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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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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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Spitaligy
Created by: kairi988
Pronunciation:
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COMMENTS:
Don't give up ... you have great potential! - silveryaspen, 2009-03-18: 12:36:00
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Rasputum
Created by: karenanne
Pronunciation: rah SPYU tum
Sentence: I don't really enjoy eating with my brother-in-law or sitting anywhere with him for any length of time, because he chews tobacco and seems to think it's OK to spit anywhere, at any time. I'm always worried that he's going to accidentally/on purpose spit into my drinking cup at dinner. Worst of all, Rasputum, as I like to call him, somehow got my sister to pick up his nasty habits, too.
Etymology: sputum + Rasputin (a person who is felt to have an insidious and corrupting influence)
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COMMENTS:
love it! - Nosila, 2010-09-24: 02:05:00
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Inhospittable
Created by: galwaywegian
Pronunciation: in hoss pit abel
Sentence: anyone that inhospittable was always going to end up in hospittle
Etymology: inhospitable spit
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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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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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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Horkule
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: hork yewl
Sentence: Her blind date turned out to be a mystery date, especially after he covered her in his trachial fluids. He was none other than Horkule Poirot and her little grey cells wished she had never agreed to this outing.
Etymology: Hork (to release phlegm from nose or throat)& Hercule Poirot (Agatha Christie's fictional Belgian Detective)
Spitalkquelate
Created by: abrakadeborah
Pronunciation: spi-talk-q-late
Sentence: Tony is a non-stop babbling kind of guy that while he is so into saying a lot about nothing, the "spitalkquelate" flies all over Mary's new red dress she is fumming! Tony can't slow down his constant "Spitalkquelating" and soon Mary's chin starts to drip. She is becoming more angry the longer the "Spitalkquelation" of Tony's garlic infused "Spitalkquelate" is spewed on her face. She finally has had all she can stand! So she tells Tony,"Ya know Tony,you are an obnoxious spitalkquelating fool, I have had all I can stand of your nonstop spewing spit all over me!"
Etymology: Spit; to expectorate saliva out of your mouth. talk; to speak. quelate;letting spit fly out of your mouth! Spitalkquelates ; the act of continuing the spitting. Spitalkquelation ; being spat upon repetitively.
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COMMENTS:
Spitalkquelate has a nice "bounce" to it! - metrohumanx, 2009-03-12: 16:43:00
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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