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DEFINITION: To offer non-denominational, inter-faith seasonal greetings, which are nevertheless a tad politically incorrect.
Verboticisms
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Dismarculate
Created by: Divakar
Pronunciation: dis-MAR-cue-late
Sentence: Even though she knew he meant well, Jill couldn't believe John would just dismarculate so openly.
Etymology: dis (not) + marcar (spanish for "mark" or "observe")
Santaria
Created by: Chapin
Pronunciation: santa-ree-ah
Sentence: The company holiday party is always an exercise in santaria -- why don't they just come out and call it a Christmas party?
Etymology: A play on Santeria, which itself is a blend of faiths, and Santa
Glitchgreeting
Created by: quippingqueen
Pronunciation: glich/greet/ing
Sentence: Had Bismark Long-Pocket owned a copy of "The Official Politically Correct Dictionary and Handbook" or "Cultural Etiquette: A Guide for the Well-Intentioned", he would never have uttered such a glitchgreeting to the Quack-pots and Nag-Gnostics in his office.
Etymology: glitch: a malfunction or minor problem with unintended consequences + greeting: an expression of good wishes
Offriend
Created by: dkrider
Pronunciation:
Sentence:
Etymology: Offend + friend = offriend
Grogetic
Created by: Bunny36
Pronunciation: Grog -eh-tic
Sentence: To use a grogetic.
Etymology: So called because such slips often occur while under the influence of alcohol.
Comments:
wordmeister - 2006-12-12: 10:34:00
Hey quippingqueen, Good glitch! And I like your quack-pots and nag-gnostics too.
warped - 2006-12-12: 15:58:00
My bad-I didn't see there was already a word like holicide (yulecide). Also, "Fauxmas" is also mine, before I figured out how to log in. :/
warped - 2006-12-12: 15:59:00
Also-yaaay, i'm in the top five right now!
hvhtim - 2006-12-12: 16:01:00
don't forget to vote for politicalmas the holiday of political correctness
wordmeister - 2006-12-12: 17:46:00
Hye babel, you're still at the top even with all the new competition. May I wish you a "feliznaviwhosyourdaddy"!
babel - 2006-12-12: 18:15:00
You may meister, and congrats for 'feliz..' jabberwocky. i was really shocked to see all these new entries, thought there had been a mass spamming.
Jabberwocky - 2006-12-13: 13:01:00
hats off to a true wordsmith Babel