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DEFINITION: n., An ugly decorative item or article of clothing received from friends or relatives, which is kept stored away but ready to be pulled out at a moment's notice in anticipation of a return visit. v., To temporarily place an old, and perhaps unattractive gift in a place of honor.
Verboticisms
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Exhibilious
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: igzibilyəs
Sentence: Nobody is quite sure why Jon*s aunt thought it was an appropriate wedding gift or why she brought it back from Borneo in the first place. Some say she spent too much time in the sun. Others suspect a side-effect of a medication combination. Whatever the case, the godawful, gilded, stuffed monkey candelabra takes its exhibilious spot on the dining room table whenever she comes to visit. The good news is that there is not much need to prepare extravagant meals when the **flaming monkey god** is on display.
Etymology: exibit (publicly display a work of art or item of interest) + bilious (affected by or associated with nausea or vomiting)
Zombift
Created by: grauntlet
Pronunciation: zam bIft
Sentence: His wife was beginning to serve tea to her mother when Duncan said: "where did you get this god-awful tea set? why dont you get the nice one?". His wife didn't have the time to warn him about the zombift.
Etymology: zombie + gift
Horroronour
Created by: petaj
Pronunciation: horror-on-er
Sentence: Holly hauled the horrific heirloom out of the house and secreted it behind a heavyduty tarpaulin in the shed. She felt sure that Granny, at 94, would surely not live to see out another Christmas. This was likely the last time she would have to horroronour the hand-carved horologue.
Etymology: horror + honour
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COMMENTS:
Hysterical :-) - emdeejay, 2008-12-16: 05:39:00
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Uglift
Created by: gemmgemms
Pronunciation: uh-ga-lif-ta
Sentence: After the party she stashed away her newest uglifts.
Etymology: ugly + gift
Wortraship
Created by: remistram
Pronunciation: wur-trash-ip
Sentence: Polly knew he would wortraship the tacky sinister looking Christmas elves that his mother gave them. The elves' faces disturbed and terrified their young daughter so much so that Polly decided to re-gift them and donate the ugly things to the Kris Kringle gift exchange at work.
Etymology: worship (honor) + trash (junk)
Embhellishment
Created by: Jabberwocky
Pronunciation: emb/hell/ish/ment
Sentence: Sally prided herself on her home's sleek minimilist decor and cringed in horror every time she had to bedeck the bathroom in the fuzzy pink acrylic toilet embhellishments her best friend had given her.
Etymology: embellishment + hellish
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COMMENTS:
Nice - TJayzz, 2008-12-16: 13:14:00
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Hideopresent
Created by: jajsr
Pronunciation: Heh-dee-o-preh-zint
Sentence: Knowing that his in-laws were coming to visit for the holidays, Bill's wife made him wear the hideopresent of a sweater that her mom made him for Christmas last year.
Etymology: Combination of "Hideo" from hideous - offensive to the senses and especially to sight; and "Present" - to make a gift to.
Ornamenstrocity
Created by: galwaywegian
Pronunciation: ohr nam ens troh sitee
Sentence: it took three men and a JCB to mount the ornamenstrosity on the patio, but a gift from toni was a gift from toni, capese?
Etymology: ornament, monstrosity
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COMMENTS:
terrific word - Jabberwocky, 2008-12-16: 11:24:00
Great word - TJayzz, 2008-12-16: 13:15:00
Capese! You keep trying to put it away, but they keep pulling you back! - Nosila, 2008-12-16: 22:20:00
Fuggetaboutit! - metrohumanx, 2008-12-17: 01:05:00
Ornamentatious! - dochanne, 2008-12-17: 03:19:00
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Rugly
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: rəglē
Sentence: It was a wedding gift from Aunt Martha. It’s hideous. Nonetheless with her impending visit, the handmade rugly thing is front and center in the foyer. As long as it is on the floor, the dogs insist on entering and exiting the back door.
Etymology: rug (a floor covering of shaggy or woven material, typically not extending over the entire floor) + ugly (unpleasant or repulsive, esp. in appearance)
Junkredux
Created by: Mustang
Pronunciation: juhnk-re-duks
Sentence: Nathan employed a sneaky program of junkredux wherein he would put trashy gifts on prominent display when the givers would visit, the ghastly dragon head lamp his mother had given him for Christmas being the most notable example.
Etymology: Blend of 'Junk'(n. something of poor quality : trash) and 'redux' (adj brought back —used postpositively)
Comments:
Today's definition was suggested by kabloozie Thank you kabloozie ~ James
Today's definition was suggested by kabloozie. Thank you kabloozie. ~ James