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'Honey, are you awake?'

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.

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Branake

Created by: Tanik

Pronunciation: BrAn-Ak

Sentence: She was up all night with a serious case of branake. She just couldn't shake the thought of Bob with Sally.

Etymology: brain + awake

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Insomnicept

Created by: iceninexp

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Wakethought

ohwtepph

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:

ohwtepph 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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Shaecey

Created by: ShAeCeY

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COMMENTS:

sHaEcEy is the cute...... - ShAeCeY, 2011-03-15: 02:13:00

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Snoozepiration

Created by: CanMon

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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.

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Drainstorm

Created by: Mustang

Pronunciation: DRANE-storm

Sentence: Once again Filbert arose from his bed in the morning thoroughly exhausted from another long bout with a monstrous drainstorm....a flood of ideas that kept him awake and left him drained.

Etymology: Blend of the words 'drain' and 'storm' and a play on the word 'brainstorm.

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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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Wiseawake

Created by: rebelvin

Pronunciation: WISE+AWAKE

Sentence: After working all day, I finally thought of the solution so perfect it kept me wiseawake all night.

Etymology: WISE+AWAKE

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COMMENTS:

Now why didn't I think of that one! Perfect! - lumina, 2008-06-21: 10:25:00

Good word - OZZIEBOB, 2008-06-21: 19:36:00

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Insomnidea

Created by: PapaWheelie87

Pronunciation: IN-SAHM-NYE-DEE-AH

Sentence: "I had this crazy insomnidea that kept me up all night."

Etymology: Insomnia (The inability to obtain sufficient sleep)+ Idea(A thought, conception, or notion).

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COMMENTS:

Basically an idea that causes insomnia. INSOMNIDEA! - PapaWheelie87, 2007-04-09: 02:24:00

This may be helpful, and even marketable as an alternative to caffeine, especially if you're doing a long drive... - wordmeister, 2007-04-09: 18:12:00

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Somnabullshit

Created by: suzanne

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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.

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Comments:

Verbotomy Verbotomy - 2007-04-09: 00:03:00
Thank you to Dan Pink for sponsoring this week's Right-Brain Verbotomy Contest and creativity prize. ~ James

Verbotomy Verbotomy - 2007-04-09: 11:29:00
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.

Verbotomy Verbotomy - 2007-04-10: 00:07:00
Thanks toadstool57. We're just trying to create some environmentally friendly ideas. ~ James

OZZIEBOB - 2008-06-21: 19:35:00
Excellent.

Verbotomy Verbotomy - 2009-10-26: 02:14:00
Today's definition was suggested by wordmeister. Thank you wordmeister. ~ James