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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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Terriflying
Created by: bookowl
Pronunciation: tear/ih/fly/ing
Sentence: Sam feared small spaces and thought it terriflying to sit on a plane.
Etymology: terrifying + flying
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COMMENTS:
Clever - OZZIEBOB, 2008-11-20: 16:18:00
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Claustrauma
Created by: Mustang
Pronunciation: closs-TRAH-mah
Sentence: The instant the doors close before flight, Delbert always experiences some degree of claustrauma, with unreasonable fear that the plane may crash, and the guy just behind him chanting in unrecognizeable dialect does little to ease his fears.
Etymology: Blend of 'claustrophobia' (an abnormal fear of being in enclosed or narrow places), and 'trauma' (an experience that produces psychological injury or pain)
Disencozy
Created by: zebrahdh
Pronunciation: dis-en-co-zee
Sentence: I was quickly disencozied by the crackhead who felt the need to sit right beside me on the bus, when there were plenty of empty benches. I'm prone to disencoziness though, which is why I usually walk to work.
Etymology: Disenchant- To free from illusion *of* Cozy- comfortable feeling
Closetrophobia
Created by: Jabberwocky
Pronunciation: klose/tra/foe/beea
Sentence: Owing to my closetrophobia, I wear a wide brimmed hat and a hoola hoop at all times to define my personal space.
Etymology: close + claustrophobia
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COMMENTS:
I'd say that outfit would be pretty effective in keeping people away from you alright. - galwaywegian, 2008-01-29: 07:00:00
lol ... nice clothes additions! Terrific creation! - silveryaspen, 2008-01-29: 09:08:00
great word again! You'll be fine in Southern Belle fancy dress too!!! - bananabender, 2008-01-29: 21:49:00
Good Word. Hoopla! - OZZIEBOB, 2008-01-30: 16:16:00
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Croosht
Created by: silveryaspen
Pronunciation: Cr-oo-sht
Sentence: Cubicles. in many work places, always give that croosht feeling, as one contemplates what will be the next to swoop down on you ... boss, customer, or even falling files!
Etymology: From roost meaning to sit and cramped meaning without sufficient space and crush in the sense of quashed or squashed.
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COMMENTS:
I often feel croosht - nice word - Jabberwocky, 2008-01-29: 10:45:00
fun word to say quickly over and over! - bananabender, 2008-01-29: 21:54:00
Pithy & pertinent- I like it! - OZZIEBOB, 2008-01-30: 16:15:00
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Lunettetic
Created by: Banky
Pronunciation: loon-net-tick
Sentence: As soon as the second obese man had settled to his right on the aisle, Roger noticed the seat in front of him. Down it crawled, inexorably lower with every passing second, wicking the sweat out of Roger, turning his hands clammy as the corpse he would inevitably become. His heart raced furiously as he calculated his escape, but it was too late; the plush polyester blade sat before him, adorned with a tacky 80s multi-color motif. So this is how it ended, huh, wedged between two Brandoesque men, a crazed lunettetic whose last meal was 5 stale pretzels.
Etymology: lunette - the portion of the guillotine that fixed the head in place, composed of two blocks each with semi-circular indentations + lunatic - an insane person
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COMMENTS:
Lunette describes Marie Antoinette ... so perfectly, your word we aren't likely to forget! Very interesting! - silveryaspen, 2008-01-29: 09:35:00
fantastic paragraph - Jabberwocky, 2008-01-29: 10:43:00
great sentence! Your word and sentence captures the essence of the definition so well. - bananabender, 2008-01-29: 18:46:00
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Tiltilated
Created by: Jabberwocky
Pronunciation: tilt/i/lay/ted
Sentence: Since Ted loved living on the edge the discomfort he felt by the ever encroaching seat in front of him felt mildly tiltilating.
Etymology: tilt + titilated
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COMMENTS:
Almost makes those claustairphobic squeezychairs sound exciting! Nice alliteration with a bit of a tongue twist, too! - silveryaspen, 2008-11-20: 08:09:00
Nice - OZZIEBOB, 2008-11-20: 16:19:00
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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: seat + contraction
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COMMENTS:
Interesting combo! - silveryaspen, 2008-01-29: 09:12:00
I first thought of your word as seat attraction which would make sense if the seat on either side got closer - great word - Jabberwocky, 2008-01-29: 13:28:00
good word! twelve hours in traction after the flight to straighten out the limbs would do the trick... but not with the 300 pounders as the weights! - bananabender, 2008-01-29: 22:21:00
John - Go by sea next time ! good word. - OZZIEBOB, 2008-01-30: 16:17:00
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Narrowbinded
Created by: thegoatisbad
Pronunciation: nhar-oh-byn-ded
Sentence: Zinnia liked to think of herself as open-minded but her commute to work, via public transport, had slowed changed her mind. Indeed, she was now so anxious of being narrowbinded that she would go to great lengths to assure a seat by herself. The fake dog stool she found at a gag shop was a good deterrent, but she left it on too many buses and was arousing suspicion among the drivers. She finally discovered that the best way to protect her person space from breech was to softly sing while eating canned tuna.
Etymology: narrow (small space) + binded (sic. secure by tying) play on "narrow minded"
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COMMENTS:
Hilarious! - splendiction, 2010-04-19: 21:47:00
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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