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'May I have the sweet potato fries? '

DEFINITION: v., To not feel guilty about all the weight you're putting on, because you need all the extra calories you can get, to survive the harsh winter climate. n., A type of fat gained by mammals in preparation for winter hibernation.

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Permalard

Created by: thebaron

Pronunciation: per-ma-lard

Sentence: Jeff piled on those potatoes, knowing a layer of permalard was required for the long arctic winter.

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Carbohybernate

Created by: lumina

Pronunciation: carbo/hi/bur/nate

Sentence: It starts the week of Halloween, and goes all the way to New Year's Day. The Klumps start bulking up on the starches and sugars. They believe if they carbohybernate, they will be less likely to pick up the colds and flus of the season.

Etymology: Carbohydrate Hibernate

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COMMENTS:

heehee! - galwaywegian, 2008-10-20: 09:34:00

metrohumanx EXCELLENT! Are there ANY non-candy holidays left? All we have is the 4th of July, and explosives are not a viable substitute for sweets. - metrohumanx, 2008-10-20: 09:50:00

Metro, I agree. Those sparklers are more "spicy" than sweet. Always need a milk chaser after a few. :) - lumina, 2008-10-20: 20:20:00

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Porka

artr

Created by: artr

Pronunciation: pôrkə

Sentence: While most of his friends were shivering through the cold snap, Willy was fine. He is sure to wear his winter porka starting in the fall.

Etymology: porker (a fat person) + parka (a large windproof jacket with a hood, designed to be worn in cold weather) + orca (a large toothed whale with distinctive black-and-white markings)

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Antifries

Created by: CDH167

Pronunciation: an tee frize

Sentence: The New York detective did not put on his jacket to chase the suspect through the snow, confident his antifries would keep him warm

Etymology: 'antifreeze' blended with 'fries,' the tasty side dish.

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Love it! - Nosila, 2010-03-16: 17:45:00

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Hamnesty

Created by: Tigger

Pronunciation: hām'-nə-stē

Sentence: "It sure is getting cold lately. Oh hey, if you're not going to finish that meat, I'll have the rest of it," said Margaret, adjusting her waistband, "and please pass the mashed potatoes and gravy," she stated, with hamnesty. She had been putting on quite a few pounds of insulard over the last few weeks.

Etymology: ham (Middle English, hamme "meat from the leg of a hog") + (Greek, amnéstía - oblivion, "a period during which offenders are exempt from punishment")

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COMMENTS:

Hilarious!! - purpleartichokes, 2007-11-21: 04:29:00

yes - very funny - Jabberwocky, 2007-11-21: 10:54:00

It seems with Margaret that it's all going to waist! Great sentence & word. - OZZIEBOB, 2007-11-21: 16:34:00

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Bulkinate

Created by: Stevenson0

Pronunciation: bulhuk/uh/neyt

Sentence: With winter just around the corner, Janice instinctively knew it was time to bulkinate for the coldness to come by eating five meals a day in an effort to pack on twenty five pounds to thwart off that minus 18 degree northerly wind.

Etymology: BULKINATE - verb from - BULK (to increase in size; expand; swell) + LAMINATE (to cover with layers)

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metrohumanx We need words like that to fend off the hyperborean blast! - metrohumanx, 2008-10-20: 09:55:00

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Absolvipose

petaj

Created by: petaj

Pronunciation: ab-SOLVE-i-pose

Sentence: Confronted with a cornucopia of Christmas goodies, Carol (get it? Christmas), took an absolvipose stance tucking into an overflowing plate of roast turkey and trimmings and filling her capacious handbag with a dozen mince pies to keep her going on the cold walk home.

Etymology: absolve (free from guilt) + adipose (fatty)

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Mitigweight

Created by: Jabberwocky

Pronunciation: mi/ti/gwate

Sentence: Sue would mitigweight her eating binges by reminding herself that she was giving her body a huge assortment of nutrients to choose from to stoke her furnace for winter. It also meant she could forgo wearing mitts

Etymology: mitigate + weight + mitts

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Brrrrrgird

Created by: galwaywegian

Pronunciation: burrrrrr gurrrrrrrrrrrr d

Sentence: she brrrrrrgirded her loins against the wintry winds

Etymology: burger brrrr gird

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COMMENTS:

metrohumanx Hahaha love those LOINS! - metrohumanx, 2008-10-20: 09:45:00

tasty word - Jabberwocky, 2008-10-20: 10:53:00

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Sinsulate

Created by: Nosila

Pronunciation: sin sool ayt

Sentence: We Northern Canadians try to sinsulate ourselves against our cold, 8 month long winter by ingesting as many heat-inducing foods as possible. Not only do we eat our native dishes like Mama Cheeseburgers and fries;Pemican; Chocolate Moose;Bear Claws;Reindeer Sausage;Arctic Char; Ukrainian Perogy's & Cabbage Rolls;Thai Cuisine;Italian Lasagne;Greek Moussaka;German Bratwurst;Mongolian Hotpot;Vietnamese Spring Rolls;French Bouef Bourgignone;Irish Stew;Scottish Haggis; Indian Masala, Samosas & Curry;Welsh Rarebit;Swedish Meatballs;London Broil; Spanish Paella;Cassoulet;Quebecois Poutine;Mexican Tacos & Enchiladas; Japanese Teriyaki and Shanghai Noodles, we also indulge in a few American treats: Kentucky Fried Chicken;Corn Pone;St.Louis Ribs;Dunkin Donuts and Ghiaradelli Chocolate. Yes, there are no borders we will not cross to sinsulate ourselves from the winter cold! And we wash down these meals with the appropriate international beverages. Thank Goodness for Free Trade.

Etymology: Sin(One of God's 7 things a good Christian should not do: (i.e: Gluttony;Greed); a faux pas or a fault or make a serious mistake;violent and excited activity) & Insulate(protect from heat, cold, noise, etc. by surrounding with insulating material)

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metrohumanx WOW! That reads like the menu from the International House of Heartattacks......mmmmmm-pierogies! - metrohumanx, 2008-10-20: 09:43:00

Ok, now I'm hungry. "International House of Heartattacks." HA! That was "rootin' tootin'" hilarious! - lumina, 2008-10-20: 20:19:00

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Comments:

Verbotomy Verbotomy - 2007-11-21: 00:01:00
Today's definition was suggested by remistram. Thank you remistram! ~ James

galwaywegian - 2008-10-20: 09:35:00
good standard today:)

Nuwanda - 2008-10-20: 22:51:00
Does anyone else get an error message when trying to vote sometimes? I think it keeps counting the votes I am trying to cast even though it comes up with a long string of unintelligible text.

Verbotomy Verbotomy - 2010-03-16: 00:03:00
Today's definition was suggested by remistram. Thank you remistram. ~ James