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DEFINITION: n., A person so enamored with the holidays that they don't just deck their halls and home, but they also decorate their car, their cubicle, their pets, and themselves. v., To obsessively decorate according to seasonal holidays.
Verboticisms
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Decophile
Created by: robohamster
Pronunciation: deck o file
Sentence: "I can't believe Susan decorated the toilet this year." "I know, she's a total decophile."
Etymology: pedophile decorate
Noelitist
Created by: hendrixius
Pronunciation: /noe-well-lee-tist/
Sentence: This noelitist jerk just spent an hour informing me of the history of Saint Nick - I mean, come on, I have a Labor Day picnic to get to...
Etymology: "noel" and "elitist"
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COMMENTS:
funny - Jabberwocky, 2007-12-03: 15:59:00
Good one! - Tigger, 2007-12-03: 21:14:00
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Jinglehells
Created by: emdeejay
Pronunciation: Jingle hells
Sentence: On my way to work, Just a normal day. Here we go again... Trinkets in the way! Ditsy colleagues hang, Tinsel by the score. Don't they realise we are not children anymore? OH! ...
Etymology: Jingle Bells. Everyone sing along!
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COMMENTS:
you have a touch of the bah humbugs there! - petaj, 2008-12-10: 05:50:00
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Xmasdecafobia
Created by: mblewis41
Pronunciation:
Sentence: Jack has spent so much time and money on Xmas decorations, I think he's suffering from xmasdecafobia.
Etymology:
Obsessorate
Created by: Mustang
Pronunciation: ob-SESS-ohr-ayt
Sentence: Once again, Glendora showed her extreme holiday spirit and went on a crusade to obssesorate everything including phones, the john, and every window in her home, the same in her office and even hung ornaments in the interior of her car.
Etymology: Blend of 'obssess' (to engage in obsessive thinking : become obsessed with an idea) and 'decorate' (to furnish with something ornamental )
Exesterfasation
Created by: frankierio
Pronunciation: X-es-ter-fas-A-shun
Sentence: The exesterfasation of Christmas is now starting even befor Thanksgiving.
Etymology: combining exess and fashion with sensationalism.
Jinglejerk
Created by: Mindy1955
Pronunciation: 'jiŋ-gel-'jerk
Sentence: Christmas decorations a week before Thanksgiving, what a jinglejerk.
Etymology: Middle English direct result of the excesses of the 1970's
Holiditiot
Created by: SlappyDaClown
Pronunciation: HOL-i-dit-iot
Sentence: WOW ! Shes a real Holiditiot.
Etymology:
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COMMENTS:
Funny! - purpleartichokes, 2007-12-03: 19:00:00
I'm adding this one to my personal vocabulary and will use it to tease my "Holiditiot" friends! - snekorb, 2007-12-03: 23:49:00
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Decorismasser
Created by: celtiklass
Pronunciation: Decôr-ris-massûr -n.
Sentence: One who decorates anything and everything including themselves with tacky Christmas decorations! Gives new meaning to a little goes a long way!
Etymology: Originated during the tacky 80's. Every town has one!
Comments:
Today's definition was suggested by kabloozie. Thank you kabloozie ~ James
Hey Verbotomists, I thought it would be fun to create a Verbotomy Greeting Card for the upcoming holidays. So I am calling on all Verbotomists to Submit your Holiday Verbotomy Definitions. I will set up an e-card so we can send our best wishes, and our best words, to our friends. Be creative! ~ James
In other news, Galwaywegian's verboticism, "Minimaim", was published yesterday in Toronto Star. See: http://www.verbotomy.com/blog/?p=223. Congratulations to Galwaywegian ~ James
Jabberwocky - 2007-12-03: 06:04:00
love the outfit today - very festive
Thanks Jabberwocky! I loved getting dressed up and lightening my hair for the holidays. ~ James
Thanks to everyone for sending in their cheeriest holiday definitions. And now Santa's elves will to get to work. ~ James
Hey Verbotomists, Sorry for the double replay this morning. I have updated the definition for today as of 7:00am EST. If you created a word for the service definition, you can see it here: That cake is so dry. Thanks for playing! Be creative, James
Today's definition was suggested by kabloozie. Thank you kabloozie. ~ James