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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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Insomnipiphany
Created by: PythianHabenero
Pronunciation: in-som-ni-pi-fa-nee
Sentence: Annette suffered an insomnipiphany and was unable to sleep the rest of the night.
Etymology: insomnia + epiphany
Nocturtrance
Created by: remistram
Pronunciation: nok-ter-trance
Sentence: She kept her blackberry under her pillow on this night so she could record her nocturtrances.
Etymology: nocturnal + trance
Eurekapnea
Created by: tbAG84
Pronunciation: yu-reek-ap-nii-ah
Sentence: "Johnson this new forecast model you put together last night is spot on! I'd have you in front of the board right now if it wasnt for the bags under youre eyes." "Thank you sir i have my eurekapnea to thank for both of them."
Etymology: Eureka moment- a moment of sudden and profopund insight. Apnea: A sleep condition that results in innability to sleep for long periods
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COMMENTS:
cute word - Nosila, 2009-10-27: 01:18:00
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Ideapnea
Created by: OZZIEBOB
Pronunciation: ahy-dee-ap-NEE-uh
Sentence: Bob, a lateral-thinking, horror film addict, was woken a thousand times nightly by his ideapnea, including frightening bouts of zedlesspookia.
Etymology: IDEA: Thought, conception, notion & APNEA: a temporary suspension of breathing, occurring during sleep (sleep apnea)often waking the sufferer hundreds of times a night. With Bob it his crazy ideas that wake him up- ask Roxie.
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COMMENTS:
Wish I'd thought of it....great word! - Mustang, 2008-06-20: 06:10:00
great - Jabberwocky, 2008-06-20: 13:06:00
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Moneyinthepants
Created by: mscoxie
Pronunciation:
Sentence:
Etymology: from ellen degeneres' stand up special...she realized when she got in bed that she might have left money in her pants and knew that if she didnt get it now, shed forget in the morning.
Sleepdeprivision
Created by: purpleartichokes
Pronunciation: sleep-deh-preh-vih-zhun
Sentence: Last night I had a sleepdeprivision. Today, I am groggily wondering why I thought it was feasible to set up a full-scale hydroponic artichoke growing system in my basement.
Etymology: sleep deprivation, vision
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COMMENTS:
I can't decide if your artichoke cultivation is big and brilliant (like the lighting system required to run such a thing) or dark and scary (there's got to be a reason why basements figure so boldly in murder movies) - petaj, 2007-04-09: 04:58:00
Oh and nice work with sleep deprivation. I went down that path, but no lightbulb moment on fitting in the idea bit. - petaj, 2007-04-09: 05:00:00
The lighting system did throw me a curve, as did where I would relocate my washer, dryer, furnace, and resident spiders. - purpleartichokes, 2007-04-09: 05:59:00
knew right away it was your word - very clever - Jabberwocky, 2007-04-09: 12:59:00
Wow, I didn't realize I was that verbobvious. - purpleartichokes, 2007-04-09: 14:10:00
That has a nice ring to it. - jedijawa, 2007-04-09: 23:58:00
hydropon my word! - galwaywegian, 2007-04-10: 05:17:00
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Atomniadea
Created by: Mrgoodtimes
Pronunciation: uh tom nee uh dee uh
Sentence: Boom!! The explosion of a fledgling thought seed hitting her lobes could be heard on the other side of the king size bed. She knew this atomniadea would not let her sleep tonight.
Etymology: Atomic - Insomnia - Idea
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.
Eyeswideopener
Created by: Jabberwocky
Pronunciation: eyes/wyde/open/ur
Sentence: Just as I was falling asleep I was struck with an eyeswideopener, one of those ridiculous brainstorms that fade with the morning light, unlike my eyes which remain red all week
Etymology: eye opener (shocking revelation) + wide open
Comments:
Thank you to Dan Pink for sponsoring this week's Right-Brain Verbotomy Contest and creativity prize. ~ James
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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