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DEFINITION: n. The stars, lights and birds that circle your head when you hit it REALLY hard. v. To watch the stars that circle your head after impact.
Verboticisms
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Bonkmos
Created by: yellowbird
Pronunciation: bawnk-mose
Sentence: Just as Newton was inspired to study gravity by being bombarded with apples, and Einstein encouraged to investigate the relativity of time by being forced to fill out dreary piles of paperwork in an office, so too was the the young Carl Sagan influenced by an outside event. After banging his head on a low shelf, he saw a personal 'bonkmos' of amazing brightness and detail, which led him to a career in science and experimentation with certain herbal supplements, all in an effort to recreate the 'little twittery cosmos' he saw on that long ago day.
Etymology: bonk + cosmos
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COMMENTS:
Brilliant and lyrical! - metrohumanx, 2009-02-23: 00:37:00
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Concusstellation
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: kon kus stel lay shun
Sentence: When the craniologists were experimentinmg with head blows, they were surrounded by a concusstellation.
Etymology: Concussion (an injury to the brain caused by a blow) & Constellation (a configuration of stars)
Orbitahit
Created by: abrakadeborah
Pronunciation: or-bit-a-hit
Sentence: When things got slow and boring at 'Smart Aide', Mr. Teetotaller Trippy and Miss Bingbang Buffy enjoyed the orbitahit to their noggins, because it reminded them of their younger days at the clubs with all the lights spinning around and stars flashing.
Etymology: Orbit- The path of a celestial body or an artificial satellite as it revolves around another body. A Hit- To come into contact with forcefully; strike.
Stardazing
Created by: Negatrev
Pronunciation: Star-Daze-ing
Sentence: After running head first into the low beam, Albert was left Stardazing.
Etymology: From Stargazing, to watch stars, altered with the state to be dazed.
Hallucigyrate
Created by: kateinkorea
Pronunciation: ha LOO si GIE rate
Sentence: After getting hit on the head several times by the burglar, I had halucigyrates going around and around and around me circling. There is a little bird hallucigyrate, a bell hallucigyrate, and something that looks like the burglar standing in front of me again.
Etymology: HALUCINATE: see things that aren't there GYRATE: circle around
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COMMENTS:
senternce so good I cringed. admire the originality of your verbotomy. - silveryaspen, 2009-02-19: 12:32:00
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Conkfetti
Created by: silveryaspen
Pronunciation: conk fet ee
Sentence: Mother Hubbard woke up to hear the kids in the kitchen. She went running and smacked her head on the open cupboard door. Instead of seeing what was going on, all she could see was conkfetti.
Etymology: CONK, CONFETTI Conk - a blow to the head. Confetti - small pieces of colored paper, often in the shapes of stars, birds, flowers, et cetera, that are thrown over people's heads, usually at celebrations.
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COMMENTS:
Song of the day: Twinkle Twinkle Little Star - silveryaspen, 2009-02-19: 01:02:00
terrific word - Jabberwocky, 2009-02-19: 10:52:00
I must Conkfess I love it! - Nosila, 2009-02-19: 20:59:00
Good one, SA! I must say! - metrohumanx, 2009-02-23: 00:38:00
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Lumenflummoxed
Created by: readerwriter
Pronunciation: loo-muhn-fluhm-muhcs-t
Sentence: The moon was full when Brianne, President of the local Scooby Doo Fan Club, and Connie, the VP, parked their car at the bottom of the darkened hillside. The moon was full and, after a few tokes, they determined this was the night they would make it up the creepy drive to view the old Greymoor Mansion, rumoured to be haunted. It was a hike, but, just as they rounded the bend and caught sight of the enormous stone ediface, a cloud moved across the sky blocking the moon. They screamed and jumped, turning at the same time, intending to run full speed down the hill. Instead, their heads collided. Sitting on the ground, they stared, lumenflummoxed, at the stars circling their heads. "Out of sight," they in unison. The cloud moved on and the gods laughed.
Etymology: From LUMEN, for light +FLUMMOX, confused
Starhead
Created by: Gadgetmo
Pronunciation:
Sentence: He's hit his head so hard that he sees stars.
Etymology:
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COMMENTS:
Welcome. You get points for filling in all three. See scoring under News/Help. - silveryaspen, 2009-02-19: 12:34:00
That's EXACTLY what happened to me. Good word, G-mo! I hope to see more. - metrohumanx, 2009-02-23: 00:48:00
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Dizzualize
Created by: hainous
Pronunciation:
Sentence: As blows rained down upon him, he began to dizzualize stars, planets, and finally a whole galaxy.
Etymology: noun form: dissualization
Comments:
Today's definition was suggested by metrohumanx. Thank you metrohumanx. ~ James
I must have been in a sort of time-warp chronoanomaly when this one came down the pike, because i missed it completely. Very rich trove of Verbotomisms, though! Carry on!
Today's definition was suggested by metrohumanx. Thank you metrohumanx. ~ James
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