Verboticisms

Created by: OZZIEBOB

Pronunciation: HOP - tuh - mist

Sentence: After a couple of "steadiers" Bob, a hoptimist with a 'corona' of confidence, marched smilingly into his workplace's Christmas party, greeting heartily fellow-workers who normally 'drove him to drink".

Etymology: HOPTIMIST: Blend of hop(s), used in beer brewing. Consider slang "On the hops", and Optimist: One who feels that things will work out well. STEADIER: (sl) a beer to steady the nerves. CORONA: 1.A crown 2. Mexican beer. DRIVE TO DRINK: Make s.o so irritate

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Created by: rebelvin

Pronunciation: sosh-i-al-co-hol-ize

Sentence: I was not at ease at the party until I got socialcoholized.

Etymology: social+alcohol

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Created by: galwaywegian

Pronunciation: dips o ho ho

Sentence: Rude Alf the red nosed dipsohoho....

Etymology: dipso hohoho

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Oh Oh OH! Smile-licious! - silveryaspen, 2008-12-19: 10:28:00

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Created by: mezebra

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Created by: simon

Pronunciation: alko-moo-da

Sentence: I have to turn into such an alcomooder before these parties.

Etymology: I have to drink to change my mood to make these parties more enjoyable.

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Created by: looseball

Pronunciation: al+ko+lax+a+dat+ed

Sentence: That no good has been to planet hollywood alcolaxadating all afternoon.

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Created by: jmotsch

Pronunciation: foe mass

Sentence: After a full day of toasting, Jim was totally fauxmassed when he arrived at the children's choir performance. I must always fauxmas before attending midnight mass.

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Created by: Tigger

Pronunciation: /kris-mel'-lohd/

Sentence: First I christmellowed with a couple nips of brandy before the holiday party, until I heard minglebells in my head, and that loosened me up enough to impress my boss, and Gail from Marketing, with some funny stories of my Uncle Frank, and then I even did an imitation of my dear uncle every Christmas Eve, right there on the floor.

Etymology: Christmas (Old English, Cristes maesse "Mass of Christ") + mellowed - mildly and pleasantly intoxicated (Old English, mearu. Meaning "slightly drunk" is from 1690.)

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Created by: Nuwanda

Pronunciation: hot-but-turd-chum

Sentence: Normally, Ted was kind of a drag, but on the holiday cocktail party circuit, he was everyone's hotbutteredchum.

Etymology: Hot buttered rum, a delicious winter libation, altered to incorporate chum, a word for a pal.

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COMMENTS:

Another funtastic creation! - silveryaspen, 2008-12-19: 10:24:00

Funny indeed!!! - mweinmann, 2008-12-19: 11:08:00

Fits the definition like a hand in a glove, too! - silveryaspen, 2008-12-19: 20:54:00

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Created by: SKK717

Pronunciation: Merry Sot Ness

Sentence: His merrisotness was apparent when he walked into the party. And was even more pronunced up close, where you could smell the whiskey.

Etymology: From the words Merry - happy Sot - to be inebriated and ness - to be full of

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