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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.
Verboticisms
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Noneiversary
Created by: mplsbohemian
Pronunciation: nuhn-ih-VURRS-uh-ree
Sentence: Alex's birthday was yet another noneiversary, and he cleared out closet space in vain.
Etymology: none + anniversary
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
Disregive
Created by: Ellemorpheus
Pronunciation: Dis-re-give
Sentence: How could she disregive me like that? Does she even care?
Etymology: Dis-not re-remember give-to give
Distake
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: distāk
Sentence: When Joan didn’t buy a birthday gift for her mother-in-law she realized that she had made a huge distake.
Etymology: dis (act or speak in a disrespectful way) + mistake (an action or judgment that is misguided or wrong) + take (in baseball; to allow a pitch to go by without attempting to hit the ball)
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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Negligenevent
Created by: remistram
Pronunciation: negg-le-genn-event
Sentence: When you've been negligeneventing too frequently you know that your relationship is going in the toilet fast.
Etymology: negligent + event
Anniverlaze
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.
Missedgiving
Created by: karenanne
Pronunciation: mist GIV ing
Sentence: Laura was anxious because her husband seemed to really be downplaying her upcoming birthday. She suspected that he thought that she wouldn't want attention brought to it, since it was her 40th. But she really wanted all the trappings - the big party, fancy jewelry, and maybe an expensive trip. She figured she deserved the attention! But she was starting to have some missedgivings....
Etymology: missed + misgivings
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COMMENTS:
good word - mrskellyscl, 2009-10-23: 11:56:00
Excellent word! - Nosila, 2009-10-23: 22:42:00
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Uhohcasion
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: uh o kay sjun
Sentence: Being that Noel's birthday is on Dec.25, no one remembers to get him a birthday present. His uhohccasion is lumped in with the Christmas celebrations and people seldom remember to get him a separate birthday gift.
Etymology: Uh oh (Oops!)(Used to express acknowledgement of a blunder, or mistake) & Occasion (event, milestone,celebration)
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
Comments:
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"?
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.
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.
No doubt you have been celeberated for exploiting the comissmemoration for the benegift of the verbotomy crowd. Maybe a box of shocklates would help.
Or may be a celebelation will suffice.
Thank you for your kind thoughtdiscounts. ~ James
Today's definition was suggested by wordmeister. Thank you wordmeister. ~ James