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DEFINITION: v. To leave a minute quantity of something in a bottle or container. n. A person who never finishes off the last bit of milk, mustard or whatever, because they want to leave the job of replacing it to someone else.
Verboticisms
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Sabottleur
Created by: splendiction
Pronunciation: SA bott le eur
Sentence: A sabottleur is a person known to cause sabotage with almost-empty bottles or containers. The nearly empty bottles build up in large quantities in the fridge. The collection will stink, occupy space and needlessly remain chilled. The sabottleur’s justification may be that leaving a small quantity is better than nothing. Often the sabottleur’s main motive is to avoid taking the time to recycle the container.
Etymology: From saboteur (a person who causes harm) and bottle.
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COMMENTS:
Those sabottleurs are very Krafty. Good one. - petaj, 2009-05-15: 05:36:00
this is hilarious - mweinmann, 2009-05-15: 08:50:00
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Leftoeuvre
Created by: kasmin
Pronunciation: left-oh-wer
Sentence:
Etymology: Derived from leftover and oeuvre. Leftover: Usually, leftovers. Food remaining uneaten at the end of a meal, esp. when saved for later use; anything left or remaining from a larger amount; remainder. Oeuvre: the works of a writer, painter, or the like, taken as a whole.
Dribletarian
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: dribliterēən
Sentence: Mark's girlfriend Judy is a humanitarian, vegetarian, librarian. Mark is a dribletarian, the keeper of the small and insignificant, the Grand Poobah of dribs and drabs, the Rajah of remnants. Judy thinks he is just a lazy slob who doesn't want to crack out a new bottle of ketchup.
Etymology: driblet (a small or insignificant amount) + arian (having a concern or belief in a specified thing)
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COMMENTS:
Perhaps one of them is a Hungarian octogenarian. - wayoffcenter, 2009-05-14: 13:10:00
excellent - Jabberwocky, 2009-05-14: 14:39:00
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Judgedregg
Created by: galwaywegian
Pronunciation: juj drehg
Sentence: Judgedregg could be found by following the nearly-empties across the park.
Etymology: judge dread, dregs
Allgonif
Created by: theCountess
Pronunciation: All-gawn-if
Sentence: What allgonif didn't replace the toilet paper!?!?
Etymology: All gone: depleted, used up; gonif: yiddish noun meaning scoundrel
Groundszerofill
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: grawn zeero fil
Sentence: Phil was a groundzerofill when it came to leaving the last pokey bit of anything in a jar or bottle. He thought it was bad luck to be the last user and have to replace anything he used up. We have our fill of people like Phil!
Etymology: Ground zero (the point of detonation (or above or below) of a nuclear weapon ;the target of a projectile (as a bomb or missile) & Grounds (your basis for belief or disbelief; knowledge on which to base belief) & Fill (a quantity sufficient to satisfy;fill or meet a want or need)
Almosterist
Created by: abrakadeborah
Pronunciation: All-most-er-ist
Sentence: Larry Laziest was such an almosterist he would never finish the bottom of his beers. The bottom bit of anything he refused to eat or drink so instead Larrylaziest stuck them back into the fridge! His wife Dunawaydoaway was fed up with his ways...she got so angry one day...she tossed them on his head!
Etymology: Almost: Slightly short of; not quite; nearly; almost time to get rid of; was almost asleep; Nearly,approaching, close to,all but,just about, not quite, on the brink of, not far from. Almoster: To almost finish. Almosterist: A type of person who almost gets something finished, but too lazy to completely do so.
Udoit
Created by: petaj
Pronunciation: you do it
Sentence: Living with S. Lacker was very wearying. He was famous for leaving jars in the fridge, and each only contained a udoit of their original contents.
Etymology: instruction to get someone else to do something + dot (a little bit left over)
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COMMENTS:
funny - Jabberwocky, 2009-05-14: 14:44:00
Good One - Nosila, 2009-05-14: 18:43:00
well done - splendiction, 2009-05-14: 23:35:00
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Slackovers
Created by: griffiegrrl
Pronunciation: Slack-overs
Sentence: Marie was mad that John left so many slackovers in the fridge for her to take care of.
Etymology: Slacking, Left-overs
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COMMENTS:
Good word :) You've got my vote! I LIKE it! - abrakadeborah, 2009-05-14: 10:57:00
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Smidgentoad
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: smi jen tode
Sentence: Tony was a smidgentoad. He left bottles, cans and other food containers with just a smidgen of the goods in them. He was lazy and figured if he did that, he would never be responsible for cleaning out or buying replacements. His actions however had left just a smidgen of love left in his girlfriend Maria and she decided to throw him out with all those empty containers.
Etymology: Smidgen (a tiny or scarcely detectable amount)& Toad (ugly amphibian;derogatory term for a person) & WordPlay on Pigeon-Toed
Comments:
Today's definition was suggested by metrohumanx Thank you metrohumanx ~ James
readerwriter - 2009-05-14: 09:17:00
I detect some venting going on here today! Thanks, Metro...
Yes, you are correct.
Today's definition was suggested by metrohumanx. Thank you metrohumanx. ~ James
remistram - 2010-11-25: 08:45:00
good one! i live with one of these types