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'I can't believe you forgot my birthday! Whaaa!'

DEFINITION: v. To remember those special personal events, like your spouse's birthday, or your wedding anniversary, while nevertheless forgetting to take appropriate action, like getting a gift, or a card, or flowers. n. A gift that was thought of, but not purchased.

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Hallmarkfatigue

Created by: suzanne

Pronunciation: hawlmarkfateeg

Sentence: I passed the dard store on Father's day but hallmarkfatigue set in and i didn't enter.

Etymology: Hallmark: noun tyrant company that uses guilt to imply that you don't love your friends and relatives unless you buy overpriced cardboard phrases at every conceivable occasion. fatigue - from latin meaning tiredness.

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COMMENTS:

dont fight the fatigue - suzanne, 2007-04-09: 18:43:00

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Nommemorate

Created by: Alchemist

Pronunciation: no-MEM-oh-rate

Sentence: Andy believed in setting a proper tone of nommemoration early in a relationship. "If you get her flowers on her birthday, she'll expect them all the dang time..." was his philosophy.

Etymology: from the Eskimo "nome", meaning cold, and the slavic "memonik", meaning 'sleep on the couch"

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HA! Love the etymology! - purpleartichokes, 2007-04-06: 07:09:00

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Comissmemorate

petaj

Created by: petaj

Pronunciation: com-miss-MEM-o-rate

Sentence: Benny comissmemorated my birthday this year by organising a special surprise -- a beautifully wrapped, yet empty box.

Etymology: commemorate (to remember a significant event with a ceremony) + miss (to fail -and also the middle of the word omission) + commiserate (sympathize with - what my girlfriends will do when I tell them about Benny the rat)

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how cruel - Benny is a rat - Jabberwocky, 2007-04-06: 16:09:00

Great word. Ever heard of the (cheap fete classic) game "splat-a-rat"? I'd try it. - Bulletchewer, 2007-04-06: 18:12:00

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Commehmorate

playdohheart

Created by: playdohheart

Pronunciation: com-MEH-more-ate

Sentence: Bobby couldn't wait to get a wonderful present for their six day anniversary but Susan commehmorated it.

Etymology: commemorate + "meh" (a sound expressing "whatever")

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Ha Ha, I love the "meh" - riflesandkids74, 2007-04-08: 11:38:00

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Negligentimental

Created by: Sharpedgeshurt

Pronunciation: Negg-leh-jent-teh-mehn-tull

Sentence: Bruce is a negligentimental husband, remembering his loving wife's birthdays and anniversaries while being unwilling to give her even a thoughtless gift for the occassions.

Etymology: negligent (lazily careless) + sentimental (a thought influenced by or proceeding from feeling or emotion)

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COMMENTS:

cute! But sad... - wordmeister, 2007-04-08: 10:48:00

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Amneversary

Created by: galwaywegian

Pronunciation: am nee vers uh reee

Sentence: Someone had once told him that it was the thought that counted. They had lied. this was one anmeversary that would never be forgotten. The scars would see to that

Etymology: amnesia, anniversary

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Theorecall

Created by: ErWenn

Pronunciation: /ˌθiəˈɹikɑl/

Sentence: One can theorecall major events, which often results in lots of head-smacking and an inability to get sympathy from anyone, but it's also possible to theorecall simple things. For example, one might remember to go to the store but end up buying snacks instead of milk and eggs.

Etymology: From theoretical + recall

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Neglibrate

Created by: riflesandkids74

Pronunciation: neh-glih-brayt

Sentence: I tried to explain to Carie that i didn't intend to neglibrate her dog's 3rd birthday, but she would no longer have it, and she ran off with Lu-Lu under her arm.

Etymology: neglect and celibrate

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Verbration

Created by: Stevenson0

Pronunciation: vur/brey/shuhn

Sentence: It was another special occasion when Susie celebrated Joey's Birthday with a verbration. Verbration is the all talk, no action, giftless celebration. "Besides", Susie said during her verbration, "it's the good vibrations that count, not the gift."

Etymology: verbalize + celebration

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COMMENTS:

gives a whole new meaning to "Im picking up good verbrations""She's giving me exitations" - Jabberwocky, 2007-04-06: 16:14:00

that one's for you purple - I hope you like the Beach Boys - hopefully it will get rid of the Moody Blues - Jabberwocky, 2007-04-06: 16:21:00

(Knives in white satin, she's givin' me excitations...) ARRRRRRGGGGGHHHH! - purpleartichokes, 2007-04-06: 18:34:00

Sure, why not. ;-) - jedijawa, 2007-04-07: 02:50:00

ingenious. - riflesandkids74, 2007-04-08: 11:39:00

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Animinder

Created by: thewiccaman

Pronunciation:

Sentence: He set an animinder for her birthday well in advance.

Etymology: Hybrid word made up from anniversary and reminder.

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Comments:

Verbotomy Verbotomy - 2007-04-06: 02:37:00
This definition is based on a fictional event. The fact that my dear and loving partner celebrated her birthday yesterday, is not related to this definition in anyway whatsoever. It is simply a coincidence. And, may I repeat, I did not forget her birthday. In fact, I thought of many gifts which I could have easily purchased for her. Thank you. ~ James

purpleartichokes - 2007-04-06: 08:13:00
So your partner got "Jamesed"?

Verbotomy Verbotomy - 2007-04-06: 09:59:00
I believe she was verbotomized. And I don't think she was too pleased with the procedure. ~ James

purpleartichokes - 2007-04-06: 11:12:00
That bad, huh? Well, an iron makes a useful gift, as it is the perfect size, shape, and weight to make good contact with the forgifter's cranium.

Verbotomy Verbotomy - 2007-04-06: 13:26:00
Forgifter? What a wonderful merger of the words "foresight" and "gift". Clearly, I should be be forgiftgiven.

purpleartichokes - 2007-04-06: 15:31:00
Perhaps a bottle of fine whine with some aged cheesy excuses might work.

petaj petaj - 2007-04-06: 19:51:00
No doubt you have been celeberated for exploiting the comissmemoration for the benegift of the verbotomy crowd. Maybe a box of shocklates would help.

petaj petaj - 2007-04-06: 19:53:00
Or may be a celebelation will suffice.

Verbotomy Verbotomy - 2007-04-08: 09:38:00
Thank you for your kind thoughtdiscounts. ~ James

Verbotomy Verbotomy - 2009-10-23: 00:13:00
Today's definition was suggested by wordmeister. Thank you wordmeister. ~ James