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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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Incapackitate
Created by: Clayton
Pronunciation: in-kuh-PAK-i-teyt
Sentence: After trying to break the seal on his new pen drive for almost an hour, John was utterly incapackitated; almost to the point of inconsolable dissatispacktion.
Etymology: incapacitate + package
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COMMENTS:
I can relate! Truly incapackitated. - heartnsoul, 2007-05-16: 01:50:00
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Hmvanguish
Created by: scrabbelicious
Pronunciation: Hay/ch/EM/Van/gue/ish
Sentence: Promoting his newly rigged h-operating system, which he hoped to set sail at a press conference at HMV head quarters, Bob said, "I can't get the package out of the damn pack cage, I can't take this HMVanguish anymore."
Etymology: HMVanguish n. A 3-track splicing of 1. HMV, a moribund multi-national multi-media multiple. 2. HMS-Vanquish, a fictional warship of the British Navy 3. Anguish, mental suffering.
Shrinkorrhage
Created by: Stevenson0
Pronunciation: shrink/orr/age
Sentence: Shrinkorrage is the the painful and sometimes bloody result of the twenty five minute ordeal I go through every time I buy a new CD.
Etymology: shrinkwrap + shrinkage + hemorrhage
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COMMENTS:
ouch!! kinda gross but a great description - Jabberwocky, 2007-05-15: 09:22:00
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Plastinjure
Created by: remistram
Pronunciation: plast-in-jer
Sentence: Biff was severely plastinjured whilst opening his High School Musical DVD.
Etymology: Plast (as in plastic), injure (to damage, impair)
Incawrapitate
Created by: mweinmann
Pronunciation: inka - rap - eh - taat
Sentence: Marcy managaed to incawrapitate herself on the "Microsoft Money Matters Most" software container. She messed up her fingernails, cut her hands and mortally wounded her pet monkey when the container went flying across the room.
Etymology: incapacitate (disable), wrap
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COMMENTS:
that's a wrap - Nosila, 2009-11-30: 21:57:00
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Plastimental
Created by: Rhyme79
Pronunciation: plass-tee-men-tall
Sentence: New CDs make me plastimental! I wish companies would realise the plastimental nature of shrink wrapping.
Etymology: A combination of the words 'plastic' and 'mental'.
Dvdeplete
Created by: karenanne
Pronunciation: dee vee dee PLEET
Sentence: After trying for 20 minutes to open my new movie, I was so dvdepleted when I finally got it open that I decided to skip the movie and just take a nap.
Etymology: dvd + deplete (to sap energy)
Shrinkorrhage
Created by: Stevenson0
Pronunciation: shrink/orr/ige
Sentence: Shrinkorrhage is the the painful mental stress and sometimes bloody result of the twenty minute ordeal I go through every time I buy a new CD.
Etymology: SHRINKORRHAGE - noun - from SHRINKWRAP (a flexible film of plastic that, when exposed to a heating process, shrinks to the contour of the merchandise) + HEMORRHAGE (a profuse discharge of blood; any uncontrolled loss, including sanity, when dealing with shrinkwrapped CD's)
Incaplasticate
Created by: benjamin
Pronunciation: in-ka-plas-ti-kate
Sentence: Despite his PhD in mechanical engineering(and a terrible taste in music) Rory was unable to open his new Goo Goo Dolls CD.
Etymology: incapacitate + plastic
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COMMENTS:
I like it. - petaj, 2007-05-16: 01:54:00
thank you - benjamin, 2007-05-16: 11:14:00
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Comments:
Today's definition was suggested by two writers: mana1066 and autophile. Thank you mana1066 and autophile! ~ James
Today's definition was suggested by mana1066. Thank you mana1066. ~ James