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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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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.
Insomnobsession
Created by: Mustang
Pronunciation: in - som - nob - SESH - uhn
Sentence: Dewayne was experiencing yet another of his frequent bouts of insomnobsession, a plight that often befell him when his fertile imagination would trigger images of either exciting events or impending doom just at bedtime, and he knew it would be dawn before he fell asleep, if he slept at all.
Etymology: Blend of insomnia and obsession.
Fortythinks
Created by: Stevenson0
Pronunciation: for/tee/th/inks
Sentence: Joe was restless, sleep deprived, in and out of consciousness and in the state of fortythinks, filled with the brilliant ideas on how he was going to become a partner in the firm at 29 years of age.
Etymology: FORTYTHINKS - noun - from FORTYWINKS (a short light sleep) + THINKS (as in thoughts, ideas)
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COMMENTS:
excellent word - Jabberwocky, 2008-06-20: 13:05:00
Excelent. - OZZIEBOB, 2008-06-21: 19:36:00
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Hypneureka
Created by: Crabtime
Pronunciation: Hip-nyur-EE-kah
Sentence: His coffee couldn't keep him awake--his hypneureka last night on the nature of caffiene made even his favorite drink unpalatable.
Etymology: Hypny- From Hypnos, Greek god of sleep Eureka- What Archimedes said when he leapt out of the bath, upon a discovery. Means "I have found it" or "This bath is too hot" in greek.
Pillowjostler
Created by: hobodad
Pronunciation: pillow-jostler
Sentence: I had such a pillowjostler of an idea last night I didn't get to sleep till cock-crow
Etymology:
Sleepiphany
Created by: libertybelle
Pronunciation: sleep-pip-fan-knee
Sentence: It was clear to me that my husband's sleepiphany was going to be the cause of my insomnia as every time I began to drift off he would bring up another nuance of his idea.
Etymology: sleep + epiphany... not my best work but it's been a while!
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COMMENTS:
love it - Jabberwocky, 2008-06-20: 13:08:00
nice! - TimTheEnchanter, 2008-06-20: 17:11:00
Like it a lot. - OZZIEBOB, 2008-06-21: 19:37:00
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Albthought
Created by: jonobo
Pronunciation: alb like the alps + thought like contrary of thoughdrought.
Sentence: Just another albthought to keep the carousel spinning...
Etymology: Alb from german Albtraum, the german word for nightmare + thought ... english version should have been: Thoughtmare...
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.
Bedspiration
Created by: mrskellyscl
Pronunciation: bed-spi-ray-shun
Sentence: Clair's bedspiration helped her to finally finish her second symphony. All she had to do was move the piano into the bedroom and move Gustav out of it since there wasn't room for both him and the piano.
Etymology: bed + bedspread + inspiration: sudden creative act or idea; stimulation of the mind or feelings to special activity or creativity
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COMMENTS:
Bedspiration can be hard on matressimony. - artr, 2009-10-26: 14:47:00
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Wakethought
Created by: ohwtepph
Pronunciation: /weyk-thawt/
Sentence: He stays up all night to the wakethought of murdering his wife.
Etymology: Wake + Thought
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COMMENTS:
A nice archaic-sounding word. Wakethought could be a good movie title, too. :) - ohwtepph, 2007-04-09: 23:31:00
You got the scary part.... - wordmeister, 2007-04-10: 02:50:00
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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