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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Aquaholic
Created by: CanadianAndyCapp
Pronunciation: Ak-wa-holl-ik
Sentence: After refusing to leave his bottle of water behind during the tour of the food factory, John's companions labeled him an aquaholic
Etymology: Aqua - Water / Holic - Addict
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COMMENTS:
Imagined ditch water (whiskey using water mixer) and all kinds of interesting libations in his bottle! Great creation! - silveryaspen, 2008-02-21: 13:26:00
oooo! great word! - purpleartichokes, 2008-02-21: 18:15:00
Good one, Andy...where's the next Aquaholic Anonymous Meeting? At the pool...? - Nosila, 2008-02-23: 00:07:00
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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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Bottleulism
Created by: bookowl
Pronunciation: bottle/u/lism
Sentence: Harry was ever fearful of the dreaded bottleulism outbreak of '99 and therefore kept his bottled water handy at all times.
Etymology: bottle + botulism
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COMMENTS:
Wish I'd thought of it. Great word!! - Mustang, 2008-02-21: 08:02:00
That is so clever!! - libertybelle, 2008-02-21: 09:12:00
Outstanding! - silveryaspen, 2008-02-21: 13:19:00
Very clever! - OZZIEBOB, 2008-02-22: 00:20:00
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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
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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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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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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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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Succaqubusism
Created by: hanumanu
Pronunciation: suck-AH-kyu-buss-izz-um
Sentence: Your incessant succaqubusism is waering me out; weren't you ever weaned?
Etymology: A pastiche portmanteau of latin words aqua and succubus.
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!