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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.
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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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Facertise
Created by: Pasicheio
Pronunciation: Fay-Sir-Ties
Sentence: His facertisement broadcast his opinions to all around
Etymology: Face; Advertise
Bicspression
Created by: toadstool57
Pronunciation: bic-spress-shun
Sentence: Jill used bicspression to express her sexual oreintation as heterosexual. The bad thing is her excess body hair led people to believe she is indeed a gay man. Poor Jill is so misunderstood.
Etymology: bic, a type of razor/expression
Republichin
Created by: HubbMU
Pronunciation: republi-chin
Sentence: Due to his staunch Conservative leanings, Christopher proudly displayed his republichin.
Etymology: Republican and chin
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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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. ;)
Vincentvangoghtee
Created by: bookowl
Pronunciation: vin/cent/van/goa/tee
Sentence: The commune of artists all sported vincentvangoghtees out of reverence for their muse.
Etymology: Vincent Van Gogh + goatee
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COMMENTS:
I won't ear of it. - OZZIEBOB, 2008-07-17: 06:48:00
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Phairomonize
Created by: mweinmann
Pronunciation: fair - oh - mone - iz
Sentence: John was careful to phairomonize his facial hair so that he gave off the right "vibes".
Etymology: pheromone (a chemical substance that convey information to and produce specific responses in certain animals, Chemicals that act as sexual attractants) hair, harmonize
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COMMENTS:
Phair enough! - Nosila, 2009-11-18: 23:34:00
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Statushave
Created by: allawson
Pronunciation: Status Shave
Sentence: Alex performs his statushave every morning before work.
Etymology: Somewhere is this large head of mine!
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!