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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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Exodecembrating
Created by: artbegotti
Pronunciation: ek'so-dEE-sem"bray-ting
Sentence: "Christmas shopping used to be easy, until the stores began exodecembrating for the neighbors down the street... now, there are so many "Holiday Spectacular" sales, I don't have time to visit them all!"
Etymology: From the Latin "ex" meaning "out of", and the Anglican "December" meaning "tenth month". I don't get it either.
Supercilify
Created by: googly
Pronunciation:
Sentence: When i got that card, I felt weirdly wupercilified.
Etymology: Transforms "supercilious" into a transtitive verb.
Holidize
Created by: Erica0303
Pronunciation:
Sentence: Ok now children, go holidize with your grandparents.
Etymology:
Crassmastize
Created by: ErWenn
Pronunciation: crass"-mas-tize'
Sentence: After reading all the earnest, but ignorant "Holiday" cards from her coworkers, the wiccan always felt crassmastized.
Etymology:
Fauxfauxfaux
Created by: Prios
Pronunciation: foe foe foe (Same pronunciation as "faux" three times)
Sentence:
Etymology: From "Faux pas" (social blunder).
Afterfate
Created by: Adamson
Pronunciation: af-ter-fa-te
Sentence: Merry afterfate you non-belivers !
Etymology: after (all) fates
Seculate
Created by: parabasis
Pronunciation: SECK-yoo-late
Sentence: "Happy Whatever!" he seculated.
Etymology:
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