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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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Yearendema

Created by: silveryaspen

Pronunciation: yer-end-em-a

Sentence: She took the yearendema on the last stroke of midnight and spent New Year's Day running to her favorite room in the house!

Etymology: year for year and 'yer' - end which also refers to your butt - and that end with ema is a play on the word enema.

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COMMENTS:

Very Interesting! - OZZIEBOB, 2008-01-01: 19:40:00

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Auldlangstoned

Created by: Tigger

Pronunciation: /awld-lang-stohnd/

Sentence: Because of her tradition of getting Auldlangstoned well before midnight on New Year's Eve, Charlene could never quite remember how she'd brought in the new year — who she was with, or what she'd been doing — and she actually seemed resigned to that fatalistic custom, with her customary 'devil-may-care' attitude.

Etymology: auld lang syne - traditional New Years phrase and song; referring to 'the good old days' (from Scottish, auld "old" + lang "long" + syne "since") + stoned - intoxicated, inebriated (shortening of 'stone-drunk')

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COMMENTS:

Good try: looked to go the same way myself with "AULDLANGCATARIZE" But "She" who must be obeyed told me:" Don't be ridiculous!" - OZZIEBOB, 2008-01-01: 19:46:00

I meant "AULDLANGCATHARIZE" - OZZIEBOB, 2008-01-01: 19:48:00

Ow, that sounds painful, Oz. - Tigger, 2008-01-02: 02:31:00

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Happyphiltre

Created by: Nosila

Pronunciation: hap pee fil ter

Sentence: When Lola wanted to celebrate New Year's Eve, she used straight vodka as her happyphiltre. It cleared out her pipes and enhanced her sex appeal, she thought...until she fell into the arms of Morpheus.

Etymology: Happy (pleasure/joy) & Philtre (love potion)& Wordplay on Hepa filter (High Efficiency Particulate Air)used in medical, airplane, home filters to eliminate 99.9% of pollutants)

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Drunkassage

Created by: gemmgemms

Pronunciation: der-unk-uh-saw-ja

Sentence: Her last drunkassage had left the drink table near empty.

Etymology: drunk-massage

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Annelixirate

Created by: OZZIEBOB

Pronunciation: an-ee-LIKS-uhr-ate

Sentence: To the strains of "Auld Lang Syne" Roxie ritually annelixirated, hoping for a happy and, certainly, healthy New Year.

Etymology: Blend of ANN (of anno): year; ELIXIR (potion supposing to prolong life) & ATE: suffix forming both verb & noun forms.

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COMMENTS:

To the strains of "Auld Lang Syne" Roxie ritually annelixirated, hoping for a happy and, certainly, healthy New Year. - OZZIEBOB, 2008-01-01: 03:27:00

Good one -- nice use of 'annus'/annual root. - Tigger, 2008-01-02: 02:48:00

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Indooxide

Created by: bobofet

Pronunciation: in-doe-ox-ide

Sentence: Sarah woke up with a hangover and drank some indooxide to clean out her body.

Etymology: indo for inside, oxide for cleanse.

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Festimulant

Created by: Mustang

Pronunciation: fes-TIM-yew-lent

Sentence: As was her usual habit at Christmas time, Melanie got an early start on her festimulant, a healthy 'tonic' she claimed gave her an overall tuneup, though everyone knew it was tomato juice, vodka and a dash of hot sauce...an ordinary Bloody Mary.

Etymology: Blend of 'fest' or 'festival' (of, relating to, or suitable for a feast or festival) and 'stimulant' (substance that invigorates)

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Alcoclean

Created by: TheUrbanRabbit

Pronunciation: AL-co-cleen

Sentence: The annual alcocleaning party was held in Dei's apartment, where guests cleared away last year's guilt with multiple applications of apple margaritas.

Etymology: Alcohol + clean/cleaning

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