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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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Flabitat

Created by: Nosila

Pronunciation: flab it tat

Sentence: Living so close to the Arctic Circle, all species here gain extra weight to keep them warm through the cold winter nights and hibernation. Besides polar bears, seals, walrus, humans too gain extra body weight for this season. We like to call it flabitat. Those extra calories, from rich food and antifreeze (booze),that's what keeps us warm through bizzards, snowplows and Hockey Night in Canada.

Etymology: Flab (fat, excess poundage) & Habitat (the type of environment in which an organism or group normally lives or occurs)

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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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Hiberflate

Created by: Mustang

Pronunciation: hye-buhr-flayt

Sentence: Elwood and Charlotte both believed in the need to hiberflate during the autumn months, pigging out on as many calories and fatty foods as possible to prepare for winters cold, but Elwood always managed to outdo Charlotte on consumption and would even eat her portions when possible.

Etymology: Blend of hibernate and inflate

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metrohumanx Inspirational combo, big M ! - metrohumanx, 2008-10-20: 09:45:00

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Carbaltonnelsyndrome

Created by: Jabberwocky

Pronunciation: car/bal/tun/nel/sin/drome

Sentence: In the cold Canadian winter many people develop carbaltonnelsyndrome. This malady is aggrevated by the repetetive wrist action necessary to shovel food into the mouth in an attempt to add an extra layer of fat for the cold winter months. In some cases, a brace may be advised.

Etymology: carb (starch, glucose etc.) + tonne (metric ton) + carpal tunnel syndrome

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metrohumanx Hilarious! Makes me wanna go to that Cheese Shop! - metrohumanx, 2008-10-20: 09:52:00

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Porka

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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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Skaarf

Created by: andbot37

Pronunciation: skarf

Sentence: I was really cold last winter, so I thought that I should start to skaarf up early this year.

Etymology: scarf:n, a piece of cloth worn around the neck for warmth. scarf:v, the act of eating quickly or vigorously.

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Flabfive

Created by: xirtam

Pronunciation: Flāb-fahyv

Sentence: Thanksgiving dinner is timed perfectly to get you started on that flabfive to insulate you for the long cold winter ahead.

Etymology: Flab: Back-formation from flabby + Five: Old English fīf - a cardinal number, four plus one.

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Darwinablub

Created by: remistram

Pronunciation: dahr-win-ah-bluhb

Sentence: He put on 50 pounds in the span of a week to help him endure the harsh winter months, but due to his sudden darwinablub his cholesterol levels became alarmingly out of whack and he had subsequently suffered a sudden stroke.

Etymology: Darwin (as in survival of the fittest) + blub (short for blubber)

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Ignorounce

Created by: galwaywegian

Pronunciation: igg no rowns

Sentence: Her profound ingorounce insulated her against dietery depression almost as well as it insulated her body against attacks from either frostbite or suitors.

Etymology: ignorance, ounce

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excellent Galway - Jabberwocky, 2007-11-21: 10:56:00

Very inventive & great blend! - OZZIEBOB, 2007-11-21: 16:38:00

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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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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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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