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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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Hydrophiliac
Created by: ErWenn
Pronunciation: /ˌhaɪdɹəˈfɪliæk/
Sentence: Severe hydrophiliacs run a risk of hyponatremia or at least of peeing their pants. As the saying goes, "Drink like a fish; piss like a horse."
Etymology: from hydro- + philiac
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COMMENTS:
Too easy, I know. - ErWenn, 2008-02-21: 00:08:00
Maybe it was easy for you, but I'd have never thought of it! When I read it I erupted in loud laughter! You have taken gross humor to new heights ... or should I say watery depths! Kudos for your extraordinary sentence and an ingenious verbot! Excellent! - silveryaspen, 2008-02-21: 02:17:00
how much water would it take to hydro fill a yak? very nice! - galwaywegian, 2008-02-21: 06:22:00
Splendiferous verboticism!! - Mustang, 2008-02-21: 07:20:00
The "too easy" was referring to the word. I've always been a bit of a liquiphiliac (though my drink of choice used to be soda, before my dentist showed me what I was doing to my walle-I mean teeth), so I've had years to refine that fish/horse joke; if it's not funny, I need a new hobby. - ErWenn, 2008-02-21: 21:25:00
Excellent. - OZZIEBOB, 2008-02-22: 00:11:00
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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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Hydroramus
Created by: rebelvin
Pronunciation: Hii-droo-raa-mis
Sentence: Leave your own water bottles behind, we are not hiking, so don't be a hydroramis.
Etymology: hydro + ignoramus
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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Eviannoying
Created by: libertybelle
Pronunciation: ay-vee-on-oy-ing
Sentence: Everyone stared at Kate as she indulged her eviannoying habit of consistent hydration during the middle of Sunday mass.
Etymology: Evian: popular bottled water brand + annoying
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COMMENTS:
Great etymology. You captured the unnecessary and impolite aspects of the definition swimmingly! - silveryaspen, 2008-02-21: 13:16:00
I can just imagine 'Kate' trying to refill from the baptismal font. - Tigger, 2008-02-21: 23:25:00
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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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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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Aquacessive
Created by: Redrover
Pronunciation: AH-KWA-cessive
Sentence: When Nancy and Marshall went anywhere it was always understood that Nancy would bring along a large purse to hold Marshall's ubiquitous bottle of Poland Spring.
Etymology:
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COMMENTS:
Interesting way to suck up to each other! Intriguing sentence! - silveryaspen, 2008-02-21: 13:32:00
it sounds like he treated his water like an aquaccessary - he should borrow purple's aquajockstrap and carry his own - Jabberwocky, 2008-02-21: 13:59:00
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Dampire
Created by: swallowedbyafish
Pronunciation: dam-PY-er
Sentence: "I vant to suck your Aquafina," drooled the dampire.
Etymology: damp + vampire
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COMMENTS:
Another roaringly funny creation! Terrifyingly Inegenious! Extraordinarily Excellent! - silveryaspen, 2008-02-21: 02:10:00
Hah! - ErWenn, 2008-02-21: 08:55:00
very funny - Jabberwocky, 2008-02-21: 13:30:00
Hysterical word! - Tigger, 2008-02-21: 22:44:00
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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!