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DEFINITION: v. To increase the world's liquid water supply (and dramatically raise the level of our oceans) by accidentally melting the polar ice caps. n. The rising seas and associated flooding due to melting ice caps.
Verboticisms
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Ohnoah
Created by: rombus
Pronunciation: ooo - no - ah
Sentence: Ohnoah, Solomen yelled, the polar ice caps are melting. I better start building an Ark.
Etymology: Oh and Noah plus Oh No!!
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COMMENTS:
Oh! So Noahtable! Puntastic, clever, delightful. Super create! - silveryaspen, 2009-03-16: 17:22:00
Good one! - kateinkorea, 2009-03-17: 19:24:00
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Articmeltiflow
Created by: abrakadeborah
Pronunciation: Ar-tic-mel-ti-flow
Sentence: Eeeek! Marie-Jacques ran screaming out of her home in her bath towel in a panic from the "articmeltiflow" causing water to gush out of every plumbing fixture in her house! She was feeling the effects of global warming. She knew the temperatures in the Arctic region were rising twice as fast as they are elsewhere in the world and the Arctic ice is melting and causing an "articmeltiflow" so badly that is was bursting pipes and overflowing everywhere! Small wild animals were being forced out of their natural habitat floating into Marie-Jacques's home. It wasn't the "articmeltiflow" that she was so much afraid of, it was all the wild animals scurrying around to make a new home at Marie-Jacques's home!
Etymology: Artic;The Arctic (/ɑɹktɪk/, /ɑɹtɪk/) is the region around the Earth's North Pole, opposite the Antarctic region around the South Pole. The Arctic includes the Arctic Ocean (which overlies the North Pole) and parts of Canada, Greenland (a territory of Denmark), Russia, the United States (Alaska), Iceland, Norway, Sweden and Finland. Melt;the process of heating a solid substance to a liquid. tiflow;(slang);causing water to gush as you flush,brush or shower "Articmeltiflow" is causing all your plumbing to overflow and flooding you out of the house as small wild animals float inside and take over.
Decapitoolate
Created by: TJayzz
Pronunciation: Dee-cap-it-oo-layt
Sentence: After many years of taking this planet for granted, the polar ice caps are melting at a tremendous rate it has come to the point where it is decapitoolate and nothing can be done to stop it.
Etymology: Decapit- to destroy the cap + Too late- un out of time = Decapitoolate
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COMMENTS:
Clever! - kateinkorea, 2009-03-17: 20:06:00
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Byebyepolar
Created by: galwaywegian
Pronunciation: biii biii poh lar
Sentence: They said gore was mad, but he proved to be byebyepolar.
Etymology: bipolar, bye bye polar bears
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COMMENTS:
Very clever!
"bye bye polar bears" - sniff :( - karenanne, 2010-09-27: 15:21:00
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Subterrainingon
Created by: Mustang
Pronunciation: sub-ter-RAIN-ing-on
Sentence: By trying to harvest ice from the arctic and antarctic ice caps to sell as crushed ice to bars around the world, the ice magnates created massive melting resulting in globaldownpours of biblical proportions, with subterraningon, the gradual submergence of nations around the globe, being the result.
Etymology: blend of prefix 'sub' (under), 'terrain' (land expanse) 'rain' and 'on'. Play on the word subterranean....'below the surface of the earth'.
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COMMENTS:
-funny! - splendiction, 2009-03-16: 20:14:00
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Glowarm
Created by: kateinkorea
Pronunciation: GLO warm
Sentence: Tom tucked his daughter into bed with the Gloworm he had given her from his childhood. He had been watching something on TV just before that about global warming. Later in his confused dreams there was an oversized Glowarm doll made of ice, walking around like a King Kong character melting all over and raising the water levels in the city. Tom’s dream of his glowarm situation reminded him that he should be more environmentally conscious.
Etymology: GLOBAL WARMING: GLOWORM:
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COMMENTS:
A heartwarming yet disturbing story. I try to be environmentally couscous. but it's hard. - metrohumanx, 2009-03-17: 02:59:00
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Subterrainingon
Created by: Mustang
Pronunciation: sub-ter-RAIN-ing-on
Sentence: By trying to harvest ice from the arctic and antarctic ice caps to sell as crushed ice to bars around the world, the ice magnates created massive melting resulting in global downpours of biblical proportions, with subterraningon, the gradual submergence of nations around the globe, being the result.
Etymology: blend of prefix 'sub' (under), 'terrain' (land expanse) 'rain' and 'on'. Play on the word subterranean....'below the surface of the ear
Aquament
Created by: remistram
Pronunciation: ah-kwa-ment
Sentence: Hilda was relieved she didn't need plastic surgery to aquament her apartment.
Etymology: aqua + augment
Eaumygod
Created by: galwaywegian
Pronunciation: oh maye god
Sentence: "Eaumygod! Water disaster!" Icebergs wreck flotilla in Monaco! full story inside
Etymology: eau as in water! oh my God
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COMMENTS:
luv that first head line! Great Create! - silveryaspen, 2009-03-16: 17:24:00
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Comments:
Today's definition was suggested by silveryaspen. Thank you silveryaspen. ~ James
silveryaspen - 2009-03-16: 17:55:00
Everyone did such great creating today! Every sentence and verbotomy was a delight to read!
Today's definition was suggested by silveryaspen. Thank you silveryaspen. ~ James