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DEFINITION: v., To prepare for holiday events where you must chat with irritating co-workers or nagging relatives, by consuming just enough alcohol to make you feel "relaxed". n., A person who arrives at a party pre-inebriated.
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Blitzeden
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
Yuletiedoneon
Created by: xirtam
Pronunciation: yool-tahyd-wuhn-on
Sentence: Gary yuletiedoneon and arrived drunk to the Christmas party.
Etymology: yuletide: the Christmas season. + Tied one on: Slang - to get drunk.
Previouslyunsobered
Created by: gemmgemms
Pronunciation: pre-vee-us-lee-un-so-berr-da
Sentence: They could all tell he was previouslyunsobered.
Etymology: previous:before + un:not + sober:not drunk
Prehammered
Created by: spickaspanner
Pronunciation: Pree-ham-er-ded
Sentence: Oh no, not lunch with that twat again... Don't you just feel prehammered?!
Etymology:
Alcomooder
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.
Hollydrunk
Created by: mweinmann
Pronunciation: hollee - drunk
Sentence: Nathan showed up for the Christmas party hollydrunk. His santa suit was rumpled, his eyebrows were wild and he kept talking about leaving Rudolph at the mall.
Etymology: hoiday, holly, drunk
Pseudosalubricated
Created by: metrohumanx
Pronunciation: SOO-DOE-sa-lubri-cated
Sentence: Alfie's drinking philosophy could be stated quite simply: pound down a few shots before attending any social event where sparking wit might be called for. Alfie believed in getting PSEUDOSALUBRICATED...obtaining a "healthy buzz" before showcasing his karaoke skills and performing handstands on the bar. Although he was known to occasionally eat the label from a wine bottle, Alfie stubbornly refused to admit that a person could PSEUDOSALUBRICATE himself too much. Always entertaining, he often left the premises strapped to a hand truck.
Etymology: PSEUDO+SALUBrious+lubRICATED= PSEUDOSALUBRICATED.....PSEUDO:being apparently rather than actually as stated, false, fake;Middle English, from Late Latin pseudo.....SALUBRIOUS:favorable to or promoting health or well-being, especially in a social setting;Latin salubris; akin to salvus safe, healthy.....LUBRICATED:to make smooth or slippery, to imbibe just enough alcohol to make something bearable;Latin lubricatus, past participle of lubricare, from lubricus slippery.
Otannenbombed
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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Putrumintumtum
Created by: Jabberwocky
Pronunciation: poot/rum/in/tum/tum
Sentence: When he received his invitation to the Christmas lunch he took the little drummer boy's advice and putrumintumtum.
Etymology: put + rum + tum (as in tummy) + pa rum pum pum pum
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COMMENTS:
Hysterical!!! - libertybelle, 2007-12-18: 10:36:00
I need to ruminate on this one! Very clever and offbeat! - OZZIEBOB, 2007-12-18: 16:17:00
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Hotbutteredchum
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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Comments:
Today's definition was suggested by yellowbird Thank you yellowbird ~ James
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