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DEFINITION: v. , To groom oneself in inappropriate places or at inappropriate times n., A person who practices personal hygiene in public places.
Verboticisms
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Shownailclipper
Created by: purpleartichokes
Pronunciation: sho-nail-clip-per
Sentence: C.J. is a shownailclipper. Shards of his DNA can be found throughout our office.
Etymology: show, toenail clipper
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COMMENTS:
excellent but gross - Jabberwocky, 2007-12-07: 13:52:00
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Prinkompoop
Created by: OZZIEBOB
Pronunciation: PRIN-kuhm-poop
Sentence: Bob thought that he was "groomed-to-zoom", but too many "hairs in the butter" by Bob, a persistent prinkompoop, seemed more likely to lead to gloom.
Etymology: Etymology: Blend of PRINK: to preen, to groom oneself, to smarten up oneself; NINCOMPOOP: one who acts foolishly - enough & esp not to know when & where to groom. HAIRS IN THE BUTTER (sl) a delicate situation. GROOMED TO ZOOM (sl): well dressed & preened.
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COMMENTS:
great word - Jabberwocky, 2008-10-31: 13:46:00
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Vulgroomer
Created by: Tigger
Pronunciation: /vuhl'-groom-ər/
Sentence: Every time I looked over at Ted during the meeting, he was vulgrooming himself -- first, picking food out of his teeth, then with a finger stuck in his ear, digging around for earwax, which he later scraped off on the edge of the table -- as if the conference room were his personal bathroom, and the rest of us were simply intruding, and subject to witness his rather uncouth hygienic habits.
Etymology: vulgar (Latin, vulgāris - equiv. to vulg[us] the general public) + groom (possibly from Old French, grommet - "servant"); Vulgroom, -er, -ing
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COMMENTS:
groomsome! - galwaywegian, 2007-12-07: 07:01:00
"Nice" word! - OZZIEBOB, 2007-12-09: 15:55:00
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Showverhaul
Created by: rikboyee
Pronunciation: shoh-vah-hall
Sentence: he removed his shoes and prepared to showverhaul right there on the train
Etymology: show, overhaul
Skankeeclipper
Created by: Nuwanda
Pronunciation: skan-key-clip-per
Sentence: Natalie was a true skankeeclipper and got in the habit of tearing off her fingernails while driving. She would open the window an inch and try to push them out, but all too often they would fall back inside and land on the door edge or scatter across the floor mats. And Tom, though he loved Natalie a lot, loved his car even more. He dumped the skankeeclipper for a woman with OCD and fake nails.
Etymology: Yankee clipper altered to incorporate skanky--highly offensive; arousing aversion or disgust;
Sloblutions
Created by: metrohumanx
Pronunciation: slaw-BLOO-shunz
Sentence: TrimTim had many revolting habits which had a tendency to sicken, nauseate and repel even even the most uncultured buffoons. He would perform the grossest SLOBLUTIONS in public places, spitting with abandon like a professional baseball player, even though he never had a profession to speak of. Even the homeless people gave him a wide berth lest they be caught in his radius of repugnance and have their precarious social standing reduced even further......ugh!
Etymology: SLOB+abLUTIONS=SLOBLUTIONS.....SLOB:a slovenly or boorish person;Irish slab mud, ooze, slovenly person.....ABLUTIONS:the washing of one's body or part of it;Middle English, from Middle French or Late Latin; Middle French, from Late Latin ablution-, ablutio, from Latin abluere to wash away, from ab- + lavere to wash.
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COMMENTS:
This one was difficult to even ponder. - metrohumanx, 2008-10-31: 00:53:00
Do you think a priest would give him Slobsolution? - Nosila, 2008-10-31: 02:02:00
Tim is the kind of guy who spreads cheer and joy wherever he doesnt go. - Mustang, 2008-10-31: 05:25:00
nice - Jabberwocky, 2008-10-31: 13:47:00
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Preenoccupied
Created by: Jabberwocky
Pronunciation: preen/aw/ku/pyed
Sentence: Sally was so preenoccupied that she brought her whole makeup kit with her wherever she went. She sometimes used the reflection from a fellow passenger's glasses to adjust her lipstick.
Etymology: preen + preoccupied
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COMMENTS:
Maybe Sally was lipstick, but not lippy! Very good word! - OZZIEBOB, 2007-12-09: 16:02:00
Right on ... from the way it pops off the tongue to the way it hits the brain - silveryaspen, 2007-12-13: 15:06:00
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Inappropreen
Created by: remistram
Pronunciation: in-un-proh-preen
Sentence: While she ate her yogurt on the subway, and to her horror she heard the disturbing sound of "click, click" behind her. As her stomach flipped, she saw someone inappropreening behind her, she quickly covered her yogurt so the shards of toenails wouldn't contaminate it.
Etymology: inappropriate + preen
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COMMENTS:
Love the word -- the sentence makes me nauseous. Great job!! - Tigger, 2007-12-07: 22:48:00
Great word! - OZZIEBOB, 2007-12-09: 15:52:00
love the onomatopoeia of the p's in that word ... and you know what it means without looking it up! - silveryaspen, 2007-12-13: 15:00:00
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Ailclipping
Created by: libertybelle
Pronunciation: ayl-kli-ping
Sentence: No one spoke up, but all were obviously disgusted by Rita's lunchtime ailclipping ritual of first plucking stray eyebrow hairs then flossing at the employee breakroom table.
Etymology: ail: sick, ill + nailclipping
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COMMENTS:
nice - Jabberwocky, 2007-12-07: 14:03:00
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Comments:
Today's definition was suggested by kabloozie Thank you kabloozie ~ James
silveryaspen - 2007-12-07: 19:12:00
nice irony ... liked it a lot
Thanks silveryaspen ~ James
Mindy1955 - 2007-12-08: 07:09:00
Mindy1955 - 2007-12-08: 07:10:00
Simple I like it.
Today's definition was suggested by kabloozie. Thank you kabloozie. ~ James