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'Which whisk is hers?'

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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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"

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Lalau

Created by: babymegan

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Razorshade

Created by: Bulletchewer

Pronunciation: ray-ser-shaydd

Sentence: He would ritually razorshade subliminal messages into each of his cheeks, especially an elephant on the right and a fish with horns on the left.

Etymology: From "razor" meaning "depressive's best friend" and "shade" meaning "shelter from the sun/to only just win/hue".

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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.

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Whisconsinners

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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

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Goateem

Created by: Alchemist

Pronunciation: GO-teem

Sentence: Brandon carefully cultivated his goateem, which set him apart as a member of the young, hip, set. All his friends were too...

Etymology: goatee, team

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Faciarticulate

Created by: Ellemorpheus

Pronunciation: Face-air-tick-you-late

Sentence: His obnoxious styling of his facial hair suggested he was trying to faciarticulate.

Etymology: fac-face iar-hair/facial articulate

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Primpilgate

Created by: OZZIEBOB

Pronunciation: PRIM-Pil-geyt

Sentence: Cincinnati: the city of curly hair; pilosophy: only 59% original; fuzznick, scores of google-hits there, too; hairmony, - not a bad word, but does it fit the definition? What about a platterpilar: might be a bit of a bad hair day when "she" turns into a butterfly. Think I'll have to settle for primpilgate: it's about the best, and most original, I can come up with. Phew, it's been a tough week verbotomising.

Etymology: Blend of PRINK: preen, prettify, prink; PILOSE: hair, hairy and PROMULGATE: make publicly known"

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COMMENTS:

excellent etymology and I applaud your efforts to create original words - Jabberwocky, 2008-07-16: 11:51:00

metrohumanx Methinks the top of your head has come off. SAY NO MORE! - metrohumanx, 2008-07-16: 20:15:00

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Follitics

Created by: verysimplegame

Pronunciation: fall-i-tics

Sentence: She marveled at his ability to play follitics - she'd never seen a goatee shaped like a hand throwing the horns...

Etymology: follicles + politics

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Stubbelong

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Created by: karenanne

Pronunciation: STUB eh long

Sentence: Her upper lip advertised that she stubbelonged to that group of women who stridently declare that they DON'T CARE how they look to others, particularly men, whom they claim they DON'T NEED OR WANT. But the real reason they don't have any men around is that they can't get any men to look at them without gagging a little bit.

Etymology: stubble + belong

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Comments:

Verbotomy Verbotomy - 2007-05-02: 01:27:00
Today's definition was suggested by Bulletchewer.
Thank you Bulletchewer! ~ James

Verbotomy Verbotomy - 2007-05-02: 02:59:00
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. :\

Verbotomy Verbotomy - 2007-05-02: 11:11:00
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!