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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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Newaveshave
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: nu wayv shayv
Sentence: Part of Stephanie's's remorphosis was to start barbering the added facial hair that came with her testosterone treatments. It was called a newaveshave and soon, she became Stephen and could shave daily to his/her heart's content.
Etymology: New Waqve (any creative group active in the innovation and application of new concepts and techniques in a given field) & Shave (the act of removing hair with a razor)
Dogmatomia
Created by: metrohumanx
Pronunciation: DAWG-MUH-TOE-MEEE-UH
Sentence: Mickey was very proud of her DOGMATOMIA. She had clearly spent hours shaving or tweezing her facial hair into a personal proclamation of pure pugnacity rather than submit simperingly to the recalcitrant regrowth on her upper lip area. The problem is, nobody knew what statement she was trying to make.... besides "go away".
Etymology: DOGMA+TOMIA... DOGMA- a strongly held belief not to be questioned... -TOMIA-Greek suffix meaning to cut or shave...
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COMMENTS:
Here's Metrohumanx' pick o' the day:
http://www.darrenbarefoot.com/hall/main.php - metrohumanx, 2008-07-16: 20:05:00
Brave try; looks and sounds nice. - OZZIEBOB, 2008-07-17: 06:52:00
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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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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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Whiskercode
Created by: ErWenn
Pronunciation: /ˈʍɪskɚˌkoʊd/
Sentence: The Whiskercode is very subtle and finicky; a few hairs is all it takes to go from "neo-Nazi" to "silent-film fanatic."
Etymology: From whisker + code, as in the "handkerchief code"
Democrazorise
Created by: TJayzz
Pronunciation: Dem-o-kray-zor-ize
Sentence: Paul was very much in favour of democracy, so when he decided to stand for government he thought it would be a great idea to democrazorise his facial hair by shaving and dyeing it in his polital party's colours to advertise what he stood for, in the hope of gaining a lot more votes.
Etymology: Democracy (a form of government where the people have a voice to excercise power) ORIGIN Greek demokratia, from 'the people' + Kratia 'power' 'rule' + Razor (cut with a razor) Old French raser 'shave closely' = Democrazorise
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COMMENTS:
ineresting blend - Jabberwocky, 2008-07-16: 11:47:00
Wow! That's ONE serious construction. - metrohumanx, 2008-07-16: 20:16:00
If he's elected, hope there's no Bic-kering. Unique word. - OZZIEBOB, 2008-07-17: 06:48:00
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Facescape
Created by: jedijawa
Pronunciation: face-scape
Sentence: Bill was into facescaping as he liked to shave his facial hair into creative patterns reflecting his interests.
Etymology: face + scaping (like landscaping)
Barbexpress
Created by: ohwtepph
Pronunciation: bar - beks - pres
Sentence: In an effort to barbexpress how bald, stubby and chubby is US President material, George Bush took on some weight, got into a new wardrobe and shaved EVERY INCH of his body. Now, he looks less like a president and more like a bowling ball.
Etymology: barber (to trim hair, to shave) + express (to set forth the opinions and feelings of oneself)
Identufty
Created by: galwaywegian
Pronunciation: eye dent uff tie
Sentence: she identuftied with the artist formerly known as the artist formerly known as.....where was I?
Etymology: identify, tuft.
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!