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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.
Verboticisms
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Lipoinsulation
Created by: mamallama
Pronunciation: LI-po-in-su-LA-shun
Sentence: No, I'm not gaining weight... it's just lipoinsulation for the winter.
Etymology: lipo = fat + insulation = stuff that keeps you warm
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COMMENTS:
First time caller! - mamallama, 2007-11-21: 16:01:00
Welcome-enjoy the game. Good start! - OZZIEBOB, 2007-11-21: 17:40:00
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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)
Bloatcoat
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: blōtkōt
Sentence: While others are wearing heavy parkas and what they call puffy jackets Tim is wearing a thin windbreaker. This is because he is wearing a bloatcoat. Starting at Thanksgiving he has been on a Paula Dean-inspired diet of butterfried schrimp, buttermilk cake with butter icing and buttermilkshakes. His only regret is that he has not been able to find a ready source of muktuk.
Etymology: bloat (become swollen with fluid or gas) + coat (an outer garment worn outdoors, having sleeves and typically extending below the hips)
Glazen
Created by: mvsmyth
Pronunciation: glay-zen
Sentence: Despite his wife Janet's protestations about his rising cholesterol level, Alex glazenly went back for seconds from the decadent holiday buffet.
Etymology: From "glazed", describing the overly-rich holiday fare, both sweet and savory, that is so often covered in sauces, gravies, icings, and syrups; along with ""brazen", meaning marked with flagrant and insolent audacity.
Sinsulate
Created by: libertybelle
Pronunciation: sin-sool-ate
Sentence: Marcia continually piled stuffing on her plate during the Thanksgiving holiday to sinsulate her body against the on coming harshness of winter. It didn't seem to matter to her that she hadn't lost last years sinsulation gain.
Etymology: sin + insulate
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COMMENTS:
Marcia needn't worry about piling-up her plate to cope with winter's harshness. She should remember that the wages of sinsulation are sable! - OZZIEBOB, 2007-11-21: 17:12:00
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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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COMMENTS:
We need words like that to fend off the hyperborean blast! - metrohumanx, 2008-10-20: 09:55:00
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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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Fatchurated
Created by: abrakadeborah
Pronunciation: fat-chur-ay-ted
Sentence: Wanda Wideload was known for getting fatchurated on the office party snacks.
Etymology: Fat-Having much or too much fat or flesh; plump or obese. Full of fat or oil; greasy. Saturated-Unable to hold or contain more; full.
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
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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Justifaticate
Created by: KSadlerP
Pronunciation:
Sentence: Bertha justifaticated the extra serving (or three) of mashed potatoes after hearing the forecast for an extra harsh winter.
Etymology: Justify: To defend or uphold as warranted Fat: Plump, well-fed
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COMMENTS:
Very good! - Mustang, 2007-11-21: 18:57:00
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Comments:
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.
Today's definition was suggested by remistram. Thank you remistram. ~ James