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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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Shrincrap
Created by: ziggy41
Pronunciation: Shring-crap
Sentence: I felt that I grew dumber as I fumbled with the CD case trying to open it. Within minutes, I found myself smashing the case against my head in a failed attempt to open it. It wasn't until I tried using scissors, and damaging the CD, that I had known I had been truely shrinkwrapped.
Etymology: Shrinkwrap (annoying plastic on CD case) + crap (term of frustration; as in "Crap! I can't get this stupid plastic off.")
Foil
Created by: whipspeak
Pronunciation: foil
Sentence: Fact: CD Foil is a leading cause of music downloading.
Etymology: foil: thin packaging material + foil: to prevent from being successful;thwart;frustrate
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)
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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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)
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)
Audiovisceral
Created by: petaj
Pronunciation: or-dee-oh-viss-er-al
Sentence: On Christmas Day, Natalia was audiovisceral after attempting to open 10 new CDs. She kept smacking herself in the gut when the thin plastic film refused her best snag and pull manoeuvre.
Etymology: audiovisual + visceral
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COMMENTS:
Hehe! Gives new meaning to the term "gutwrenching". - purpleartichokes, 2007-05-15: 07:47:00
great word Petaj - Jabberwocky, 2007-05-15: 16:56:00
Can also be used to describe a noise that makes you hurl. - petaj, 2007-05-16: 05:14:00
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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)
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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COMMENTS:
Love it! - purpleartichokes, 2007-05-15: 07:14:00
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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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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