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DEFINITION: n. That sinking feeling you get when you realize that you will be shedding your winter coat, before you can possibly shed the extra layer of insulation (i.e. fat) that you gained over the winter. v. To worry about your weight.
Verboticisms
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Festivitransation
Created by: igho1207
Pronunciation: fes-tiv-it-ran-say-shun
Sentence: The process of festivitransation can be the worst part of early spring for some people.
Etymology: festive/trans(opposite)/ation(as in sensATION).
Hibermodelosis
Created by: w5lf9s
Pronunciation: hy.ber.mo.del.oh.sis
Sentence: "I can't even see my toes when I'm standing on the scale" he whined. "Not unless you turn the light on", she replied flicking the switch. He was a clear case of hibermodelosis to her.
Etymology: The pathological need (psychosis) to get through the winter (hibernate)looking like a model and the resulting and unavoidable depression
Titanicattack
Created by: Jabberwocky
Pronunciation: ty/tan/ic/a/tac
Sentence: Tiffany had a titanicattack when she tried to teeter totter with Tony and they tumbled due to her tubbiness
Etymology: titanic (massive and likely to sink) + panic attack
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COMMENTS:
Looks like those alliterattacks are catching! - petaj, 2007-03-01: 05:07:00
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Melancalorie
Created by: Stevenson0
Pronunciation: mel/on/cal/o/rie
Sentence: March 1st tomorrow and when I stepped on my scale this morning a severe case of melancalorie set in causing me to stop at the donut shop on the way to work to drown my guilt.
Etymology: melancholy + calorie
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COMMENTS:
good one! - paintergrl1313, 2007-03-01: 09:42:00
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Lardistress
Created by: Osomatic
Pronunciation: lar dih stress
Sentence: "Lardistress" means that sinking feeling you get when you realize you will be shedding your winter coat before you can possibly shed the fat you gained over the holidays.
Etymology: From the Old Norman "chubummer."
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COMMENTS:
wow! It means EXACTLY that! you got my vote for the sterling sentence~ - Alchemist, 2007-03-01: 00:26:00
It's ironic that all that lard would actually make one more buoyant literally, but not figuratively. Not to mention the negative effect on the figure. - petaj, 2007-03-01: 05:04:00
Thanks, Alchemist. It's the sort of thing one can only get away with once, though. :) - Osomatic, 2007-03-01: 14:26:00
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Flabberession
Created by: wordmeister
Pronunciation: flab-ber-er-shun
Sentence: After flabbernating all winter long, William was so flabbergasted went he stepped on the scale, that he immediately fell into a state of deep flabberession.
Etymology: flab + flabbergast + depression
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COMMENTS:
Erm, your pronunciation and sentence use don't match your word...flabulous idea though... - Discoveria, 2007-02-28: 13:37:00
I keep changing the spelling. I think this is it... - wordmeister, 2007-02-28: 13:43:00
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Exertsighs
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: ex ert syz
Sentence: Every year at this time, Phyllis Withbread, goes through the agony of how much winter weight she has gained. In an effort to try a lose a few pounds, she races herself each year to lose weight before the snow all melts. Between meagre diet and exertsighs, she tries to ruminweight about her extra pounds and kilos. Luckily for Phyllis, the snow won't be gone until May or June, so she will have longer to fight the Battle of the Bulge, the Scales of Injustice and the Mounds of Pounds.
Etymology: Exercise (the activity of exerting your muscles in various ways to keep fit) & Exert (make a great effort at a mental or physical task) & Sighs (heave or utter a sigh; breathe deeply and heavily)
Caloregret
Created by: purpleartichokes
Pronunciation: cal-oar-ee-gret
Sentence: Sue blamed her failure to lose the weight she'd gained over the holidays and resultant caloregret on those pint-sized purveyors of post-Christmas confections, the Girl Scouts.
Etymology: calorie, regret
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COMMENTS:
you do have a knack for the simple, straightforward combination of meanings. I like it! Here's my vote. - w5lf9s, 2007-02-28: 04:53:00
Girl Scouts using " the look" to pedal their cookies. You just can't say no. I'll go as far as to say "the look" earns them a merit badge, and I blame them for my spare tire. Just Kiddin ;) - toadstool57, 2007-02-28: 07:43:00
Ok, everyone pile on the girl scouts :) Who are you, MeMe Roth? (google it). hehe, j/k. nice word! - Alchemist, 2007-02-28: 08:53:00
Oh my, MeMe is quite blobsessed! I wonder if she's ever been pummeled by by a Brownie. - purpleartichokes, 2007-02-28: 10:28:00
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Hibernationshock
Created by: cheetah
Pronunciation:
Sentence: Aunt Junipher experiences a depressing state of hibernationshock during the bikini sales each spring.
Etymology:
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COMMENTS:
I like it! - ErWenn, 2007-02-28: 11:57:00
me too! - wordmeister, 2007-02-28: 13:01:00
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Springdumb
Created by: BMott
Pronunciation: spring-dumb
Sentence: She realized she had suffered a case of springdumb all winter as she munched on twinkies to keep the winter blues at bay, forgetting that spring bikinis would soon be in fashion.
Etymology: Spring: That lovely time of year when everything blooms, but your body isn't supposed to. -- Dumb: The ability to ignore the obvious.
Comments:
Today's definition was suggested by purpleartichokes.
Thank you purpleartichokes! ~ James