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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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Onpurpose

Created by: josje

Pronunciation: on purpose

Sentence: I dit it not onpurpose

Etymology: purpose as in deliberate.

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Anniverlaze

erasmus

Created by: erasmus

Pronunciation: an ee ver laze

Sentence: Jane was a complete aniverlaze always avoiding getting anyone anything for any event.

Etymology: from lazy and anniversary.

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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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Eventualstress

Created by: Allison

Pronunciation:

Sentence: Barry's incessant whining because Jennifer didn't buy him yet another anniversary gift was causing Jennifer to have another bout of eventualstress like the one she had on his birthday.

Etymology:

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Meminaction

ohwtepph

Created by: ohwtepph

Pronunciation: meh - mih - NAK - shuhn

Sentence: Sorry, I knew it was your birthday but meminaction took the better of me.

Etymology: Mem- from memo(ry) In- prefix indicating NOT Action

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Vaporversary

Created by: Koekbroer

Pronunciation: vay-per-ver-sary

Sentence: Rachel turned Doug's birthday into a vaporversary because, as usual, she got him nothing.

Etymology: portmanteau of "vapor" and "anniversary"

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Negligift

mrskellyscl

Created by: mrskellyscl

Pronunciation: neg-li-gift

Sentence: Marsha tried to excuse her negligift by saying "It's the thought that counts," but no one would buy it, especially her son Evan who was turning seven.

Etymology: negligence: a failure to act either willfully or through a lack of concern + gift: present

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Negliexcellence - Nosila, 2009-10-23: 22:44:00

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Noughtful

Created by: simoneshin

Pronunciation:

Sentence:

Etymology:

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COMMENTS:

Good potential...give us a sentence/etymology and you'll get more points! - Nosila, 2009-10-23: 22:45:00

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Circumsent

Created by: pinwheel

Pronunciation: sir/cum/sent

Sentence: Every year Stephen would circumsent Jane's birthday by pretending he had thought she didn't wish to be reminded of being a year older.

Etymology: circumvent + sent

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Selecadeaumemoirism

Created by: Jaxies

Pronunciation: /seh-lek-a-doh-mem-wah-ism/

Sentence: "Mandy was in the bathroom crying because of Adam's selecadeumemoirism - their 2 week anniversary and he had failed to get her anything."

Etymology: Select + cadeaux (FR.) + memoir (FR.) + ism

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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