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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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Fauxfauxfaux
Created by: Prios
Pronunciation: foe foe foe (Same pronunciation as "faux" three times)
Sentence:
Etymology: From "Faux pas" (social blunder).
Winterrify
Created by: ipmcleod
Pronunciation: rhymes with "terrify"
Sentence: There he goes with that mistletoe belt buckle, winterrifying his co-workers.
Etymology: winter + terrify
Rendeveous
Created by: heydj
Pronunciation:
Sentence: "He was rendeveous towards that man."
Etymology:
Masholiday
Created by: Dancebert
Pronunciation: Mash-ol-i-day
Sentence: Tom's birthday was December 30th so it was always combined with New Years Eve as a masholiday.
Etymology: Mash - to smash together Masher - (obsolete slang) a man who makes passes at women Holiday - duh ...
Herewish
Created by: ubgrud
Pronunciation: hair-a-wish
Sentence: The herewish raised a few eyebrows, but we all raised a glass on jewish christmas.
Etymology: heretical-offensive wish-good intent
Desalutation
Created by: danboaz
Pronunciation: dE-Salu-ta-Shun
Sentence: Jim, known for being uncouth, consistantly made folks uncomfortable at the part with his awkward desalutations.
Etymology: de: away + salutation
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