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'Is this shrink wrapping a new security feature?'

DEFINITION: v. To injure oneself physically, or to be reduced to a state of mental incapacity, when attempting to open shrink-wrapped CDs, DVDs or software. n. Packaging that is painfully difficult to open.

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Autodiscomutilate

Created by: duchessella

Pronunciation: aw-to-dis-co-MU-ti-late

Sentence: He autodiscomutilated with the newest Windows Vista.

Etymology: auto = self disco = any type of discs (CDs, DVDs, VCDs, CD-ROMs, etc.) mutilate = mutilation of both the physical self and the mental self

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COMMENTS:

good one! - galwaywegian, 2007-05-15: 07:17:00

nice! - heartnsoul, 2007-05-16: 01:48:00

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Inplasticated

Created by: trunktickle

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Shrapped

Created by: jonobo

Pronunciation: "Sh" like in *Sholy-Hit* + "rapped" like in *trapped* and/or in *shrinkwrapped*.

Sentence: He was bruce-absolute-lee trapped in shrinkophrenic autoaggression - he was "shrapped". He shrapped himself to death. She shrapped her nails off to ground zero.

Etymology: Evolved through several evolutionhairy steps from autopackaggressive over shrinkoscratchic, shrinkwrapautoaggression, pacgkgressive , shrinkophrene and autoshrappive into the final form of "trapped in shrinkophrenic autoaggression" - or short: "shrapped".

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COMMENTS:

verbotomy needs more words like this, words that are evocative of their definitions rather than just two words smooshed together. well done. - benjamin, 2007-05-15: 09:50:00

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Plastuck

Created by: galwaywegian

Pronunciation: plah stuk

Sentence: he was severely plastuck as he attempted to get the covers off his lates piece of madonna.

Etymology: plastic, stuck as in "bleeding like a stuck pig"

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Love it! - purpleartichokes, 2007-05-15: 07:14:00

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Cellophanxiety

Created by: Mustang

Pronunciation: sell - oh - faingz - AYE - ity

Sentence: Gilbert was all thumbs when it came to trying to open packages that were sealed in shrink wrap and in no time at all his fumbling efforts resulted in massive cellphanxiety attacks.

Etymology: Blend of cellophane and anxiety

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I originally read it as selfanxiety which would work as well - Jabberwocky, 2008-08-18: 13:08:00

How true - OZZIEBOB, 2008-08-18: 19:54:00

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Devolouchtion

Created by: mana1066

Pronunciation: devol-ouch-shun

Sentence: When i has the urge to sling my poop and eat a banana, i knew sever devolouction had kicked in.so instead of watching a movie, i slung it.

Etymology: devolution + ouch

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Cellopain

Created by: ErWenn

Pronunciation: /ˈsɛləˌpeɪn/

Sentence: It almost seems that as technology gets more advanced and everything else becomes better designed, packaging produces more cellopain, not less.

Etymology: from cellophane + pain

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COMMENTS:

very good!! - Jabberwocky, 2007-05-15: 12:29:00

I was just about to submit that one ... glad I saw that you'd already done so! Nicely done! - mjmlabs, 2007-05-15: 23:50:00

petaj I've already used up my votes. But if i had one to spare... - petaj, 2007-05-16: 01:55:00

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Plastislash

Created by: Mustang

Pronunciation: PLAS-teh-slash

Sentence: Just about every time Lucille tried to open any of the newfangled packages sealed in the hard plastic she'd end up with a bloody plastislash, either cutting herself with the knife or lacerating one of her digits on the sharp edges of the plastic itself.

Etymology: Blend of the words 'plastic' and 'slash'.

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Peelamentation

Created by: Osomatic

Pronunciation: peel + lamentation

Sentence: My word today is "peelamentation."

Etymology: peel + lamentation

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Lacewrapper

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Created by: artr

Pronunciation: las-uh-rap-er

Sentence: The doctor was very concerned at the state in which his patient arrived at the emergency room. His hands looked like they had been slashed with a broken bottle. Even his gums were bleeding. Turns out he was attempting to remove the lacewrapper from his newly-purchased e-gadget.

Etymology: lacerate (to tear roughly) wrapper (a covering or cover)

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Comments:

Verbotomy Verbotomy - 2007-05-15: 02:19:00
Today's definition was suggested by two writers: mana1066 and autophile. Thank you mana1066 and autophile! ~ James

Verbotomy Verbotomy - 2009-11-30: 00:11:00
Today's definition was suggested by mana1066. Thank you mana1066. ~ James