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DEFINITION: n. Anxiety created by an inability to understand or follow the regulations for recycling, composting and garbage collection. v. To feel confused and conflicted because you produce too much garbage and don't know how to get rid of it.
Verboticisms
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Conrefusion
Created by: Biscotti
Pronunciation: kon-ref-ew-zhun
Sentence: Jack was in conrefusion when the city made a new ordinance that paper could not be put out to the street in a paper bag; instead it had to be put in a city approved styrofoam bin. The bins always ended up breaking about once a month; causing great conrefusion and suffering for the citizens of the city.
Etymology: Confusion (not understanding) + Refuse (garbage or trash)
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COMMENTS:
Great ending twist in your last sentence that gives your verboticism the double meaning beyond the two meaninngs of both words in your etymology. Very clever! - silveryaspen, 2008-03-25: 13:03:00
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Recyclophobia
Created by: Mustang
Pronunciation: Re - syke - luh - foe - bya
Sentence: Eugenia's recyclophobia was so severe that she would become nearly hysterical in her efforts to sort the materials into the proper bins.
Etymology: Recycle and phobia
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COMMENTS:
GMTA ... good minds think alike ... it was the first verboticism that came to my mind. This seems to happen a bit among ALL the verbotomists. There's a delightful meeting of the minds on verbotomy in so many ways. Excellent verboticism! - silveryaspen, 2008-03-25: 13:33:00
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Refufugue
Created by: msherman51
Pronunciation: Re foo fewdge'
Sentence: Newspapers, shopping bags, plastics sorted by number, she confidently approached the array of bins; minutes later she was seen still standing in full refufuge, arms outstretched, clutching but unable to release her number 2 plastic juice container.
Etymology: refuse, wretched or otherwise, and fugue, a state of being unable to choose or act
Recyclebabble
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: rēsīkləbabəl
Sentence: Sally is confused by recyclebabble. One day she hears that you can recycle some items, the next day no. One week everything needs to be separated, the next week no. Just last week somebody told her that many cities put recyclables into landfills. As she finishes a carton of eggs, she shutters at the thought of what to do with it.
Etymology: recycle (convert (waste) into reusable material) + babble (talk rapidly and continuously in a foolish manner)
Postconsumerparalysis
Created by: Jamagra
Pronunciation: post/con/soom/er/puh/ral'/uh/sis
Sentence: Standing before the five bins with a laundry basket containing 15 pounds of recyclables, Jillian realized that overnight her mild case of "sorter's block" had become raging "postconsumer paralysis".
Etymology: postconsumer waste (packaging left after the goods inside have been used) + paralysis (a state of helpless inablility to act)
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COMMENTS:
Nicely describes the definition!! - purpleartichokes, 2008-03-25: 12:47:00
Your sentence and verboticism also evoke the feeling/anxiety in the definition exceptionally well! - silveryaspen, 2008-03-25: 12:56:00
There a lot of long verboticisms today. Kudos for the longest! - silveryaspen, 2008-03-25: 13:58:00
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Biobeaurocrapangst
Created by: CanadianAndyCapp
Pronunciation: Bi-oh-B-U-row-krap-ang-st
Sentence: It was only a matter of time before the red-tape brigade infiltrated the simple matter of reducing the amount of garbage we produce by creating a plethora of regulations and restrictions that only serve to confuse matters and create a sense of Biobearocrapangst amongst the Yuppie "green" cult.
Etymology: Bio- (Derived from nature) / Beauro- (Derived from beaurocratic, useless or wasted effort) / Crap - (See Beaurocratic) / Angst - (The result of Beaurocratic)
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COMMENTS:
Super sentence, etymology and verboticism. Great humor. Evokes a mind picture of almost being buried in wasted paper from the beaurocraps. Superduper! - silveryaspen, 2008-03-25: 13:53:00
Song of the day: Wasted Days and Wasted Nights! (wink/chuckles) - silveryaspen, 2008-03-25: 13:54:00
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Whosawmabinladen
Created by: galwaywegian
Pronunciation: hoo saw ma bin lay den
Sentence: her whosawmabinladen complex was so strong thatshe used to buy organic vegetables just to put in the composting bin.
Etymology: who saw my bin laden, Osama....
