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'Must buy presents.'

DEFINITION: n., The wondrous, and the "wonder how I'm going to pay for it" feelings of the holiday shopping season. v., To stumble through a shopping mall like a zombie on a buying binge, grabbing anything and everything that will fit on your credit card.

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Roboshop

Created by: chaiandallthatjazz

Pronunciation: sounds like robot without the t, plus shop

Sentence: Suzie's roboshopping today...I wouldn't say she's a grinch..you don't necessarily have to be a grinch to roboshop, but stay out of her way when she gets home or better yet give her a big glass of eggnog and let her sweeten up a bit.

Etymology: verb derived from robot and shop

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Autoponchuspilot

Created by: bzav1

Pronunciation: auto - pawn - chus - pilot

Sentence: In a trance, combining panic and Xmas-zuberance, Ned wandered through the mall on autoponchuspilot, grabbing items from shelves with no regard for price, taste or the impact his decisions would have on others.

Etymology: autopilot + Ponchus Pilot

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COMMENTS:

How very gentile! Thumbs up!...or is that down? mmm - scrabbelicious, 2007-12-14: 09:29:00

FYI: Here's how the Bible spells it: "Pontius Pilate." - Maxine, 2007-12-14: 14:25:00

bless you, Maxine - bzav1, 2007-12-14: 14:48:00

lol, i had to laugh, good job, but pontius pilot doesn't really have anything to do with christ's birth, rather death...OH!!! Okay, I get it, yeah, death can surely come by spending too much on autopilot at xmas time. thumbs up buddy... - chaiandallthatjazz, 2007-12-16: 11:52:00

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Spenderlust

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Created by: artr

Pronunciation: spɛndərləst

Sentence: In a bad case of spenderlust Brian bounced from one store to another at the mall buying most everything that caught his eye until his card was declined. Looks like its gonna be a ramen January.

Etymology: spender (somebody who pays out money in buying or hiring goods or services) wanderlust (a strong desire to travel)

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Ghoulcarding

Created by: Stevenson0

Pronunciation: gool/card/ing

Sentence: On Christmas Eve the the malls are filled with people ghoulcarding, buying anything and everything in sight and willing to kill for it.

Etymology: ghoul (a possessed evil spirit, or demon) + gold card

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COMMENTS:

ghoulopogos word - Nosila, 2009-12-19: 01:54:00

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Giftguiltawish

Created by: rombus

Pronunciation: gift - gilt - a - wish

Sentence: Nancy was overtaken with an extreme sense of giftguiltawish. This caused her to spend endless amounts of money and time buying everyone she had even talked to during the year with a gift during the holiday season.

Etymology: Gift (something given willingly, eg as a present)+ Guilt (Self-reproach for supposed inadequacy) + Wish (Something desired or longed for)

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Oweholynight

Created by: Nosila

Pronunciation: oh holee nite

Sentence: Oweholynight! The stores are brightly shining, It is the night of getting your money's worth, Long lay those cards in purse and pocket pining, Tills reappear and the soul spent its worth. A thrill of hope the retail world rejoices, For yonder breaks your budget by Mastercard. Fall on your knees! Owe, hear the Visa voices! Owenight divine, Owenight when AmEx was reborn; Owenight divine, Owenight, Owenight Divine.

Etymology: Owe (be in debt, owe money for goods bought) & O Holy Night (Christmas Eve, the night of Jesus' birth, the reason we celebrate Christmas; the title of a Carol announcing the birth of the Savior)

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COMMENTS:

metrohumanx I didn't know you were so musical! Nice job! - metrohumanx, 2008-12-17: 00:47:00

magic!! love it! - galwaywegian, 2008-12-17: 04:06:00

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Silfrill

andrian

Created by: andrian

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Shopnosis

Created by: remistram

Pronunciation: shop-noh-sis

Sentence: Stumbling through the mall in a state of shopnosis, she was glad she brought her pillow and blanket so she could have a nice sleep on one of the comfy leather couches.

Etymology: shop + hypnosis

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COMMENTS:

I like it! Deck the malls with spending folly, fa-la-la-la-lah la-la-la-lah... - Tigger, 2007-12-16: 16:33:00

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Grabbling

Created by: bananabender

Pronunciation: grab-bling

Sentence: When Marla opened her present to find a Santa-shaped lava lamp complete with flashing stars, she knew that Wendy had been grabbling again.

Etymology: grab + bling

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Swipensein

Created by: mrowka

Pronunciation: Swipe-n-sign

Sentence: While shopping for my families presents I turned into Swipensein and charged everything without thinking about it.

Etymology: Swiping and signing, as in paying with a credit card, and Frankenstein, the monster who walks around zombie-esque

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COMMENTS:

hyperborean Who's better than you? - hyperborean, 2008-12-17: 19:27:00

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Comments:

Verbotomy Verbotomy - 2007-12-14: 01:55:00
Today's definition was suggested by silveryaspen Thank you silveryaspen ~ James

silveryaspen - 2007-12-14: 14:44:00
Liked all the words!

Verbotomy Verbotomy - 2007-12-17: 01:26:00
Thank you silveryaspen for the great idea ~ James

silveryaspen - 2008-12-17: 19:12:00
Into the valley of malls, went the $5 hundreds ... It was the light of the charge brigade!

Verbotomy Verbotomy - 2009-12-18: 00:00:00
Today's definition was suggested by silveryaspen. Thank you silveryaspen. ~ James