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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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Hollytosis
Created by: libertybelle
Pronunciation: holl-lee-toe-sis
Sentence: Mitch didn't realize the level of Bonnie's hollytosis until he saw that the cats had been dyed red and green and that the refrigerator had been wrapped in tinsel.
Etymology: holly + halitosis... it's monday - my brain's not totally warmed up yet.
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COMMENTS:
very funny - Jabberwocky, 2007-12-03: 13:03:00
Clever! - Tigger, 2007-12-03: 21:17:00
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Flashobishionist
Created by: stumpthepensicle
Pronunciation: flash o bition ist
Sentence: Not only was he a braggard but he was also flashobishionist during the Holiday seasons.
Etymology:
Tinselitis
Created by: porsche
Pronunciation: tinsel/I/tis
Sentence: Sue's tinselistis was so acute that they had to schedule an emergency tinsellectomy.
Etymology: tinsel + tonsillitis
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COMMENTS:
Congrats on your over all weekly win last week! Some great words!! Well done!!! - Stevenson0, 2007-12-03: 15:10:00
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Addection
Created by: sanssouci
Pronunciation: ah deck shone
Sentence: "I did not want to seek help for my addection because it did not feel like a problem. Christmas was such a wondeful time of year so what if people thought I was way too obsessed with geting the christmas decs up everywhere! "
Etymology: combination of addiction and decoration Addiction - the state of being enslaved to a habit or practice or to something that is psychologically or physically habit-forming, as narcotics, to such an extent that its cessation causes severe trauma. Decoration - The act, process, technique, or art of decorating.
Hollydeckorator
Created by: lpr416
Pronunciation:
Sentence: This is the season that makes all “Hollydeckorators” jolly.
Etymology: from "Deck the Halls with Boughs of Holly" and "decorator"
Compulsifester
Created by: thebaron
Pronunciation: com-pul-si-fes-ter
Sentence: Jill was such a compulsifester, she wore a wreath around her neck for two weeks before Christmas.
Etymology: compul (compulsive) fester (festivities)
Jingolo
Created by: rombus
Pronunciation: jing - oh - low
Sentence: Stuart had turned into a complete jingolo. There were holiday bells of all sorts everywhere....both at work and at home. He just couldn't stop hanging them as he was sooo into the spirit this year. They were hanging from the doors, halls, walls, cubicles, phones, file cabinets, bathroom fixtures, refrigerator and copy machine....and those were just some of the ones he had adorned the workplace with!
Etymology: Jingle (from jingle bells) Gigolo (a dissolute person; usually a man who is morally unrestrained).... In combination, unrestrained jingle bells
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COMMENTS:
Exceptional. A real bellringer that is a-pealing. - silveryaspen, 2008-12-09: 12:13:00
I'm just a jingolo and everywhere I go, I spread joy and mistletoe...cute word - Nosila, 2008-12-09: 23:18:00
good one - OZZIEBOB, 2008-12-13: 16:13:00
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Obfestoon
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: ob fes toon
Sentence: When December rolls around, Merry drags out tons of decorations and covers every inch of her office, her home, her car and herself. Her tendency to obfestoon, includes wearing her seasonal "yulery" and making sure that the bathrooms are fully stocked with Christmas toilet paper and tissues.She also honors her Jewish co-workers with Hannukah trim, her African friends with Kwanzaa displays and just wait until her new boss, Mr. Singh, reports for duty...she will have Diwali covered, too!
Etymology: Obsess (be preoccupied with;pursue vigorously) & Festoon (to decorate lavishly)
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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Holiholic
Created by: pacha
Pronunciation:
Sentence:
Etymology:
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COMMENTS:
Good word! Had a friend for whom Christmas came once a year- but he seemed to celebrated it during 365 days. He had a year -long yearning, I guess, for yuletide! - OZZIEBOB, 2007-12-04: 16:24:00
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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