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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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Obessrance
Created by: caitmcnicholl
Pronunciation: Ob-ses-ranche
Sentence: Although Mr.Bohn's essay asignment was ungraded and unmandtory, carlie still worked 16 hours on it in hopes of overachiving but ended up just wasting away her weekemnd.
Etymology: Obbessed: overly focusing on an object,person,place,thing or aspect in life. Igorance: assumed information by a person who really knows nothing to little.
Micomanically
Created by: RightOnTheWin
Pronunciation: {mik.ah\man.nic.lee}
Sentence: Mr. Deadness Debarker resigned from the police force to finally pursue his dream of becoming a famous detective. From this moment forward, he would become Mr.Debarker the mysterious investigator of justice. Today he would make his first appearance to the busy world of crime, and scope out any injustice that lurked the streets. Everything was going well…. UNTIL… THE STAIN !!! Debarker found a small smudge of ink on his tuxedo; he immediately entered into a fit of rage. He micomanically scrubbed the stain, but in the end all was in vain. There was no way he could operate with a smudge on his tuxedo, it would be unforgiveable. So, Mr. Deadness Debarker decided to abandon that dream, and pursue the life of a giant lemon; he lived the rest of his days in a sour manner.
Etymology: Mico (Latin verb)-to shine. Manically (adverb)-characterized by excessive or unreasonable enthusiasm.
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COMMENTS:
Orange you glad he hasn't become a citrus investigator, like Harry Lime or Emma Peel. Hope he's happy, kumquat may... - Nosila, 2010-09-22: 00:13:00
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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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Obuffsess
Created by: splendiction
Pronunciation: o buff sess
Sentence: Sham first obuffsessed with her car being shinysmooth and clean. Her obsession with well-buffed appearances crept into her home as she obuffsessed about the lustrous glossyness of her leather and wood furniture. Her hands perpetually ached, but there was no end to her obuffsession: woodwork, tile, sinks, lightswitch covers, doorlatches, her dog's collar, the electicity box outside her home...
Etymology: From the words buff (shine a surface) and obsess (have a preoccupation with something - in this case buffing anything, especially commonly-touched surfaces, to a shine).
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COMMENTS:
Excellent! - silveryaspen, 2009-03-10: 21:43:00
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Vanitize
Created by: BookWorm579
Pronunciation: VAN-i-ties
Sentence: Mr. Jones vanitized over his green lawn, keeping it carefully manicured and watered, even during droughts.
Etymology: Derived from "vanity".
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
Bufferduff
Created by: TJayzz
Pronunciation: Buff-er-duff
Sentence: Ever since Great Aunt Maud had left Sue the vase in her will five years ago she was convinced it was worth thousands. Every evening she rushed home from work and would bufferduff it until it shone. Little did she know it was a fake and was worth no more than a few pounds.
Etymology: Buff(to polish) + Duff(worthless) = Bufferduff
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COMMENTS:
it would also work as buffherduff - nice - Jabberwocky, 2009-03-10: 12:18:00
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Gempty
Created by: rombus
Pronunciation: jem - tee
Sentence: Clarise treasured her mom's jewelry and gemstones. She liked to take them out, admire them and polish them. They really had sentimental value but they were largely gempty from the standpoint of appraised value.
Etymology: Gem and Empty
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COMMENTS:
great create for costume jewelry - silveryaspen, 2009-03-10: 21:40:00
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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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Quartshite
Created by: galwaywegian
Pronunciation: kwart shy t
Sentence: She spent cleaning and polishing the quartshite ring he gave her, not knowing it was as worthless and trashy as he
Etymology: quartzite, shite
Comments:
Today's definition was suggested by metrohumanx. Thank you metrohumanx. ~ James
Today's definition was suggested by metrohumanx. Thank you metrohumanx. ~ James