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Practicalpreaching
Created by: deathsweep
Pronunciation: Prack - tickle - pree - ching
Sentence: It's good to see that you're finally doing some practicalpreaching!
Etymology:
Philanthronap
Created by: KelleyToohey
Pronunciation: Fill an thro nap
Sentence: After watching the chaotic world on the news, I thought I'd add a little peace with a philanthronap.
Etymology: philanthropy and nap
Altruinstigate
Created by: Tigger
Pronunciation: /al-troo-in'-sti-geyt/
Sentence: Although George was a horrible cook, he had altruinstigated a campaign to distribute hot food to the homeless, but instead, he finally succumbed to the 'sugar crash' from all of the holiday candy he'd been eating, and slept the day away.
Etymology: altruism - concern for the welfare of others (from Italian, altrui) + instigate - to urge, provoke, or incite to some action or course (from Latin, instīgāre "to impel")
Obiturest
Created by: anafausta
Pronunciation:
Sentence: He has finally reached his obiturest and is resting in peace.
Etymology: Obituary (a notice of the death of a person) + rest (refreshing inactivity after exertion or labor)
Loveolution
Created by: metrohumanx
Pronunciation: LOVE-O-looshun
Sentence: We need to do more. We need a compleat LOVEOLUTION.
Etymology: LOVE+revOLUTION=LOVEOLUTION.....LOVE:strong affection for another arising out of kinship or personal ties, affection based on admiration, benevolence, or common interests, warm attachment, enthusiasm or devotion, unselfish loyal and benevolent concern for the good of another; Middle English, from Old English lufu; akin to Old High German luba love, Old English lēof dear, Latin lubēre, libēre to please.....REVOLUTION: a sudden, radical, or complete change, the overthrow or renunciation of one government or ruler and the substitution of another by the governed, activity or movement designed to effect fundamental changes in the socioeconomic situation, a fundamental change in the way of thinking about or visualizing something; Middle English revolucioun, from Middle French revolution, from Late Latin revolution-, revolutio, from Latin revolvere to revolve. +
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COMMENTS:
You only go around once in a revolution. - Mustang, 2008-12-25: 22:44:00
You say you want a loveolution Well, you know We all want to change the world You tell me that it's loveolution Well, you know We all want to change the world But when you talk about destruction Don't you know that you can count me out Don't you know it's gonna be all right all right, all right - Nosila, 2008-12-26: 01:05:00
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Paxcentrate
Created by: Stevenson0
Pronunciation: pax/cen/trate
Sentence: Johnny is going to paxcentrate on world calmness this Christmas by starting with his family and not bitching about every present he receives.
Etymology: PAXCENTRATE - verb - from PAX (peace) + CONCENTRATE (to converge; to focus)
Youwannapeaceofme
Created by: Jabberwocky
Pronunciation: yu/wanna/pees/of/me
Sentence: Daryl and his brother Larry spread peace and love throughout the community by joining the guardian angels and taking up the slogan youwannapeaceofme
Etymology: you want a + peace + piece
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COMMENTS:
Lol. - scrink, 2008-01-22: 20:40:00
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Peacifier
Created by: silveryaspen
Pronunciation: peace-if-ier
Sentence: Always seeking the middle ground to bring warring factions together, he was a true peacifier.
Etymology: peacifier: a combination of peace and pacifier ... a peacifier
Comments:
Merry Christmas to everyone! And thanks for the good wishes ~ James
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