Verboticisms

Created by: inias

Pronunciation: nee-o-fee-kay-shun

Sentence: The process of neofication always includes consumption of alcohol at the new year's after-parties.

Etymology: new + purification.

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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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Created by: artr

Pronunciation: nog-uh-bloo-shuh n

Sentence: With Christmas behind her and the office closed for the week, Vickie prepares for the New Year with her annual nobablution. "Be gone" she says to herself as she rinses away the Christmas overindulgences still in her system and certain portions of her short-term memory.

Etymology: nog (any beverage made with beaten eggs, usually with alcohol; eggnog) + ablution (ritual cleansing)

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Created by: dmskb2000

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Great word ... says it all in a rhymetyme! - silveryaspen, 2008-01-01: 14:55:00

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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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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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Created by: Phunky

Pronunciation: dee-tox-ir-AY-shun

Sentence: With her liver close to failure, she embarked on a rigorous programme of detoxiration

Etymology: Portmanteau of detox and elixir, plus something to make it a bit more verby-nounified. If you know what I mean. I liked "detoxir" more but it's not what the definition calls for.

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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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Created by: imashelcha

Pronunciation: Ruh.mi.fi.KAY.shun

Sentence: My life sucks, but it's nothing a little rumification can't solve!

Etymology: Rum + ramification

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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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