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DEFINITION: v., To show appreciation for a gift, even if it is something that you do not really need or want, by feigning joy. n., A faked display of gratitude.
Verboticisms
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Joyfaux
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: joifō
Sentence: The Holiday gift exchange at the office is a joyfaux occasion. The gift that works for everybody really works for nobody. Almost all of last year’s 4th-year-in-a-row company-branded coffee mugs are still in their boxes. John created a joyfauxpas when he collected mugs from co-workers and set up a ceramic bowling alley in the hallway. Mr. Bossypants was not amused.
Etymology: joy (a feeling of great pleasure and happiness) + faux (artificial or imitation; false)
Guessticulation
Created by: Ismelstar
Pronunciation: [ges-stik-yuh-ley-shuhn]
Sentence: "guess", to arrive at or commit oneself to an opinion about (something) without having sufficient evidence to support the opinion fully and "gesticulation", an animated or excited gesture.
Etymology: The in-laws had closed in, all eyes were trained on my face as the bottom fell away from the boxtop. "Oh, a knitted...sweater, a sweater scarf, a--?" "A scarfthingie," my mother-in-law supplied. "I hear all the graduate students are wearing them." "Of course!" I guessticulated wildly. "I saw one just like it on my friend Jude! I've always wanted one!"
Thankfauxness
Created by: petaj
Pronunciation: thank-fo-ness
Sentence: Marina had the unhappy knack of inspiring totally inappropriate gifts but had managed to retain many friends by polishing her thankfauxness to such perfection that most of them believed she truly loved to receive kitschy items such as crocheted toilet roll dolls, artificial aquarium lamps and vinyl coasters.
Etymology: thankfulness + faux
Fakitude
Created by: Korinne
Pronunciation: Fak-it-tude
Sentence: I had to show some fakitude when Frank gave me a Michael Bolton CD.
Etymology: Fake + It + Gratitude
Fauxphoria
Created by: Mustang
Pronunciation: foe-FOR-ya
Sentence: Evangeline was throughly disappointed in the leaf blower that her fiance, Lambert, gave her for Christmas but never one to dampen anyone's spirits she managed the best state of fauxphoria she had ever accomplished.
Etymology: Blend of 'faux' (artificial or imitation; fake) and 'euphoria' (A feeling of great happiness or well-being, commonly exaggerated and not necessarily well founded)
Shampreciation
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: sham pree she ayshun
Sentence: Sharmaine had the biggest and best garage sales ecery summer. Most of the things she sold were new, not-ever-out-of-the-packaging type things. The reason for these sales was that Sharmaine was the Queen of Shampreciation. She could never say a bad word about a gift, she always faked her gratitude. And then she piled the offending gift into the spare room to pile up for the next big garage sale. If only her friends and family paid somne attention to her likes and dislikes, she wouldn't have to hold these huge sales all the time!
Etymology: Sham (feign, pretend,a person who makes deceitful pretenses) & Appreciation (indebtedness, gratitude)
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COMMENTS:
Always find the gift of laughter in your creations. This one leaves me wondering if any one would buy these even at garage sale prices! - silveryaspen, 2008-12-23: 11:06:00
Cant help but wonder if that offensive gift was shampoo....eeewww - Mustang, 2008-12-23: 23:58:00
Nice blend - OZZIEBOB, 2008-12-23: 23:58:00
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Bemusiasm
Created by: libertybelle
Pronunciation: beem-you-sea-as-um
Sentence: Doris showed bemusiasm as she opened Roger's gift of the Hickory Farms Sausage Sampler; she wondered how her own husband could have forgotten that she was a strict vegan.
Etymology: bemuse + enthusiasm
Feignglorious
Created by: Jabberwocky
Pronunciation: fane/glory/us
Sentence: Sally is so feignglorious that she fawns and feints over the most atrocious gifts. Now that she's older she relies on botox to keep up her surprised smile.
Etymology: feign + vainglorious
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COMMENTS:
So shrewd. So insightful. - silveryaspen, 2008-12-23: 10:28:00
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Veneerate
Created by: verbotomer
Pronunciation: /vəˈnɪəˌreɪt/
Sentence: As she ripped open the wrapping with anticipation, one could almost be fooled by the way she veneerated the cable knit Christmas sweater within.
Etymology: a blend of veneer and venerate.
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COMMENTS:
My first verboticism! - verbotomer, 2007-12-20: 23:27:00
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Fauxpreciation
Created by: Mustang
Pronunciation: foe-preesh-e-AY-shun
Sentence: Melody was shocked and disappointed with the new weed-whacker that her boyfriend gave her for Christmas but being a good sport and not wanting to hurt his feeling she put up a grand display of fauxpreciation.
Etymology: Blend of 'faux' (fake) and 'appreciation' (judgment, evaluation; especially: a favorable critical estimate)
Comments:
Today's definition was suggested by Mustang. Thank you Mustang. ~ James
silveryaspen - 2008-12-23: 10:37:00
Powerfully perceptive and filled with emotional depth, yet simple and direct so easily remembered. Great word!
silveryaspen - 2008-12-23: 10:39:00
sorry I got into the wrong box ... and this is not the season to make this mistake!
Today's definition was suggested by Mustang. Thank you Mustang. ~ James
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