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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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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
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)
Billbeard
Created by: LonePaladin
Pronunciation: Just as it's spelled: bĭl'bîrd
Sentence: His sideburns had a clear spot that resembled the Alien Ant Farm logo; was a billbeard like that really worth the effort?
Etymology: Billboard + beard
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COMMENTS:
Oooo, that's good! - purpleartichokes, 2007-05-02: 15:37:00
Yeah, I really like that, it's razor-sharp. - Bulletchewer, 2007-05-02: 16:46:00
get's my vote - petaj, 2007-05-02: 23:56:00
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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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Polipticklestance
Created by: porsche
Pronunciation: poe/lip/tikl/stanse
Sentence: His polipticklestance was expressed by his Bushy beard
Etymology: political stance + lip + tickle
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COMMENTS:
funny - Jabberwocky, 2007-05-02: 12:56:00
good one! - HubbMU, 2007-05-03: 12:51:00
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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.
Identigroom
Created by: Filthy
Pronunciation:
Sentence: Always careful about the way he presented himself, Mike took great care with his identigrooming; his facial hair had the complex task of communicating that he was, well, a complicated communicator who mows the tall grass, and might just vote independent.
Etymology: identigroom=identity+groom.
Wooblimify
Created by: jonobo
Pronunciation: wooblimify
Sentence: She wooblimified so well, that i could read her soul on her cheeks.
Etymology: cultyouralhairytagefacetagginginawookiefyingsubliminalmessagestyle AKA wooblimify
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
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!