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DEFINITION: v. To obsessively work on, shine and polish something which has no intrinsic value. n. A item which has lots of imagined shine in the eyes of the owner, but no real value for anyone else.
Verboticisms
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Flunktionality
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: flunk shun al itee
Sentence: Nick Zogute lived in a lively neighbourhood. His neighbours celebrated every known holiday with lots of lights, decorations and often fell into a competitve rivalry to out-do each other and provide the best display on the street. Nick was no different and applied the scientific skills he used at work as an aerospace designer to improve the displays and add pizzazz to the neighborhood. His kids thought his displays were all flunktionality when his Halloween Display played "Do you hear what I hear?" and his Christmas displays played "We wish you a scary Christmas and a Hapless New Year!"
Etymology: Functionality (capable of serving a purpose well) & flunk (fail to get a passing grade; not work out; not pass standards)
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COMMENTS:
flunktastic! - galwaywegian, 2009-03-10: 06:57:00
You never FLAIL to amuse us, Nosila! - metrohumanx, 2009-03-10: 12:15:00
great last line! great word! - silveryaspen, 2009-03-10: 14:40:00
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Blindstone
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: blynde stone
Sentence: Marilyn was engaged to Rocky. He was a handsome cad, only after her money but she was besotted by his charm. He gave her a shiny ring, which she thought was a large, diamond symbol of his love. Unfortunately it was actually a blindstone... for once he got his claws into her fortune, she never saw him again.
Etymology: Blind (cannot see;oblivious to something) & Rhinestone (pretend diamond,used in jewellery, shiny but of little comparative value)
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COMMENTS:
u spell weekemnd wrong - andrewmcshea, 2012-02-17: 15:18:00
whoops! so did i - andrewmcshea, 2012-02-17: 15:19:00
i did that on purpose - andrewmcshea, 2012-02-17: 15:19:00
tyrone jacksin would be proud yo - andrewmcshea, 2012-02-17: 15:19:00
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Preciouscosious
Created by: bookowl
Pronunciation: pre/shush/coe/shush
Sentence: Gollum would be considered preciouscosious in his obsession with the ring.
Etymology: precious + precosious
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COMMENTS:
Wow.Looks intimidating, but once you pronounce it, you can get into the hobbit of using it. - metrohumanx, 2009-03-10: 12:26:00
Great word! - Mustang, 2009-03-11: 00:00:00
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Pentous
Created by: elenalombardi
Pronunciation: [pu-n-ch-us]
Sentence: I must make my paper pentous or I will get a low grade and my parents will not be happy about that.
Etymology: Pent- to fill/full
Embullish
Created by: galwaywegian
Pronunciation: em buhl ish
Sentence: There was no getting away from it. although sasha had a glorious body, her resume, despite all the embullishment, was still bull.
Etymology: embellishment, bullsh*t
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COMMENTS:
Haha, nice. - RightOnTheWin, 2010-09-21: 09:20:00
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Nullevation
Created by: mweinmann
Pronunciation: nuhl + eev + ashun
Sentence: Although Zachery polished his prized statue, retrieved from the fire in the local threatre, there was nullevation in the effect of its value.
Etymology: Null + Elevation = Null (In mathematics, the word null (from German null, which is from Latin nullus, both meaning "zero", or "none Elevation (the act of increasing the wealth or prestige or power or scope of something)
Turdlewax
Created by: QuantumMechanic
Pronunciation: tur del wax
Sentence: He keeps turdlewaxing that revenue chart, but someone should tell him the product line has been discontinued.
Etymology: turd + turtle wax
Nugatoil
Created by: kateinkorea
Pronunciation: NUG a TOIL
Sentence: "Are you going to nugatoil all evening?" he teased her. He knew that probably only about three people would show up to see her display in spite of her endless hours of fixing, changing, rewriting, redrawing and painting things that were fine the way they were six hours ago.
Etymology: NUGATORY: having no purpose or value; worthless TOIL: to work very hard and for a long time
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COMMENTS:
Love the word, kate...At first glance,I thought it was "oil derived from a nugget". - metrohumanx, 2009-03-10: 12:12:00
great combo - Jabberwocky, 2009-03-10: 12:21:00
fun to say, too - silveryaspen, 2009-03-10: 14:32:00
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Doitdad
Created by: silveryaspen
Pronunciation: doot dad
Sentence: Mom fiddled around with dad constantly. She especially loved his bald head. It was her favorite trifle. Every morning she would do it up right, and give it a real 'do'. Man, oh man! Could she really do it to it! She sprayed it with water, shampooed it, rinsed it, pumiced it, rinsed it, brushed it dry, waxed it spotless, then polished it to a bright snow white glaze, and topped it off with a kiss. It was mom's favorite doitdad!
Etymology: DO IT - as in "do it to it" ... DOODAD - a trifling!
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COMMENTS:
Pretty heady stuff! - silveryaspen, 2009-03-10: 01:11:00
!!!!!! - kateinkorea, 2009-03-10: 08:40:00
pumice? - ouch - Jabberwocky, 2009-03-10: 12:19:00
...So THATS why she was SKULLKING around. - metrohumanx, 2009-03-10: 12:24:00
Go to the HEAD of the class, metro...that's why dad is the Pate-r! - Nosila, 2009-03-10: 21:57:00
Yes, and it sounds like cajouling to dad to "do it"! (All the things many dads are made to do)! - splendiction, 2009-03-10: 22:31:00
Enjoyed all the comments :-) - silveryaspen, 2009-03-11: 01:10:00
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Rubburnish
Created by: petaj
Pronunciation: RUB-urn-ish
Sentence: Not only was Accretia a terrible hoarder, she even employed a poor student to come in on the weekends to help rubburnish her collection of tinsel.
Etymology: rubbish (low value) + burnish (polish)
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COMMENTS:
A perfectly hilarious sentence. Accretia cracks me up! - metrohumanx, 2009-03-10: 12:22:00
super petaj - Jabberwocky, 2009-03-10: 12:22:00
rubs right into the definition, too! - silveryaspen, 2009-03-10: 14:44:00
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Comments:
Today's definition was suggested by metrohumanx. Thank you metrohumanx. ~ James
Today's definition was suggested by metrohumanx. Thank you metrohumanx. ~ James