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DEFINITION: n. An idea that pops into your head just before you fall asleep, which is so big and brilliant, or else so dark and scary, that it keeps you awake all night long. v. To lie awake in bed with a head full of big dreams.
Verboticisms
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Pillowned
Created by: Erikv
Pronunciation: Pill loaned
Sentence: With baggy eyes and a tired mind he knew effects from being pillowned last night would beer with him for the rest of the day.
Etymology: Pillow plus owned
Nightbulbmoment
Created by: lumina
Pronunciation: night/bulb/moment
Sentence: Joe didn't didn't get much sleep last night because his wife had another nightbulbmoment.
Etymology: Obvious isn't it? This was a hard one. :)
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COMMENTS:
I've had them,too! - Nosila, 2008-06-21: 02:14:00
Ilike it; great word - OZZIEBOB, 2008-06-21: 19:32:00
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Cogiwake
Created by: libertybelle
Pronunciation: coj-ee-wake
Sentence: Instead of getting the much needed slumber before her big trial, Bianca spent the night cogiwaking about the prospect of spending the next ten years behind bars. Too tired to testify her defense well, poor Bianca was ultimately sentenced to life.
Etymology: cogitate + awake
Entreprenopeneyed
Created by: galwaywegian
Pronunciation: on te pren owe pen eyed
Sentence: he lay entreprenopeneyed, replaying marketing pitches for his ear divot pillows.
Etymology: entrepreneur, open eyed.
Pilloetic
Created by: CharlieB
Pronunciation: pill-oh-et-ik
Sentence: At night Roy’s haikus Keep him and his wife awake: He’s pilloetic.
Etymology: pillow (a cloth case used to support the head) + poetic (of or relating to poetry)
Nighdea
Created by: LankyJane
Pronunciation: [nye DEAR]/[nye DEE uh]
Sentence: I got no sleep last night, all because of this one bright nighdea.
Etymology: From "night" and "idea". The kind of idea that only comes to you late at night, particularly when you're almost asleep.
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COMMENTS:
Perfect! - lumina, 2008-06-20: 09:56:00
like it - Jabberwocky, 2008-06-20: 13:07:00
good one - Nosila, 2008-06-21: 02:13:00
Very good. - OZZIEBOB, 2008-06-21: 19:34:00
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Eurekathought
Created by: josje
Pronunciation: eureka thought
Sentence: i dont want to go to sleep i´ve just got an eurekathought.
Etymology: thinking and eureka.
Hypothelogue
Created by: Ellemorpheus
Pronunciation: Hi-poth-el-ogg
Sentence: Her hypothelogue caused her to wake up late the next morning and miss her big meeting.
Etymology: Hypothe-hypothesis logue- monologue (conversation with oneself)
Snoozepiration
Created by: CanMon
Pronunciation:
Sentence: As I settled comfortably beneath my covers, snoozepiration hit and I found myself jumping out of bed to get back to work.
Etymology: Combination of Snooze and Inspiration.
Somnabullshit
Created by: suzanne
Pronunciation:
Sentence: Lasr night I had a somnabullshit bout how to solve global warming using papaya
Etymology: Somna meaning sleep (Lat) bullshit meaning something that sounds good but has no basis in reality.
Comments:
Thank you to Dan Pink for sponsoring this week's Right-Brain Verbotomy Contest and creativity prize. ~ James
What happened last week? Read Verbotoweek! A look back at last week's wickedest words and funniest comments... Edited by "Weeklink", one of our top players who from some reason, perhaps self-preservation, prefers to remain anonymous! See: Verbotoweek in the Verbotomy Blog.
Bulletchewer - 2007-04-09: 15:52:00
Wonder if this happened to Thomas Edison. Oh, and in a related piece of propaganda, vote for Wordmeister's "Nightbulb"! PS Great (if slightly embarrassing) blog!
wordmeister - 2007-04-09: 18:04:00
Hey Bulletchewer, Thanks for the vote of support! I guess I managed to skip through my own premonstermare without getting trampled...
Bulletchewer - 2007-04-09: 18:37:00
Just wondering if anyone else is ineligible for this week's contest. Who's up for a Sir Geoffrey?
toadstool57 - 2007-04-09: 21:34:00
James - cool that you spotlighted CFLs.
Thanks toadstool57. We're just trying to create some environmentally friendly ideas. ~ James
OZZIEBOB - 2008-06-21: 19:35:00
Excellent.
Today's definition was suggested by wordmeister. Thank you wordmeister. ~ James