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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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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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Frugrump
Created by: erasmus
Pronunciation: fr ug rum p
Sentence: amy was so upset she was in a frugrump because she still weighed in 3 stone over the weight she was when she was pregnant.
Etymology: from grumpy and frumpy
Physeek
Created by: CharlieB
Pronunciation: fizz-eek
Sentence: Stepping on the scales, Jeannie struggled to come to terms with her new physeek.
Etymology: physical (of the body) + eek (a squeak of fear) + physique (physical or bodily structure or appearance)
Thinfatuated
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: θinfachoōātd
Sentence: Like many people do at this time of year, Kim is thinfatuated with how she will look when it comes time to head for the beach. You might even say she has a blobsession, fretting over every bite she takes. She doesn*t have much time to get rid of her Winter sinsulation.
Etymology: thin (make or become smaller in width or thickness) + infatuated (be inspired with an intense but short-lived passion or admiration for)
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COMMENTS:
thimply thinful word - Nosila, 2010-03-18: 00:18:00
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Bulgeblues
Created by: jedijawa
Pronunciation: bulje-blues
Sentence: Mary got the buldgeblues every time she got on the scales and saw the holiday turkey show up to haunt her.
Etymology: buldge + blues
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.
Sheddread
Created by: Mustang
Pronunciation: 'shed-dred
Sentence: Once again facing the awful prospect of having to lose the winter fat she had stored up, Carmen had an almost overwhelming case of sheddread, not sure she could drum up the discipline needed to pull it off.
Etymology: Blend of 'shed' (v. to cast off or let fall - leaves, hair, feathers, skin, shell, etc - by natural process) and 'dread' (n. terror or apprehension as to something in the future; great fear)
Blubberization
Created by: bettyann9
Pronunciation:
Sentence: The blubberization he was feeling when he saw that extra 200 lbs was overwhelming. Maybe cut out the side of a cow every other day?
Etymology:
Blimpblight
Created by: quippingqueen
Pronunciation: blimp/blite
Sentence: As she ambled across the room like an elephant, she realized that her nightly forays into the refrigerator foraging for leftovers was the cause of a bothersome state her husband often referred to as blimpblight.
Etymology: blimp + blight
Comments:
Today's definition was suggested by purpleartichokes.
Thank you purpleartichokes! ~ James