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DEFINITION: n., The deep red lines and/or furrows, which appear on a person's face after they have slept on wrinkled or creased bed sheets. v., To wake up and discover that your face matches your wrinkled bed sheets.
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Rumpledsheetskin
Created by: porsche
Pronunciation: rumpled/sheet/skin
Sentence: Rumpledsheetskin is a malady that affects nearly everyone I know.
Etymology: rumpled + sheet + skin + Rumplestiltskin
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COMMENTS:
Great word porsche! Perfectly describes it. - purpleartichokes, 2007-11-26: 18:23:00
Does indeed. Great word! - OZZIEBOB, 2007-11-26: 20:43:00
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Sleepleat
Created by: Jabberwocky
Pronunciation: sleep/pleet
Sentence: It was difficult to deny that she'd fallen asleep when her face was riddled with sleepleats.
Etymology: sleep + pleat
Facingstripes
Created by: bbawden
Pronunciation: Fayss-eeng-straips
Sentence: Susanne was tired of her old look, so she was happy the next morning to find freshly applied facingstripes
Etymology: Face- that thing on your head Stripes, vertical or horizontal lines.
Pritters
Created by: glamgal23
Pronunciation: pritt-ers
Sentence: I woke up with pritters on my face from the pillow.
Etymology:
Wakeover
Created by: yellowbird
Pronunciation: wake-oh-ver
Sentence: Marge got the worst wakeover of her life while sleeping in a guest bed with an embroidered Tigger on the pillowcase.
Etymology: makeover + awaken
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COMMENTS:
And what's so awful about walking around with a 'Tigger' impression on her face, Hmm? - Tigger, 2007-11-26: 11:20:00
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Naplication
Created by: mrskellyscl
Pronunciation: nap-li-ca-shen
Sentence: Naplication is a perfect excuse for my wrinkles. At this age, it's hard to tell if the wrinkles are from the pillow or if I really look like that.
Etymology: nap: + plication: the act or process of folding
Wrinklace
Created by: sipsoccer
Pronunciation: (rink-lace)
Sentence: I woke up this morning and discovered i had wrinklace on my face.
Etymology: wrinkl- derived from wrinkle ace- derived from face
Laintracks
Created by: galwaywegian
Pronunciation: lay nnn traks
Sentence: His lain tracks were what you'd expect from 60 year old sleepers.
Etymology: lain, traintracks
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COMMENTS:
like it - Jabberwocky, 2008-10-22: 11:50:00
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Dermalinenitis
Created by: Mustang
Pronunciation: Der ma lin en eye tis
Sentence: Lyle was groggy when he looked in the mirror but he had such a major case of dermalinenitis he couldnt help but see it even in his stupor.
Etymology: Linen and dermatitis
Sheetfaced
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: shētfāst
Sentence: After a late night of partying and a very short stint face down on the bed Lillie found that she was again sheetfaced.
Etymology: sheet (a large rectangular piece of cotton or other fabric, used on a bed) + face (the front part of a person*s head from the forehead to the chin) a play off sh*tfaced
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COMMENTS:
aha - Nosila, 2010-03-20: 00:06:00
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Comments:
Today's definition was suggested by remistram. Thank you remistram! ~ James
By the way, Stevenson0's crazy shopping word, "Dealusional", was published in Toronto Star as one of Top the Invented Words of the Week. See: http://www.verbotomy.com/blog/?p=223. Congratulations to Stevenson0 ~ James
Today's definition was suggested by remistram. Thank you remistram. ~ James