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DEFINITION: n., 1. A pine needle infestation, common during and after the holiday season. 2. Prickly Christmas guests who will not leave and cannot be cleaned up. v., To fall down during a holiday party and hide under a rug.
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Pestaclaus
Created by: OZZIEBOB
Pronunciation: PEST-tuh-klawz
Sentence: When Bob hadn't left Christmas celebrations at the home of Roxie's parents by New Year's day, her family decided that it was time to look for ways to kinstirpate this perdurable pestaclaus.
Etymology: PESTACLAUS: blend of pest & Santa Claus. KINSTIRPATE: (kin & extirpate)-not my word: source??
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COMMENTS:
funny - Jabberwocky, 2007-12-17: 13:36:00
I'm a fan of Kinstirpate, but maybe it should be (kin + constipate), i.e. like when you can get the kin-folk to leave, your house is kinstirpated. - Tigger, 2007-12-17: 23:34:00
Ah, I meant "like when you _can't_ get the kin-folk to leave..." - Tigger, 2007-12-17: 23:36:00
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Pinfest
Created by: spickaspanner
Pronunciation: Pin-fest
Sentence: Quick we need to get rid of the christmas tree before we get a pinfest!
Etymology:
Pinestilence
Created by: Stevenson0
Pronunciation: pine/stil/ence
Sentence: The pinestilence invades our home every Christmas season and takes months to rid the house of this dreaded needle.
Etymology: pine + pestilence
Pinestilence
Created by: Stevenson0
Pronunciation: pine/stil/ence
Sentence: The pinestilence invades our home every Christmas season and takes months to rid the house of this dreaded needle.
Etymology: pine + pestilence (a pernicious, evil influence, or agent)
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COMMENTS:
don't pine about it! - Nosila, 2009-12-22: 01:13:00
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Treedebris
Created by: Mustang
Pronunciation: Tree - de - bree
Sentence: Norman and Leona decided to have an artificial Christmas tree next year after seeing the extraordinary amout of treedebris this year's tree had shed.
Etymology: Tree + debris
Carpetjaggers
Created by: mrskellyscl
Pronunciation: car-pet-jag-gers
Sentence: Carpetjaggers are resistant to vacuums, and may still be found in your carpet for several months after the tree has been removed, so caution is advised when running in bare feet; however, after several months, they break down and become part of the room's floora.
Etymology: wordplay on carpetbaggers: someone who moves into an area to take it over -- carpet: floor covering + jaggers: sharp or pointy projections
Pinefestation
Created by: TTwoo
Pronunciation: pah-ain-fes-tay-shun
Sentence: Where's the vaccuum? We got a serious pinefestation in the living room.
Etymology: Pine (as in pine tree) and infestation (as in to be overrun with something in large quantities, usually with harmful effects.)
Conifirmentation
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: kon if fer men tay shun
Sentence: It started the moment the Christmas Tree and the In-laws had arrived at the same time, a week before Christmas. The conifirmentation process. Tree needles everywhere and verbal needles about the food, the decor, the drinks, the gift choices, etc. At least the fir needles knew when to depart the host branch, unlike the In-laws, who thought that all could benefit from their "suggestions" and constructive criticism. "Next Year", she said to her husband, "We buy the air tickets for them and make sure that they are only here for a few days, not the current one month long visit!" Houseguests, as they say, are like fish...after a few days they start to smell.
Etymology: Conifer (any gymnospermous tree or shrub bearing cones) & Fir (any of various evergreen trees of the genus Abies; often used for Christmas Trees) & Fermentation ( a process in which an agent causes an organic substance to break down into simpler substances; especially, the anaerobic breakdown of sugar into alcohol;be in an agitated or excited state;go sour or spoil)
Permaneedle
Created by: remistram
Pronunciation: pur-muh-need-l
Sentence: She couldn't decide which was worse, the permaneedles that she found stuck in her slippers in June or the obnoxious neighbours that always overstayed their welcome.
Etymology: permanent + needle (as in coniferous tree needles) and (to heckle or tease)
Tannenbums
Created by: mweinmann
Pronunciation: tan - in - bumz
Sentence: After Christmas, Penelope and Marc noticed many tannenbums remained in their home... First there were all the needles that would not come out of the carpet and then there were several friends that did not want to leave.
Etymology: tannenbaum (christmas tree), bums (moochers: ask for and get free; be a parasites)
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COMMENTS:
I cannot believe this....I just looked at last week's words and saw that this one was used for another definition. I swear to god, I had not seen it until now (5:00 p.m.)!!! I did not play at all last week. - mweinmann, 2009-12-21: 18:05:00
Forgiven! :-) - artr, 2009-12-22: 06:34:00
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Comments:
Today's definition was suggested by remistram Thank you remistram ~ James
Today's definition was suggested by remistram. Thank you remistram. ~ James
dimatehtunov - 2018-12-21: 21:54:00
good ivning .