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COMMENTS:
Bwaaaah hahahahaha. Love it. Thanks! - Jamagra, 2008-03-25: 08:01:00
Double meaning full! Ingenious! - silveryaspen, 2008-03-25: 11:06:00
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Cowardiscard
Created by: rebelvin
Pronunciation: cow-herd-hiss-card
Sentence: We are so full of cowardiscard, we discuss at length how to toss every single thing out.
Etymology: cowardice+discard
Strashed
Created by: readerwriter
Pronunciation: st-rah-sh-t
Sentence: One Tuesday morning, after hauling her final recycling bin to the curb, Camilla felt so strashed by the process of sorting through what was to go where, she fell in front of the large garbage truck as it barrelled towards the curb. Her dying thoughts were wondering what bin they would put her in.
Etymology: A verb. A combination of STRESSED and TRASHED
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COMMENTS:
Perfect word! - silveryaspen, 2009-01-15: 12:30:00
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Binmad
Created by: silveryaspen
Pronunciation: bin mad
Sentence: A bin for glass, a bin for cans, a bin for paper, a bin for plastic, a bin for compost, a bin for old clothes, and a bin for all other haz-bins. Deathrows were getting very confusing for Al Crapone, as he played this new version of bin-go. The world has gone binmad.
Etymology: BIN, MAD. BIN - trash receptacle. MAD - panic stricken, crazy.
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COMMENTS:
BINGO, baby! - metrohumanx, 2009-01-15: 01:58:00
so true - Jabberwocky, 2009-01-15: 13:21:00
Osama BIN Laden...a coincidence, I think not! - Nosila, 2009-01-16: 00:01:00
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Comments:
Today's definition was suggested by remistram. Thank you remistram. ~ James
stache - 2008-03-25: 02:10:00
I love the "IDEAS" bin.
Thanks stache. That's the bin where I put out my old ideas for recycling. ~ James
Jamagra - 2008-03-25: 08:07:00
James... maybe you could recycle those ideas my way? Love the cartoon and the word, but today... I got nothin'.
Jamagra - 2008-03-25: 09:10:00
Oh! Thought of something. I'm good now!
remistram - 2008-03-25: 10:23:00
got our massive bin last week...process is a bit more streamlined, am happy now!
purpleartichokes - 2008-03-25: 11:15:00
Lucky you, remi... our community recycling consists of loading the stuff up in your car and taking it to the recycling center on one of the few days/hours that they happen to be open. Sucks. I did get a FREE compost bin from our state env. protection folks. $80 value. My mother (and only my mother) is so proud!
My Rottin' Poem
I love my compost pile!
It thrills me to the bone
To think that all that wilted slop
Will enhance the crops I've grown!
I garden with a passion,
And I compost with a zeal.
I collect the coffee grounds at work
And cherish every peel.
In my cellar I compost in winter
Much to my son's dismay.
Though sweet to me, the smell can chase
Unwanted guests away.
My pile in the summer
Is a another sad slop story.
The dog next door gulps the gourmet treat,
Then regurgitates... quite gory.
The peels get strewn about my lawn
By some midnight compost thief.
I try to promptly pick up the stuff,
Before the neighbors give me grief.
The egg-shells never make it
To calcify my plants.
The birds steal most of the precious shards
Or they get toted off by ants.
My composting efforts without a bin
Have been daunting, to say the least.
By the time the stuff finally starts to rot,
It gets eaten by some beast.
So you see, kind folks at DEP
Why it's for a bin I pray.
If I can clean up my compost act,
The neighbors might let me stay!
silveryaspen - 2008-03-25: 13:09:00
Funtastic rhyme and reasoning!
Hey purple, I figured you loved vegetables, and guessed you were a dedicated composter, but composting in your basement??? Yikes!! Maybe that's why your shower curtain is covered in mildew. ~ James
Jamagra - 2008-03-25: 17:25:00
Purple, I am very proud of you too! You grow, girl!
purpleartichokes - 2008-03-25: 18:21:00
Um, yeah, I actually did compost in the basement in a garbage can. Apparently, I didn't add enough "browns" to the mix, cuz when I dumped it in the spring, the neighborhood smelled like a cesspool for days. ...oops. Thanks Jamagra! I'm gonna try my hand at a giant punkin this year! James - thanks for the idea. I bet that shower curtain junk would compost nicely!
arrrteest - 2008-03-25: 18:37:00
Great poem, too! I used to have a worm composting bin. At least the kids thought it was cool.
Today's definition was suggested by remistram. Thank you remistram. ~ James
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