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DEFINITION: v. To see joy and beauty where others only see complications, trouble and weeds. n. A moment of delight which dissipates as soon as it is shared.
Verboticisms
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Pollyanntidote
Created by: Tigger
Pronunciation: /pol-ee-ANN-ti-doht/
Sentence: Although little Valerie exhibited a constant love of life, and an exuberance for discovering beauty in even the most mundane things which was almost infectious, her older sister, Sharon, was immune to such charming behavior, and she would almost always attempt to deter Valerie's optimism with her version of a Pollyanntidote. So when Valerie tried to show Sharon how the broken bottle she'd found made the prettiest little rainbows on the sidewalk, Sharon said, "Does it still do that when it's all covered with blood?" Valerie put the bottle down but, undeterred, she looked around, spotted a butterfly, and promptly went running off after it. Sharon thought she spotted a patch of poison ivy in the direction that Valerie was heading, and she idly wondered if a big, itchy rash might curb some of her sister's enthusiasm.
Etymology: Pollyanna - an excessively or blindly optimistic person (in allusion to the influential novel "Pollyanna" about an inspiringly cheerful little girl) + Antidote - a remedy or counteragent (from Greek, antidoton "given as a remedy")
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COMMENTS:
great word tigger - Jabberwocky, 2008-03-31: 12:50:00
Excellent verboticism. Very descriptive and fun to say. - Mustang, 2008-03-31: 23:12:00
Great bit of thinking. - OZZIEBOB, 2008-04-01: 00:15:00
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Utopiaint
Created by: Mustang
Pronunciation: yew-TOPE-e-aynt
Sentence: Finding joy and beauty where most others found only ugliness, Little Melanie's eden was in fact, a utopiaint.
Etymology: Blend of 'utopia' (a place of ideal perfection especially in laws, government, and social conditions) and 'ain't' (am not : are not : is not)
Dandelionize
Created by: Jamagra
Pronunciation: dan/dee/li/on/ize
Sentence: Depending on which of her friends you talked to, Leslie's tendency to dandelionize every situation made her either naive or optomistic.
Etymology: dandelion - plant commonly perceived as a weed, but good in salads and wine lionize -to treat as a celebrity
Transienchantment
Created by: stache
Pronunciation: trān'zē-ən-chānt'mənt
Sentence: Marvin suddenly knew his crush on the willowy blond/e he had met at the bar earlier that evening was mere transienchantment when, as they were making out in the darkened booth in the back, his hand felt the stiffening bulge beneath the front of "her" miniskirt.
Etymology: Trans, from transgender, politically correct term for the range of proclivities from cross-dressers to full-blown top and bottom transsexuals; iench, unit of measurement in the deep southern U.S.; antment, that which befalls one's honey sandwich when dropped on the ground.
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COMMENTS:
Ahh, his own personal Crying Game! - Nosila, 2008-03-31: 20:41:00
Yep, I understand, the willowy blonde was an undercover cop and the "bulge" was his gun! Very funny; good word. - OZZIEBOB, 2008-04-01: 00:02:00
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Opticynic
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: äptəsinik
Sentence: Gloria is a true football fan. Her favorite team doesn’t give her much to cheer about. She is an opticynic whenever something good happens. If her team scores a touchdown she starts to celebrate but immediately expects and looks for a penalty flag.
Etymology: optimist (hopefulness and confidence about the future or the successful outcome of something) + cynic (a person who believes that people are motivated purely by self-interest rather than acting for honorable or unselfish reasons)
Boophoria
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: boo-fawr-ee-uh
Sentence: Her parents spent a lifetime building her self-esteem, praising her every utterance, every action. It all came crashing down as she opened her mouth on the stage of American Idol. All she wanted was to share her "wonderful" talent. Now she is in a state of boophoria. Big frigging thanks Mom & Dad!
Etymology: boo (an exclamation of contempt or disapproval) + euphoria (a state of intense happiness and self-confidence)
Optipessi
Created by: eap6217
Pronunciation: Opti - pess - i
Sentence: I am feeling rather optipessi because I won on the lottery but it was only £5.
Etymology: Being optimistic and pessimistic at the same time
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COMMENTS:
Good word eap! - purpleartichokes, 2008-03-31: 18:21:00
Like it, eap6217...have had similar experience...I had all the numbers for today's draw, only to discover I was looking at last week's ticket. With my luck, I will win the big one, but I will be 98 and unable to go out and spend it!! Cheers! - Nosila, 2008-03-31: 20:47:00
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Fleelation
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: flee lay shun
Sentence: We all get feelings of fleelation. You know when your bank statement shows money you never knew you had, only to discover that you were accidentaly credited with someone else's deposit, after you spent it, of course. When you wait for the mail and are delighted to get lots of letters. Except, they are just bills and junk mail...no correspondence from friends. You are excited to get a tax refund of $500, only to find out your spouse owes them $2000 and you are going to have to help him out to pay for it. The worst though is when you are a kid and so excited about Santa, the Tooth Fairy and the Easter Bunny, only to finally find out it is really your parents. That's fleelation!
Etymology: Flee (run away quickly) & Elation ( a feeling of joy and pride;an exhilarating psychological state of pride and optimism; an absence of depression)
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COMMENTS:
Also contains an element of "fleeting" - karenanne, 2010-06-07: 22:08:00
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Glassmostasy
Created by: Jabberwocky
Pronunciation: glass/most/a/see
Sentence: Sunny was full of glassmostacy and offered uplifting advice to one and all.
Etymology: glasnost (time of freedom of information in Russia) + glass half full or in this case glass most full + ecstasy
Hopetimism
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: hope tim izm
Sentence: Jill's hopetimism that the pretty yellow flower she picked for her babysitter was soon squashed when she was told it was really a pesky dandelion.
Etymology: Hope (be optimistic) & Optimisim (a general disposition to expect the best in all things; the optimistic feeling that all is going to turn out well)

Comments:
Today's definition was suggested by an anonymous donor. Thank you! ~ James
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