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: ErWenn

Pronunciation: /ˈæntiˌtoʊdəlɚ/

Sentence: The antitotaler was ejected from the party after being charged with the host with a PWI. He was only able to make a PUI stick, however.

Etymology: antitotaler: from anti- + teetotaler PUI: Partying Under the Influence PWI: Partying While Intoxicated

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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: ghhshirley

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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: 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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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

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Created by: Carla

Pronunciation: si-cure-uh-tid-uh-lee

Sentence: After several bottles of wine, Sarah finally felt securitiddly enough to face her colleagues at the annual office drinks.

Etymology: security + tiddly

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Created by: milorush

Pronunciation: (v. tr.) prěp'ōr; (n.) prěp'ō-rā'shən, prěp'ōr'ər

Sentence: I'd find it extremely difficult to deal with my co-workers at the office Christmas party without at least an hour of prepouration first; hell, why should after-hours be any different than the work day?

Etymology: pre[pare] + pour (noun forms - prepouration and prepourer)

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Created by: Stevenson0

Pronunciation: pre/bree/ate

Sentence: I prebriate for all staff functions when I know the toxic managers are going to show up. Three, or four rye and ginger ales are sufficient for my prebriation to function with these morons.

Etymology: pre + prior + inebriate

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