: litt er cling
Sentence: The gusts of wind blew loose garbage and debris from the ground in great swirling motions along the streets. The wind swirls were littercling the prickly shrubs, not yet budding, and trees, still dry and dormant. They continued littercling lamposts and swathing the city’s streets and surfaces. The litterclings revealed a decorative mix of discarded plastic remnants of garbage bags and other such permamatter.
Etymology: From litter and cling. It is the effect of wind depositing trash on prickly trees etc.
Comments:
Today's definition was suggested by metrohumanx. Thank you metrohumanx. ~ James
silveryaspen - 2009-04-02: 01:53:00
Moving defintion and cartoon, Metrohumanx and James. They inspired me to say something I never thought I would: I prefer the blustering spring snows and ice on the two maples in my yard.
Who couldn't love the charming effect of a polypropylene tree ornament? -perhaps tatooed carny babes?
abrakadeborah - 2009-04-03: 04:34:00
Great definition Metrohumanx :) & Cartoon James :) I LIKE IT!
Thank you! I have always loved watching garbage blowing in the wind. ~ James
Today's definition was suggested by metrohumanx. Thank you metrohumanx. ~ James