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DEFINITION: v. To carefully shave your facial hair into a style which advertises your political allegiance, sexual orientation, or taste in music. n. Stylized facial hair.
Verboticisms
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Whisconsinners
Created by: mrskellyscl
Pronunciation: wiss-con-sin-ners
Sentence: In one particular state, men who were convicted of a crime and sent to the state penitentiary were made to shave their heads but grow their whiskers long to show that they were convicts. They were known as the Whiscons because of their distinctive beards and attire. Once day a Franciscan friar who was quite a gifted preacher came to convert the convicts. He was so persuasive that the entire jail repented of their sins and were baptized. They all shaved their beards into the form of a cross to show that they were "Whisconsinners" and spent the rest of their sentences doing fasting, penance and good works. The men who were sentenced to life with no parole began a Priory at the jail where they specialized in making delicious cheeses, jellies and license plates. They were called the Little Brothers of the Whiscon Cross which was eventually shortened to "Whiskers." The unfortunate brothers who were on death row were called Fryers.
Etymology: whiskers: facial hair + con: person imprisoned for a crime + sinner: one who commits a sin
Unshaveneer
Created by: CharlieB
Pronunciation: un-shave-en-ear
Sentence: She was suspicious of men with large sideburns or beards. To her it was a crafty unshaveneer, a façade behind which they hid their evil intent.
Etymology: unshaven (not shaving one's facial hair) + (a superficial appearance or cover)
Facertise
Created by: Pasicheio
Pronunciation: Fay-Sir-Ties
Sentence: His facertisement broadcast his opinions to all around
Etymology: Face; Advertise
Genreprimp
Created by: Mustang
Pronunciation: zhahn - ruh - primp
Sentence: Most all of Bernard's clique participated in genreprimp, wherein they trimmed their facial hair in a manner that identified them with their favorite rock band.
Etymology: Blend of 'genre' (genus; kind; sort; style) and 'primp' (to groom oneself carefully)
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COMMENTS:
nice blend - Jabberwocky, 2008-07-16: 12:00:00
VERY continental ! - metrohumanx, 2008-07-16: 20:13:00
Good word. - OZZIEBOB, 2008-07-17: 06:53:00
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Trebleclefchin
Created by: abrakadeborah
Pronunciation: Tre-bul-clef-chin
Sentence: Courtney loved to accentuate the bristle of her trebleclefchin into a perfectly shaped musical note.
Etymology: Treble clef- A symbol indicating that the second line from the bottom of a staff represents the pitch of G above middle C. Also called G clef. Chin- The central forward portion of the lower jaw.
Mugtopiary
Created by: pinwheel
Pronunciation: mug/toe/pee/ar/ee
Sentence: Brian's fanatical mugtopiary had left him with only two milimetres of eyebrow left but he was hopeful of trying again in a few weeks.
Etymology: mug (slang for face) + topiary (Hedge trimming!)
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COMMENTS:
What a funny word!! - purpleartichokes, 2007-05-02: 04:42:00
you certainly ARE the verbotomist. - ohwtepph, 2007-05-02: 05:51:00
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Stubbullizing
Created by: abrakadeborah
Pronunciation: Stu-bul-lize-ing
Sentence: Miss Prickly Stubberstein thought she was so hot with her new stubbullizing design she shaped into her hormonal five o'clock shadow.
Etymology: Stub - Facial Whiskers that need to be shaved. Bullizing - Thee main part of a design in facial hair. ;)
Associstache
Created by: iwasatripwire
Pronunciation: a-so-sis-tash
Sentence: "How did you know she was a lesbian?" "Well, she's got an associstache...."
Etymology: associate + mustache
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COMMENTS:
nuff said there...good laugh on this one! - mana1066, 2007-05-06: 22:53:00
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Dopiary
Created by: galwaywegian
Pronunciation: doh peeee ar eeee
Sentence: Her eccentrically patterned beard rash said it all. He was a dope and he had the dopiary to prove it
Etymology: topiary, dope
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COMMENTS:
The tree where the last of the seven dwarves lives...good answer - Nosila, 2009-11-18: 15:16:00
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Comments:
Today's definition was suggested by Bulletchewer.
Thank you Bulletchewer! ~ James
Another Verbotomy Splinterview: Jedijawa's Right-Brain Read about it in the Verbotomy Blog.
mplsbohemian - 2007-05-02: 10:58:00
That picture is so disturbing on so many levels.
mplsbohemian - 2007-05-02: 11:01:00
Um, oy, that must have come off so transphobic. :\
About the picture... I have received a suggestion that this young lady's allegiances are less than clear, so I have prepared an alternative portrait. Please see: Being Clear About our Allegiances. Thanks ~ James
Jabberwocky - 2007-05-02: 12:59:00
Yikes!! the options are even more disturbing - pretty soon she'll look like Chewbacca
purpleartichokes - 2007-05-02: 13:26:00
OMG! It's an American Hairwolf in Toondon! (Or perhaps she has a hairmone problem.)
wordmeister - 2007-05-02: 16:30:00
Chewytobacca? I wonder what JediJawa thinks of that?
Bulletchewer - 2007-05-02: 16:45:00
Always love stirring up debate, but credit's due the artist. For some strange reason forgotten in a dream, I only ever thought of this definition applying to the male of the species...
wordmeister - 2007-05-02: 17:26:00
It appears as if this wampeter definitely needs a waxing!
lumina - 2008-07-17: 00:23:00
OMG! I WON! MY FIRST! EXCITING! Do I get a trophy? ha...what fun. Thanks guys!