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DEFINITION: n., A feeling of discomfort, common while sitting on a plane or train, created by the sense that you are about to be decapitated by your fellow passengers who are tilting aggressively towards you. v. To sit in a very small space, which seems to be getting smaller.
Verboticisms
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Kneedless
Created by: Nuwanda
Pronunciation: knead-less
Sentence: The passenger in front of Tom kneedlessly reclined her seat, figuring Tom would kneedless room than she did. Had she been more considerate, she probably would have been kneedless by Tom, who made it his mission for the rest of the flight to dig his knees into the reclined seat while incessantly putting large hardback books into the seat pocket only to take them out again.
Etymology: Heedless--characterized by careless unconcern--changed to incorporate knee and then conjugated every way I could think of.
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COMMENTS:
Good word - OZZIEBOB, 2008-11-20: 16:23:00
Kneedmore Kneedless words like this... - Nosila, 2008-11-20: 19:44:00
Spectacular tale of revenge! - metrohumanx, 2008-11-21: 08:31:00
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Economisery
Created by: Tigger
Pronunciation: /i-kon-uh-miz'-uh-ree/
Sentence: Before the technology stock bubble burst, Richard had always flown first-class, but now, crammed into the back with the rest of the average Joe's, he was nearly overcome with economisery, and recumbentrauma caused by the seat in front of him reclining back so suddenly that he dropped his meager ration of peanuts, and couldn't bend down to retrieve them.
Etymology: economy - Economy class; the cheapest class of travel accomodations (from Greek, oikonomíā "household") + misery - wretchedness of condition or circumstances (from Latin, miseria, equiv. to miser "wretched")
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COMMENTS:
clever blend! - bananabender, 2008-01-29: 22:23:00
Really brings out the miserly feelings in this definitions! - silveryaspen, 2008-01-29: 23:59:00
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Compactrified
Created by: rikboyee
Pronunciation: com=pakt-ree-fied
Sentence: i was feeling compactrified
Etymology: compact, petrified
Scoomunched
Created by: chris0rthompson
Pronunciation: scoo-munched
Sentence: While on the plane the person in front of me leaned their chair back causing me to be very scoomunched.
Etymology:
Coachkramed
Created by: abrakadeborah
Pronunciation: Coach-crammed
Sentence: Silvester Sardinia was coachkramed and barely had room to move in his seat in flight.
Etymology: Coach-Back section opf an Aircraft with First class in front. Crammed -('Cram' with a K instead of a C); To jam together.
Dreathday
Created by: wackyscience
Pronunciation: dret-they
Sentence: "Ah...It goes back a long time, to the year 1505. I was travelling in this lovely little bob-about, eating halloween pumpkins, when Harry Potter leaned back on his Quidditch broom. That was my dreathday.", says Nearly Headless Nick, thus explaining the mystery of his wonderful name.
Etymology: Dreath = Dread + Death. Dread-A feeling of awkwardness, or darkness ominously looming over you. You may get feelings like butterflies crittering in your stomach, or like being sucked into a huge black hole. Especially used to describe situations like the day you get your grades in that algebra test, and of course, at the receiving end of an extremely sleepy passenger. Death-I dont need to tell you what this is. Ultimate mortis. Bye-Bye Time. Say your prayers. Go home to Momma. This is life...and death. Day-Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday, Everyday, Holiday, Doomsday, Mayday, Yesterday, Today, Birthday, Someday, Faraday, Payday, Heyday, Weekday...want more?
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COMMENTS:
Luv the word, "DREATH." - OZZIEBOB, 2008-11-20: 16:12:00
Splendidly compleat. Nice work. - metrohumanx, 2008-11-21: 08:04:00
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Spacemodicum
Created by: jajsr
Pronunciation: sp-a-s-mow-di-come
Sentence: Unaware of her actions, Beth's tiredness make John experience some first class spacemodicum.
Etymology:
Confineurosis
Created by: gemmgemms
Pronunciation: cahn-fiy-ner-osis
Sentence: Just as he was getting settled on the plane the little kid behind him kicked his seat, and he was swept up in a wave of confineurosis agitated by anything, the sleeping grandpa beside him drooling on his tray table, or the pregnant women in front of him leaning all the way back.
Etymology: confine+neurosis
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COMMENTS:
sounds serious - Jabberwocky, 2008-01-29: 13:25:00
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Seatraction
Created by: Stevenson0
Pronunciation: seet/trak/shun
Sentence: Whenever John flew and had to sit in the middle isle, Murphy's Law of seatraction always seemed to come into play. On either side of him twin 300 pounders always made him feel cozy and crushed for the full six hour flight.
Etymology: SEATRACTION - from - SEAT + CONTRACTION
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COMMENTS:
Who needs a seatbelt, eh? Good Word! - Nosila, 2008-11-20: 19:13:00
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Comments:
Today's definition was suggested by gemmgemms. Thank you gemmgemms. ~ James
silveryaspen - 2008-01-29: 09:30:00
Evocative cartoon ... crushed-people like sardines in a tinned-canny airplane with that overpowering fishy smell closing in on everything! Very clever!
Hey Silveryaspen, Thanks for the kind words. Smells like croosht shoup ~ James
Excellent word. Makes me wonder who that was and what they were chanting.
Today's definition was suggested by gemmgemms. Thank you gemmgemms. ~ James