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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.
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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)
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
Holidayationist
Created by: Oodles
Pronunciation: hóllə dày náysh'nist
Sentence: Anna's mum starts putting up the Christmas tree in late September & decorates the whole house, she's such a holidayationist!
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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Hollydaze
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: hälēdāz
Sentence: Becky believes in the organic lifestyle. With Christmas coming she has decided to festoon a festive vest with holly leaves. Nothing synthetic for her. No plastic, no satin. Becky is in a hollydaze. Maybe it is an effect of the season. Maybe it is the blood loss caused by her prickly apparel.
Etymology: holly (a widely distributed shrub, typically having prickly dark green leaves, small white flowers, and red berries) + daze (make someone unable to think or react properly) play on Holidays
Crazedecorer
Created by: abrakadeborah
Pronunciation: krazed-decor-er
Sentence: Karmelina was a crazedecorer when it came to the holidays. She had a tacky outfit for each occasion.
Etymology: Crazed-to make insane or as if insane. Part of Decoration- something that adorns, enriches, or beautifies.
Preposterxmas
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: pripästəreksməs
Sentence: Holly's approach to the holidays is truly preopsterxmas. It was bad enough last year when she started wearing a string of lights and couldn't leave her cubicle without trailing extension cords behind her but this year she is festooned with sprigs of holly and ornaments. She is a hazard to be around.
Etymology: preposterous (utterly absurd or ridiculous)+ Xmas (informal term for Christmas)
Unbelievabawble
Created by: galwaywegian
Pronunciation: unn bee leev a baw bull
Sentence: She was totally unbelievabawble as she jingled all the way to her workgrotto, merrily mincing her buns on her way back from refyuleing at the coffee dock.
Etymology: unbelievable, bauble
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COMMENTS:
Congrats on your 'minimaim' fame. Well deserved! - Stevenson0, 2007-12-03: 12:26:00
I like refyuleing as well - Jabberwocky, 2007-12-03: 13:01:00
Big congrats on getting published Galway! (And I personally know a bun-mincer.) - purpleartichokes, 2007-12-03: 19:20:00
Good on ya for success with "minimaim' - OZZIEBOB, 2007-12-04: 16:32:00
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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.
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