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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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Troublewrap

Created by: Discoveria

Pronunciation: TRUBB-bull-rap

Sentence: The troublewrap around the new Sinking Dead game took Jim two hours to open.

Etymology: trouble + bubblewrap

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Nice! - Rhyme79, 2012-09-10: 10:03:00

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Impenetramediatitis

Created by: cohenarie

Pronunciation:

Sentence: Symptoms of impenetramediatitis include gibbering, whimpering, and bleeding from the fingers.

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Shrinkgrapple

Created by: mplsbohemian

Pronunciation: SHRIHNGK-grap-puhl

Sentence: Alex sustained two bloodied knuckles from shrinkgrappling with his new DVD.

Etymology: shrink wrap + grapple

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Psychopacktic

Created by: TJayzz

Pronunciation: Syk-o-pak-tik

Sentence: After many hours trying to open the new CD he had bought without success. He eventually became so psycopacktic that his wife was left with no choice but to call the doctor, who then decided to sedate him before he got any worse.

Etymology: Psycho(psychotic) + Pack(package) + Tic(a nervous muscle spasm) = Psycopacktic

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Dewrapertate

Created by: wordguy120

Pronunciation: De-wraper-tate

Sentence: my fingers where derapertated by that stuff

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Inadequacedey

Created by: Jabberwocky

Pronunciation: in/add/eh/qua/ceedy

Sentence: Every day he had to deal with his inadequacedey because he worked in a shrink wrap testing lab

Etymology: inadequacy + CD + cede (surrender)

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Wrapjured

Created by: geoamnesia

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Sentence: Mary whimpered softly as she accepted the gift DVD, she was already wrapjured, but her friends were watching and she had to go through with it.

Etymology: Wrap - shrink-wrap + injure

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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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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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Plastastrophy

Created by: alphabetapolothology

Pronunciation: plas-TAS-tro-fee

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Etymology: plastic & catastrophe

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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