Vote for the best verboticism.
DEFINITION: v. tr. To obsessively carry a water bottle always by one's side, regardless of how inconvenient, unnecessary, or impolite it may be. n. A person who constantly sips, sucks and gulps at a water bottle, fearing death by dehydration.
Verboticisms
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Hydrochondriac
Created by: craigfu
Pronunciation: hahy-dro-kon-dree-ak
Sentence: We kept having to stop during our road trip, because Kristen was such a hydrochondriac.
Etymology: hydro- [Origin: < Gk, comb. form of hýdōr water] + hypochondriac [a person who worries or talks excessively about his or her health]
Evapophobia
Created by: Stevenson0
Pronunciation: e/vap/o/foh/bee/uh
Sentence: Donnie was left locked in his car seat in 100 degree weather on numerous occasions by his parents when he was a toddler. As a result, he has a severe innate case of evapophobia and cannot be in any closed space without a water bottle, a sweat band and an ax.
Etymology: evaporation + phobia
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COMMENTS:
Clever! - ErWenn, 2008-02-21: 08:55:00
Meaning is eva-clear (ever clear)! Oops! That's a totally different libation! - silveryaspen, 2008-02-21: 13:44:00
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Aquamaniac
Created by: Mustang
Pronunciation: awk - wuh - mane - ee - ack
Sentence: Filbert is an absolute aquamaniac and no matter where he goes, even in the shower, bathroom and during church services he'll be seen toting his bottle of 'spring water'.
Etymology: aqua and maniac
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COMMENTS:
Fits the definition to a T! Suckceedingly good! - silveryaspen, 2008-02-21: 02:20:00
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Suckitdownsyndrome
Created by: idavecook
Pronunciation: Suh-kit-down-sin-d-rome
Sentence: All day yesterday my suckitdownsyndrome got the best of me. Thankfully it did, but strangely I woke up with a kitten, a hockey stick, and a stuffed gizmo that was all wet.
Etymology: Come on now, read it!
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COMMENTS:
Great pun fun! - silveryaspen, 2008-02-21: 13:12:00
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Bottlesap
Created by: silveryaspen
Pronunciation: Baht-tul -sap
Sentence: Don't you feel sorry for the water bottle bearers and their constant need to be suckers? Poor bottlesaps!
Etymology: Play on bottle caps. Bottle: container for water. Sap: slang term for a sucker. Zap: hit by a need. (In the book of bent grammar, could sap be the past tense of sip?)
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COMMENTS:
I believe some people have collections of bottlesaps - Jabberwocky, 2008-02-21: 13:31:00
I like the comment about 'sap' being the past tense of 'sip' (like sit and sat)... I know, I'm such a dictionerd. - Tigger, 2008-02-21: 23:15:00
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H2overdose
Created by: rikboyee
Pronunciation: aych-too-oh-ver-dohss
Sentence: my friends ended up having to hold an intervention to stop me from H2Overdosing
Etymology: H2O, overdose
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COMMENTS:
OK! P+! (bad pun on pee plus)! - silveryaspen, 2008-02-21: 13:10:00
I'm glas you finally dried out - Jabberwocky, 2008-02-21: 13:35:00
oops that should be glad - I guess I was thinking of glass - Jabberwocky, 2008-02-21: 13:36:00
I try your approach, but found it difficult. Best I could come up with was., "H2osis" - OZZIEBOB, 2008-02-22: 00:16:00
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Prunedential
Created by: Jabberwocky
Pronunciation: prune/den/shul
Sentence: Jack Raisin's job as a plum/ber made him very grapeful that he was a prunedential man and knew the hazards of water loss.
Etymology: prune + prudential
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COMMENTS:
Great fruit puns! Funny 'end'ing! - silveryaspen, 2008-02-21: 13:06:00
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Aquasessive
Created by: leegro
Pronunciation:
Sentence:
Etymology:
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COMMENTS:
Wish you had finished and given us a sentence and etymology. Your verboticism is good, but it would be better if you polished it off with the rest! - silveryaspen, 2008-02-21: 21:04:00
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Perrieritate
Created by: doseydotes
Pronunciation: pair-ee-ay-i-tate, or alternatively, pair-ee-ear-i-tate
Sentence: Bob's constant slurping from his water bottle in Tiffany's so perrieritated Meg that she finally cried out, "Give me that, you perrieritant!"
Etymology: Perrier + irritate
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COMMENTS:
So good, but I saw it so late! I wish I had three votes! It's Great! - silveryaspen, 2008-02-21: 20:36:00
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Jockqua
Created by: purpleartichokes
Pronunciation: jok-kwah
Sentence: After reading The Water Cure, Milton evolved into a jockqua, toting his trusty water bottle everywhere, believing it would some day cure him of his innate nerdiness and male pattern baldness.
Etymology: jockey, aqua
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COMMENTS:
I hope he didn't carry it around in his jockqua strap - Jabberwocky, 2008-02-21: 09:38:00
Oh you really jocked it to me! Sentence + verbot = uproarious laughter! - silveryaspen, 2008-02-21: 13:15:00
This word is a whole lot of fun to say! I want to go to a city park with lots of joggers and go 'jockqua' spotting. Really fun word, purpleartichokes! - Tigger, 2008-02-21: 23:08:00
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Comments:
Today's definition was suggested by Maxine. Thank you Maxine. ~ James
Mustang - 2008-02-21: 00:39:00
Aquamaniac
ErWenn - 2008-02-21: 08:53:00
I've spent most of my life in the desert (16 years in Nevada and 8 in Arizona), so where I come from, this sort of behavior is just common sense.
Jabberwocky - 2008-02-21: 09:12:00
I like the picture today James - it's closer to a cartoon
Thanks Jabberwocky. I'm having a little fun with the photos -- just to keep them light. And by the way, we're floating in great words today. Obviously everyone here is over-hydrated. ~ James
silveryaspen - 2008-02-21: 13:54:00
Every day there are so many brilliant and funny creations! Especially so today! Kudos to all you verbotomists!
silveryaspen - 2008-02-21: 14:02:00
You and your picture cartoons inspired a new definition submission today, James!
Hey Silvery, thanks for the definition! I was wondering what I was doing... So I'm glad that you have defined it. And thanks for all the creative energy which you are sharing with everyone! ~ James
silveryaspen - 2008-02-21: 21:18:00
Chuckling! I don't think I knew what I was doing by submitting that definition!
silveryaspen - 2008-02-21: 21:21:00
Ahhhh! But Maxine knew what she was doing with her definition today! You really inspired some great creates! Kudos for coming up with this one!