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DEFINITION: A traditional cleansing ritual used to prepare for the New Year -- often includes the consumption of special tonics or potions.
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Vodmanay
Created by: Chunk01
Pronunciation: VOD-Ma-Nay
Sentence: It was that time of year when she cleansed herself with a traditional vodmanay
Etymology: Vodka-Hogmanay=Vodmanay
Glugatory
Created by: erasmus
Pronunciation: glug a tory
Sentence: stephanie decided she was going for a glugatory evening, to wash it all down with lots of liquids.
Etymology: from glug or glugging and celebratory
Alcoholiday
Created by: maxxy
Pronunciation: al-coh-HAHL-ih-day
Sentence: Jim performed his traditional alcholiday on Dec. 30 -- just in case he wasn't sober enough to remember it on the 31st.
Etymology: alcohol + holiday
Purgify
Created by: jedijawa
Pronunciation: purj-ih-fie
Sentence: Dan purgified his body but drinking all the alcohol he could find.
Etymology: purge + ify
Auldlangsenema
Created by: ahwinters
Pronunciation: alld-langs-en-em-a
Sentence: Kate's auldlangsenema consisted of wheat germ and egg smoothies; she was gonna get wasted on New Years.
Etymology: Aulg langs + enema
Neosipping
Created by: bghicks
Pronunciation: neo - sipping
Sentence: In order to cleanse her memory of the previous years diasasters, she took to neosipping.
Etymology: neo - new sipping -drink
Purgotic
Created by: Carole
Pronunciation:
Sentence: After the Christmas and New Year reveling, a strong purgotic was called for.
Etymology:
Elixamater
Created by: natlanclos
Pronunciation: "E-LIX-AH-MATE-ER"
Sentence: If i drink enough elixamater tonight i'll be all ready for the new years party.
Etymology:
Hogdetox
Created by: Fenners
Pronunciation: hog - de - tox
Sentence: Time to hogdetox!
Etymology: hogmanay + detox
Lavationlibation
Created by: quippingqueen
Pronunciation: lav/a/shun/li/ba/shun
Sentence: Holly Horsefeathers knew that New Year's wouldn't be a success without a little lavationlibation to flush all her troubles away including a fast-talking frog who insisted she play post office.
Etymology: lavation (cleansing or purification process) + libation (a drink)
