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DEFINITION: n. The creative, yet blatantly illegal use of plastic milk crates, and the latent fear of prosecution associated with this alleged crime. v. To create and build home furnishings using stolen milk crates.
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Lactocartanoia
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: laktōkärtōnoiə
Sentence: Emily's boyfriend has a wonderful wall-to-wall, floor-to-ceiling bookcase made entirely of milk cartons. Emily had lactocartonoia. She is convinced that, at any moment, the dairy police are going to break down her door and drag her off to jail. She is also terrified that she might accidentally remove a tag from a pillow or mattress.
Etymology: lacto (of or relating to milk) + carton (a light box or container, typically one made of waxed cardboard or plastic ) + paranoia (a mental condition characterized by delusions of persecution)
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COMMENTS:
I think the pillow tags are the worse. I know they scare me. - wayoffcenter, 2009-04-03: 07:33:00
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Crateblanche
Created by: mweinmann
Pronunciation: crat - blan - sh
Sentence: David went around acting as if he had crateblanche to steal and use milk crates. He blatently used them as furniture, totes and even in the artwork that he exibited in craft fairs.
Etymology: Crate and Play on Carte Blanche (complete authority to act)
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COMMENTS:
wonderful - Jabberwocky, 2009-04-03: 12:30:00
funtastic! - silveryaspen, 2009-04-04: 09:02:00
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Milkcrateratorator
Created by: amylynn242
Pronunciation: Milk-crater-ator-ator
Sentence: The seat i was sitting on cracked so i got my handy dandy milkcrateratorator. It looks like a milk crate only it it electric and whips you bottem for you. it's the PERFECT thing to replace your toilet seat!
Etymology: Milk-crater-ator-ator
Confiscreate
Created by: mrskellyscl
Pronunciation: con-fis-create
Sentence: Lorraine was aghast when she first saw her boyfriend's apartment and found that it was totally furnished with confiscreated milk crates. She wondered, "Should I be concerned that he's a klepto, or content that he's a creative cratecrafter?"
Etymology: Confiscate: steal;seize + create: build, compose
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COMMENTS:
terrific combo - Jabberwocky, 2009-04-03: 12:29:00
Great word, mrsk...he stole her heart, so why wouldn't he steal anything else??? - Nosila, 2009-04-03: 23:36:00
nice blending, too! - silveryaspen, 2009-04-04: 09:01:00
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Dairegret
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: dair-ee-gret
Sentence: James knows that it is not legal to use milk cartons for his own purposes. He doesn't let his dairegret stop him from having a bookcase that covers an entire wall of his apartment made of these ubiquitous cubes.
Etymology: dairy (of or relating to the production of milk and milk products) + regret (o feel sorrow or remorse)
Creativemess
Created by: dj1919
Pronunciation: kree-ey-tiv-mess
Sentence: It was a good idea when i got the creativemess out to replace the toilet. it cleans up ANY messes in the toilet. Just place the fizz in the toilet and CLEAN AWAY! Creativemess comes in 6 packs. But Before you get your toilet wand out, go to the store and buy, creativemess! It'll do the cleanin' for ya'll!
Etymology: creative: –adjective 1. having the quality or power of creating. 2. resulting from originality of thought, expression, etc.; imaginative: creative writing. 3. originative; productive (usually fol. by of). 4. Facetious. using or creating exaggerated or skewed data, information, etc.: creative bookkeeping. mess: noun. 1. a dirty, untidy, or disordered condition: The room was in a mess. 2. a person or thing that is dirty, untidy, or disordered. 3. a state of embarrassing confusion: My affairs are in a mess. 4. an unpleasant or difficult situation: She got into a mess driving without a license. 5. a dirty or untidy mass, litter, or jumble: a mess of papers. 6. a group regularly taking their meals together. 7. the meal so taken. 8. mess hall. 9. Naval. messroom. 10. a quantity of food sufficient for a dish or a single occasion: to pick a mess of sweet corn for dinner. 11. a sloppy or unappetizing preparation of food. 12. a dish or quantity of soft or liquid food: to cook up a nice mess of pottage. 13. a person whose life or affairs are in a state of confusion, esp. a person with a confused or disorganized moral or psychological outlook. –verb (used with object) 14. to make dirty or untidy (often fol. by up): Don't mess the room. 15. to make a mess or muddle of (affairs, responsibilities, etc.) (often fol. by up): They messed the deal. 16. to supply with meals, as military personnel. 17. to treat roughly; beat up (usually followed by up): The gang messed him up. –verb (used without object) 18. to eat in company, esp. as a member of a mess. 19. to make a dirty or untidy mess. —Verb phrases20. mess around or about, a. Informal. to busy oneself without purpose or plan; work aimlessly or halfheartedly; putter. b. Informal. to waste time; loaf. c. Informal. to meddle or interfere. d. Informal. to involve or associate oneself, esp. for immoral or unethical purposes: His wife accused him of messing around with gamblers. e. Slang. to trifle sexually; philander. 21. mess in or with, to intervene officiously; meddle: You'll get no thanks for messing in the affairs of others. 22. mess up, a. to make dirty, untidy, or disordered. b. to make muddled, confused, etc.; make a mess of; spoil; botch. c. to perform poorly; bungle: She messed up on the final exam.
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COMMENTS:
LOVE IT! - dj1919, 2009-04-03: 21:54:00
Welcome! You may have set a new record for the longest etymology! - silveryaspen, 2009-04-04: 09:05:00
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Blactosemarket
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: blak tose mar ket
Sentence: Eddy Jones likes living on the edge. He likes to think his middle name is Danger, but it is actually Howard. Eddy recycles milk crates and makes them into other objects and sells them. Anyday now he could be caught with crate freight, by the police who he calls Crate Watchers. He is working the blactosemarket very successfully. His latest project is coffins, air-conditioned ones. He markets them as The Crateful Dead.
Etymology: Black Market (an illegal market in which goods or currencies are bought and sold in violation of rationing or controls)& Lactose (a sugar comprising one glucose molecule linked to a galactose molecule; occurs only in milk)
Ilemilkrate
Created by: Bughunt
Pronunciation: ill-em-ilk-rate
Sentence: Oh my lord! That guy's is blatantly misusing milk crates! A serious case of ilemilkrate, this is the big scoop!
Etymology: ILlEgal, MILK, cRATE.
Illisitupon
Created by: petaj
Pronunciation: illicit-a-pon
Sentence: Lily's crativity resulted in a booming business for illisitupons. They were not very comfortable and left an awful pattern on legs and bottoms, but they had become so fashionable that she was running a thriving online shop. Only trouble, was she had to keep changing hosts and addresses to avoid prosecution by the dairy co.
Etymology: illicit (illegal) + sit upon
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COMMENTS:
nice - galwaywegian, 2009-04-03: 08:46:00
moovelous - Jabberwocky, 2009-04-03: 12:36:00
Bully for her! - Nosila, 2009-04-03: 23:38:00
Definitely one of the butt-er (better) sentences! Your word is Exceptional! - silveryaspen, 2009-04-04: 09:09:00
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Crascandalate
Created by: remistram
Pronunciation: cruh-scan-all-ate
Sentence: Josh was arrested for crascandalating and theft with a deadly glass of milk.
Etymology: crate + scandal

Comments:
Today's definition was suggested by metrohumanx. Thank you metrohumanx. ~ James
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Today's definition was suggested by metrohumanx. Thank you metrohumanx. ~ James