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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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Boobywrapped
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: boōbērapt
Sentence: Janet finally broke down and bought one of those devices that was made to open those horrible game packages only to realize that it too was boobywrapped.
Etymology: booby-trap (a thing designed to catch the unwary, in particular) + wrapped (cover or enclose someone or something)
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COMMENTS:
seriously clever - mweinmann, 2009-12-01: 07:49:00
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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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Shrinkgrapple
Created by: mplsbohemian
Pronunciation: SHRIHNGK-grap-puhl
Sentence: Alex sustained two bloodied knuckles from shrinkgrappling with his new DVD.
Etymology: shrink wrap + grapple
Inadequacedey
Created by: Jabberwocky
Pronunciation: in/ad/ah/kwa/see/dee
Sentence: Every day he was faced with his inadequacedey because he worked in a shrink wrap testing lab. Often he was reduced to tears (tairs).
Etymology: inadequacy + CD + cede (surrender)
Boobywrap
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: boōbērap
Sentence: Jerry bought a new video game. It turned out to be a boobywrap. He cut up his fingers so badly getting the package open that he had to wait a week to try out the game.
Etymology: booby-trap (a thing designed to catch the unwary) + wrap (cover or enclose)
Wrapposlash
Created by: eiggy
Pronunciation: 'rap-o-slash
Sentence: Bud: Darn. I wrapposlashed myself trying to open my new scissors.
Etymology: from wrap (to cover or enclose) and slash (to cut with a sweeping movement)
Ziplash
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: zip lash
Sentence: With all his cds, dvds, food, toiletries, money and cutlery placed in plastic bags with slide closures, it is no wonder that George got ziplash everytime he had to retrieve something. It's like his whole life was a quest for saranity.
Etymology: Zip (as in zip-lock plastic bags, sealed to protect food ot other items) & Lash (lash or flick about sharply) and Wordplay on Whiplash (a quick blow with a whip; an injury to the neck (the cervical vertebrae))
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COMMENTS:
Simple but clever. :) - Discoveria, 2012-09-10: 16:39:00
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Dewrapertate
Created by: wordguy120
Pronunciation: De-wraper-tate
Sentence: my fingers where derapertated by that stuff
Etymology:
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
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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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