Verboticisms

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: libertybelle

Pronunciation: ab-soul-oot-san-tah

Sentence: Gary showed up to the Christmas party playing the role of Absolutsanta - he had obviously been rehearsing all day with a bottle of scotch. No one really minded until he decided to "water" the Christmas tree.

Etymology: Absolut -popular brand of Vodka + Santa -play on Absolut ad campaign.

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COMMENTS:

poor tree!! - Jabberwocky, 2007-12-18: 10:51:00

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Created by: TTwoo

Pronunciation: Ho-li-dayz

Sentence: I'm gonna get holidazed for your mother's visit.

Etymology: Holiday + Daze

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Created by: mweinmann

Pronunciation: saynt - nipped

Sentence: Joshua got saintnipped this near before arriving at his family Christmas gathering. Uncle Clyde's 20 minute monologue about his illustrious post office career didn't bother him this time, nor did Aunt Sara's endless questions about when he was going to bring home a nice Presbyterian girl to meet the family. Actually, all of these things started to seem amusing to Joshua for a change.

Etymology: This word combines Jolly Old Saint Nick (or Santa Claus) with the past tense of Nip (a small drink of liquor).

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COMMENTS:

Funtastically cute! - silveryaspen, 2008-12-19: 10:26:00

Great word...Saintnipped also explains a very cold Christmas Eve... - Nosila, 2008-12-19: 22:38:00

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Created by: kateinkorea

Pronunciation: pre MICK slur

Sentence: He already had his premixslur thing already going before he even got to the party. He drank a whole mickey on the way in the taxi.

Etymology: PRE: before MIXER: party SLUR: to not enunciate words clearly

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Created by: artr

Pronunciation: kandēhamərd

Sentence: Joe didn*t really mean to show up at the company holiday party woozy. The boss gave him a large box of rum-laced chocolates as a gift and he sampled a few to be polite and then a few more. By party time he was candyhammered.

Etymology: candy (a sweet food made with sugar or syrup combined with fruit, chocolate, or nuts) + hammered (drunk)

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Created by: artr

Pronunciation: o tenənbämd

Sentence: It was just his first week at his new job and Gerry wanted to make a good impression at the Christmas party. Unfortunately he chose to use a little liquid courage to prepare for the event. He showed up otannenbombed. With all of the smirks, snickers and pointing Monday morning, he wished he knew what had gone on Saturday night.

Etymology: O Tannenbaum (Carol: O Christmas Tree) + bombed (intoxicated by drink or drugs)

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COMMENTS:

terrific - Jabberwocky, 2008-12-19: 14:02:00

Excellent!! - Mustang, 2008-12-19: 18:59:00

Love it - OZZIEBOB, 2008-12-21: 17:20:00

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Created by: OZZIEBOB

Pronunciation: JOL-ee-Tip-uhl

Sentence: After a couple of "steadiers" Bob, a hoptimist with a 'corona' of confidence, descended upon his workplace's Christmas party like a festilence, and jollitippled fellow-workers who normally 'drove him to drink".

Etymology: JOLLY: Slang. slightly drunk; tipsy 2.Informal. to talk or act agreeably to (a person) in order to keep that person in good humor, esp. in the hope of gaining something. "They jollied him along until the job was done." 3.To cause to be jolly; to make good-natured; to encourage to feel pleasant or cheerful; -- often implying an insincere or bantering spirit; hence, to poke fun at. [Colloq.] TIPPLE:to drink (intoxicating liquor), esp. repeatedly, in small quantities.

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Created by: mrskellyscl

Pronunciation: al-co-hol-ly-jol-ly

Sentence: Kris was having an Alcohollyjolly Christmas and arrived at the office party lit like a Christmas Tree. Usually quiet and reserved, he was nervous about talking to people he didn't know, so he allowed himself some liquid courage beforehand. Showing up late and dressed in a Santa Suit, he hit the egg-nog right away. His coworkers laughed and dismissed the behaviour, but they drew the line when he began to offer the women there a chance to check out his "package" and go to his "sleigh" to see Rudolph. The next day he realized that it's probably not a good idea to get too jolly at a law firm's Holiday party when he exchanged his Santa Suit for a Sexual Harassment Suit.

Etymology: "A Holly Jolly Christmas,"(1962) -- a popular Christmas song sung by Burl Ives and composed by Johnny Marks, a Jewish composer who also penned "Rudolph, the Red Nosed Reindeer," "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree," "The Most Wonderful Time of the Year." + alcohol: intoxicant

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COMMENTS:

Good one - Nosila, 2009-12-23: 08:15:00

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Created by: purpleartichokes

Pronunciation: blitzed-en

Sentence: Oh look! There's Santa's other reindeer - the one on the 12-step program - Blitzeden! He always gives parties a lot of foreshot.

Etymology: blitzed, Blitzen

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