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DEFINITION: v. To expectorate unexpectedly, especially in situations where it is not considered socially acceptable. n. A person who habitually spits, even when among polite company.
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Spewtifulpeople
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: spu ti ful peep ell
Sentence: He was a bon vivant, a man of the world, but he was also one of the spewtifulpeople. He was the spitting image of a successful person, except for his one bad habit. We could expectorate no less from him...he was a cuspidor, not a toreador.
Etymology: Spew (spit) & Beutiful People (Wealthy, prominent people, especially those in international society)
Muculeptic
Created by: kalex
Pronunciation: m-yoo-ka-lep-tick
Sentence: My brother is a muculeptic, he spontaneously and perpetually spits all over the place.
Etymology: Muc-derived from mucus; leptic-to compulsively and persistently be afflicted VERB:Muculactate
Spirettes
Created by: Menotyou
Pronunciation:
Sentence: He has a problem he always spits he has spirettes.
Etymology:
Spittune
Created by: Mustang
Pronunciation: spit-TOON
Sentence: Whether or not it was intentional no one knew, but folks did know a conversation with Reginald may well result in them being plastered with his dinner, his drinks or just his spittle and behind his back folks referred to his conversation as a spittune as the 'punctuations' of spittle resembled the beat of uptempo music.
Etymology: Blend of spit and tune, play on the word spittoon, a nickname for a cuspidor.
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COMMENTS:
very funny - Jabberwocky, 2009-03-12: 12:15:00
Hahahaha!
STRIKE HIM ! VERY ROUGHLY! - metrohumanx, 2009-03-12: 16:35:00
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Hackattack
Created by: splendiction
Pronunciation: hack a tack
Sentence: His sudden hackattack shocked the restaurant diners. Some of the surprised onlookers noticed his sudden spasm of churling coughs froze; while a few others acted swiftly to aid the man whom they mistook for choking on a piece of steak. One onlooker, obviously either a doctor or first-aid graduate, began applying the h-manoeuvre to the man. He resisted violently with a shout “Whhwaat r u dewing? I ave a orrible cold and need to eat!”
Etymology: From hack (to cough in sudden, uncontrollable spasms) and attack (to act on something with violence or vigor).
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COMMENTS:
EXCELLENT word! I wonder if one can apply the Heimlich Manoever in REVERSE? - metrohumanx, 2009-03-12: 16:42:00
Yes, that would be a good manoever for this particular guy! - splendiction, 2009-03-12: 22:10:00
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Horkiculture
Created by: Stevenson0
Pronunciation: hor/ki/cul/ture
Sentence: Sam worked in a lab which always turned out inaccurate results due to his horkiculture.
Etymology: hork + horticulture + culture (as in lab specimen)
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COMMENTS:
your word reminds me of something green, and it's growing on me. ERK. - petaj, 2009-03-13: 06:18:00
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Mucustomer
Created by: Jabberwocky
Pronunciation: mew/cus/tu/mur
Sentence: Sally looked out the window in dismay as she saw Mrs. Smith heading toward her fine linen shop. Mrs. Smith was such a mucustomer that she had become a liability.
Etymology: mucus + customer
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COMMENTS:
clever! - silveryaspen, 2009-03-12: 14:16:00
Very ominous vignette. We like! - metrohumanx, 2009-03-12: 16:38:00
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Salivationarmy
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: sali vay shun armee
Sentence: When Judy Drench went out for dinner with Rudy B. Havior, she did not understand that she would be dating the salivationarmy. Rudy shlurped and shpittled his way through the meal. By the end of the evening, she was a human spittoon. Judy had more DNA samples on her than a CSI lab.
Etymology: Salivation (the secretion of saliva) & play on Salvation Army (a charitable and religious organization to evangelize and to care for the poor and homeless)
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COMMENTS:
:D - galwaywegian, 2010-09-23: 14:26:00
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Spitiosyncrasy
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: spitēəsingkrəsē
Sentence: People have learned to give this guy on the bus plenty of personal space. It is well known that he suffers a particular spitiosyncracy. If anybody dares to engage the phlegmonster in conversation they are sure to do it from a distance.
Etymology: spit (saliva, typically that which has been ejected from a person’s mouth) + idiosyncrasy (a mode of behavior or way of thought peculiar to an individual)
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COMMENTS:
heh - galwaywegian, 2010-09-23: 14:26:00
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Spittune
Created by: Mustang
Pronunciation: spit-TOON
Sentence: Whether or not it was intentional no one knew, but folks did know a conversation with Willard may well result in them being plastered with his dinner, his drinks or just his spittle and behind his back folks referred to his conversation as a spittune as the 'punctuations' of spittle resembled the beat of uptempo music.
Etymology: Blend of 'spit' (expectorate) and 'tune' (song or bit of music) Play on the word spittoon, a cuspidor
Comments:
Today's definition was suggested by metrohumanx. Thank you metrohumanx. ~ James
galwaywegian - 2009-03-12: 06:39:00
sometimes I worry about metrohumanx :)
mweinmann - 2009-03-12: 16:08:00
This definition really caused me to chuckle....you see, I actually met someone last week who actually did this!!
splendiction - 2009-03-12: 22:13:00
The words today are hilarious and disgusting at the same time - oh, another definition!
Today's definition was suggested by metrohumanx. Thank you metrohumanx. ~ James