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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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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'.
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
Wrattack
Created by: weareallbeautiful
Pronunciation: r-ah-t-ah-k
Sentence: The monkey wrattacked himself.
Etymology: wrap+attack
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
Sheiladixoned
Created by: yaknowmay
Pronunciation: sheila-dixoned
Sentence: I SHEILA-DIXONED THE HELL OUT OF MY HAND TRYING TO GET TO ALL THE GIFTS, THEE GIFT CARDS WERE USED TO PURCHASE.
Etymology:
Wrapjured
Created by: geoamnesia
Pronunciation:
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
Incaplasticate
Created by: benjamin
Pronunciation: in-ka-plas-ti-kate
Sentence: Despite his PhD in mechanical engineering(and a terrible taste in music) Rory was unable to open his new Goo Goo Dolls CD.
Etymology: incapacitate + plastic
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COMMENTS:
I like it. - petaj, 2007-05-16: 01:54:00
thank you - benjamin, 2007-05-16: 11:14:00
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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