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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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Gitwrapping
Created by: CharlieB
Pronunciation: git-rap-ping
Sentence: The supermarket bosses were laughing up their sleeves. Not only were their gullible consumers buying thousands of unnecessary bog-offs, they'd get home and be unable to successfully open the gitwrapping. Subsequent frustration would inevitably lead to broken DVDs and the consumer would have to go back next day and buy a replacement. Kerching!
Etymology: git (offensive slang for a stupid or annoying person) + wrapping (protective covering on merchandise) + giftwrapping (pretty paper used to cover presents)
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COMMENTS:
you have a git for this... - Nosila, 2011-04-20: 21:36:00
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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:
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)
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)
Wrapscallion
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: rap skal leon
Sentence: The Cd's and Dvd's were so painful to open, that George suspected an unscrupulous wrapscallion plot was afoot. Yes after careful examination, he decided it was a nefarious scheme, the same one which kept the elderly from getting at their meds' bottles. Or the unenlightened to try and open a package of sticky notes. Why even the clever new knife designed specifically to open such hard plastic packages came in one...what was the world coming to???
Etymology: Wrap (packaging;the covering (usually paper or cellophane) in which something is wrapped) & Rapscallion (a deceitful and unreliable scoundrel)
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COMMENTS:
brilliant! - libertybelle, 2011-04-19: 08:10:00
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Devolouchtion
Created by: mana1066
Pronunciation: devol-ouch-shun
Sentence: When i has the urge to sling my poop and eat a banana, i knew sever devolouction had kicked in.so instead of watching a movie, i slung it.
Etymology: devolution + ouch
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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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
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.")
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