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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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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)

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Peelandheal

surfstang

Created by: surfstang

Pronunciation: peel/n/heel

Sentence: I wanted to open up my brand new memory card but the peelandheal stopped that from happening.

Etymology: peel + heal

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surfstang I wanted to add peel-n-heal, but wasn't allowed to. - surfstang, 2007-05-18: 00:09:00

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Plastomasochiselize

Created by: readerwriter

Pronunciation: plas-toe-mas-o-chi-zel-ize

Sentence: Perhaps it was because she had found out there was no Santa Claus at the tender age of 14, but Gorzillia just loved opening presents she bought for herself. Being a lover of all things hi-tech and entertaining, a lot of the gifts to herself were secured in plastic which required patience as well as a chisel to open. She loved the process, even when it caused her to shed blood. What she didn't know, of course, was that the pleasure she derived from this adventure was called plastomasochiselization.

Etymology: From plastic, a synthetically produced molded material + masochism, a psychological disorder which produces pleasure from physical pain + chisel, a metal tool used to cut or shape

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Soreandwrap

Created by: Nosila

Pronunciation: sor and rap

Sentence: Wrapunzel fancied herself a Wrap Artist. She could wrap or unwrap anything lickety split. That was until the advent of CD's and DVD's. Scissors, knives, nail files, nothing worked...it took longer to get the darn thing out of the packaging that to watch or listen to it. She broke her nails, wrecked her manicures and cut herself many times just to get at her new entertainment. With all those injuries, she used the soreandwrap theory and shamed her friends into opening the discs for her. Getting new stuff should be a Wrapsody, not a Wrapulsion or a Bum Wrap!

Etymology: Sore (causing misery or pain or distress;roused to anger)& Wrap (the covering (usually paper or cellophane) in which something is wrapped; to coil around) Word Play on Saran Wrap (plastic cling film)

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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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Badbox

Created by: guesser

Pronunciation: Bad + Box

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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)

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Packagotomy

Created by: texmom

Pronunciation: package -otto- me

Sentence: she was reduced to packagotomy while trying to open her new software.

Etymology: package - boxing material otomy - removal

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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'.

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Shrinkwrapotomy

Created by: moscop

Pronunciation: shrink-wrap-otomy

Sentence: John's anticipation of the viewing of a new porn film had faded to shrinkwrapotomy being unable to penetrate the wrapping.

Etymology: shrinkwrap - standard packaging lobotomy - render useless part of a person's brain

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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