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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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Absolvipose
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)
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.
Snowpholstery
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: sno fols ter ee
Sentence: Anna always ate a lot more as winter grew near. She knew she'd need some snowpholstery to get through the long winter and keep warm.
Etymology: Snow (winter's precipitation) & Upholstery (padding; extra comfort)
Celludelite
Created by: rikboyee
Pronunciation: sal-yu-dee-liyt
Sentence: a bit of celludelite was always good at this time of year
Etymology: cellulite, delight
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COMMENTS:
Excellent! - Mustang, 2007-11-21: 07:03:00
Nice word! - OZZIEBOB, 2007-11-21: 16:29:00
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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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COMMENTS:
excellent Galway - Jabberwocky, 2007-11-21: 10:56:00
Very inventive & great blend! - OZZIEBOB, 2007-11-21: 16:38:00
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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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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.
Lardassimilate
Created by: mrskellyscl
Pronunciation: lar-das-sim-i-late
Sentence: Coming from L.A., Sue thought she would need to assimilate a lot of calories to survive a Minnesota winter so she ate a lot of French Fries, Burgers and Twinkies. These enabled her to lardassimilate herself into the culture.
Etymology: lard: rendered fat often used for frying foods = lardass: word for obese, particularly in one's backyard + assimilate: to absorb nutrients into the body after digestion; to become absorbed into a culture or society
Inswellate
Created by: MrDave2176
Pronunciation: IN-swell-ate
Sentence: Peter's inswellation meant that his winter clothes were at least a size larger than his summer wardrobe meaning he often looked baggy in fall and pinched in the spring.
Etymology: in(sul)ate + swell
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COMMENTS:
love it - Jabberwocky, 2007-11-21: 10:52:00
Yep, great word ! But Peter should remember that 'clothes maketh not the man' - OZZIEBOB, 2007-11-21: 16:45:00
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Hibery
Created by: PD4402
Pronunciation: Hibery (pronounced like the word fibery) hi-ber-ee
Sentence: The hibery I feel is wonderful because I will not freeze over the winter.
Etymology: Too Simple to explain without making the meaning complicated.
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