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DEFINITION: v., To be so obsessed with the lives of celebrities that you neglect your own personal affairs, responsibilities and hygiene. n., A person who is infatuated with celebrities.
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Celebriate
Created by: Maxine
Pronunciation: si leh bree ayt
Sentence: Celine, ever celebriated, lives in the two-dimensional world of popular magazines and gossip websites, neglecting to raise her head regardless of whether her phone rings, whether her dinner burns, or whether her frail father falls harshly down the stairs.
Etymology: celebrity, inebriate
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COMMENTS:
Indulgently good creation! - silveryaspen, 2008-02-15: 10:47:00
I like your description of celebriation as a "two-dimensional world." Very insightful. - Tigger, 2008-02-15: 22:07:00
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Starlazer
Created by: loxhobabl
Pronunciation: star-lay-zur
Sentence: Kids nowadays are such starlazers because they emulate lives of celebs when they should set their own paths.
Etymology: star: a celebrity or famous person lazy: shiftless; low ambition in life
Celebarnacle
Created by: Tigger
Pronunciation: /sel-leb-BAR-nuh-kul/
Sentence: Most people felt a little bit sad for Rose, because she was such a celebarnacle, reading all of the gossip rags and watching the entertainment news — she was a real pop-culture parasite. Due to her celebsession, she could tell you more stories about Britney Spears' social life than about experiences from her own, lonely life.
Etymology: celebrity - a famous or well-known person (from Latin, celeber "frequented, populous") + barnacle - marine crustacean that clings to the bottoms of ships (likely from Celtic-Breton, bernik "a type of shellfish")
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COMMENTS:
Barnacle! I was thinking of going for some sort of parasite, but now I'm glad I didn't. This is perfect. - ErWenn, 2008-02-15: 09:36:00
The last 19 words of your sentennce, like your verbot, sticks in the mind! Everlasting creation! - silveryaspen, 2008-02-15: 10:43:00
Tigger im so sorry for using your celebsession, but i didnt know it wa in your sentence! great word by the way! - dalmero8, 2008-02-15: 14:35:00
No problemo, dalmero8. I was debating over using 'celebsession' vs. 'celebarnacle' and, well, I've been thinking about an upcoming cruise, craving lobster, and my mind's been 'out to sea' lately. So I guess that explains my choice... - Tigger, 2008-02-15: 21:50:00
I guess she read all the celebrags with rosey-coloured "barnacles!" Nice word. - OZZIEBOB, 2008-02-17: 17:02:00
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Celebsession
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: səlebseshən
Sentence: Jill has such a clelbsession that she finds it hard to leave the house. First, because she might miss some news about one of her favorites. Secondly, she has been known to squeal and faint at the sight of a local celeb in the form of the local TV weatherman who shops at her neighborhood grocery.
Etymology: celebrity (a famous person) + obsession (the state of being preoccupied with someone or something)
Celebretard
Created by: libertybelle
Pronunciation: sell-ebb-re-tard
Sentence: Realizing that her fish had all died and that she had not eaten properly in a week, Jackie realized that her obsession with following the details of Britney Spears' mental breakdown had caused her to celebretard her own life.
Etymology: celebrity - a celebrated person + retard -a holding back or slowing down.
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COMMENTS:
Excellent etymology ... couldn't have chosen a better descryptive combo ... especially the retard! Great creation! - silveryaspen, 2008-02-15: 10:04:00
i didn't want to offend anyone -so i made sure to put the definition as written in Webster's. Though i suppose people don't necessarily get up in arms when they read their kids pj's are flame retardant. - libertybelle, 2008-02-15: 10:35:00
I never gave it a thought libertybelle ... good point. It is never my intention to offend, when words can be perceived in many ways. Yet ... I can't help thinking, if we shunned every word that might be mindtwisted so it can be construed offensive, we might have to become mutants! - silveryaspen, 2008-02-15: 11:10:00
Either that, or we'll have to create verbotocisms like "rockrock" or "boulderstone" - DeltaRho2K, 2008-02-15: 13:41:00
Great creation! It could also apply to the celebrities who do stupid things in public eye to inspire such fascination. - Tigger, 2008-02-15: 23:00:00
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Gagadelic
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: ga ga del ik
Sentence: Mona loved having to buy groceries, because it meant she could top off her food purchases with celeb magazines. She was so smitten with Lady Gaga, that she became gagadelic when she saw her name or picture on a cover and emulated her style. Heidi, Mona's 8 year old daughter thought her Mom looked foolish trying buy corn flakes in tottering heels, mini skirts and bizarre hairdos and clothing made from items found in most kitchens...
Etymology: Gaga (Lady Gaga, showy singer) & Shagadelic (from Austin Powers, someone who you attracted to and want to have sexual relations with...Shag (British slang for copulation)
Dysfantional
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: dis fan shun al
Sentence: Mommy's day was always hectic, between trying to think of baby names for TomKat,Brangelina,NicKeith,ToriDean,GwenGav and JLoMarc and planning Fergie/Josh's wedding and deciding what designer Eva,Teri,Nicolette,Charlize,Cameron,Lindsay,Zac,Halle and Queen Latifah would wear on the Oscar Red Carpet. People thought her dysfantional, but honestly, her kids,Paris,Britney,Elvis,Rihanna,Drew and the Olsen Twins were perfectly capable of nuking their own tv dinners!
Etymology: dysfunctional (impaired in function) & fan (as in fanatic - obsessive, irrational enthusiasm)
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COMMENTS:
good but very scary! - galwaywegian, 2008-02-15: 05:30:00
I'm almost dysfantional about your name-dropper sentence! Great creation! - silveryaspen, 2008-02-15: 10:01:00
Who let the dysfantionals on this site?!? Nice verbotocism! - DeltaRho2K, 2008-02-15: 13:32:00
Wow, you know a lot of celeb nicknames! Do you a little bit of dysfantion yourself? ;) Very funny. - Tigger, 2008-02-15: 22:46:00
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Comments:
Today's definition was suggested by Tigger. Thank you Tigger. ~ James
Nosila - 2008-02-15: 02:00:00
Tigger, great idea! Did you think of it when you were hanging out with Demi/Ashton/Bruce at Sundance or as a guest at Eddy Murphy's fake wedding or schmoozing with Heidi and Seal at that Versace Fashion thingy?? Do tell, enquiring minds want to know...
Tigger - 2008-02-15: 02:46:00
Oh, the Versace thing! Wasn't that just absolutely fab? All my peeps were there and... Well no, I wasn't actually there, but I uh — I read all about it. I could've gone, but I was still distraught over the Pam Anderson divorce. [Ok, I'm giving myself the creeps now — I hate people who talk like that!]
Today's definition was suggested by Tigger. Thank you Tigger. ~ James
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