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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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Stinkwrap
Created by: libertybelle
Pronunciation: stink- rap
Sentence: After fighting the stinkwrap keeping me from my much sought after Sims game, I finally broke down and chewed the plastic off. I would have been more upset, but I did grow up during hte time when new CDs came in a plastic cage, making it impossible to listen to them before you could get home and cut away the plastic with bolt cutters. That was the 90s version of stinkwrap.
Etymology: stink (as in that stinks to voice displeasure) + shrinkwrap
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COMMENTS:
smelly good... - Nosila, 2011-04-20: 21:34:00
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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.")
Shrinkripped
Created by: porsche
Pronunciation: shrink/ript
Sentence: After losing 3 fingernails to the latest CD in my collection I felt completely shrinkripped
Etymology: shrink wrap + ripped
Shrinkcut
Created by: DaddiezGyrl
Pronunciation:
Sentence: I opened it carefully, to avoid getting shrinkcut.
Etymology: Combo of shrink+cut
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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Peelandheal
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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COMMENTS:
I wanted to add peel-n-heal, but wasn't allowed to. - surfstang, 2007-05-18: 00:09:00
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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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COMMENTS:
Nice! - Rhyme79, 2012-09-10: 10:03:00
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Shrinkophrenic
Created by: toadstool57
Pronunciation: shrink-o-fren-ic
Sentence: David's alter personality comes out every time he tries to open a cd case, causing the family "shrink" to think he is shrinkophrenic.
Etymology: shrink/schizophrenic
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
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)
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