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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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Cutporn
Created by: hlebobulo4ka
Pronunciation: 'cʌtpо:n
Sentence: My roommate is always doing cutporn whiile watching his favorite tv-show.
Etymology:
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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Insanitationeer
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: in sani tayshun neer
Sentence: Everyone knows an insanitationeer like Elmo. Someone who has no sense of decorum and dsoes his ablutions in public: he feels free to floss his teeth on the bus; to comb his hair at the dinner table; to shave and brush his teeth while driving his car and to Q-tip his ears prospecting for wax while sitting in a meeting. Why is it guys like Elmo get clean in public and make everyone else feel dirty and ooky???
Etymology: insanity (to do crazy things, insane state of mind) & sanitation (to clean,make less offensive or more acceptable by removing objectionable features) & neer (person, as in pioneer,wagoneer)
Pickanmix
Created by: TJayzz
Pronunciation: Pik-an-mix
Sentence: Tom was a serial toenail picker, he just couldn't help it. It didn't matter where he was, on the bus or out for the evening he just had to pickanmix all the rough pieces. It got to the stage when all his friends refused to go out with him because it had just got too embarrassing to sit there watching him remove his shoes and socks in public.
Etymology: Pick(to remove unwanted matter, i.e from toes) + Mix(to associate with others) = Pickanmix
Socioscour
Created by: psychicbard
Pronunciation: so*see*oh*skow*wer
Sentence: Ryan always cleaned his ears at church which earned hime the title of the neighborhood socioscour.
Etymology: Latin "socius"-companion+"ex-"-intens.+"cura"-care
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: 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, 2007-12-07: 13:59:00
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Commanicure
Created by: hendrixius
Pronunciation: /kah-man-uh-kure/
Sentence: I can't believe Suzy insists on commanicuring her toenails in the middle of her commencement address...
Etymology: "common" and "manicure"
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COMMENTS:
at least she wasn't commandomanicuring - Jabberwocky, 2007-12-07: 14:01:00
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Exhibitionalgrommer
Created by: Mindy1955
Pronunciation: ex-hi-bi-tion-al-gru-mer
Sentence: The exhibitionalgrommer got great pleasure out of forcing others to watch him clean and maintain his appearance. The more disgusting the greater the pleasure.
Etymology: Middle English, this phenomenon has been present since the begining of man.
Poputend
Created by: Abraxised
Pronunciation: pop-uet-end
Sentence: Are you poputending right now?
Etymology: populace (the people living in a particular country or area), tend (to prepare physically
Grossgienist
Created by: Stevenson0
Pronunciation: gross + hygiene
Sentence: He is the ultimate grossgienist, cleaning the wax out of his ears on the subway and depositing under the seat.
Etymology: gross + hygiene
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