Verboticism: Snee

'Aah, aahh, AAAHHH! ohhnnn...'

DEFINITION: n. An incomplete sneeze; starts with a nose tickle, followed by a sharp intake of breath, but then it vanishes, leaving only a vague sense of incompletion. v. To start a sneeze, but never actually finish it.

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Snee

erasmus

Created by: erasmus

Pronunciation: s nee

Sentence: as Carol snee'd for the 7th time that day due to hay fever the irritation became too much and she poked herself in the eye to force a full sneeze out.

Etymology: snee, half a sneeze.

Points: 1307

Comments: Snee

galwaywegian - 2007-04-12: 04:48:00
snee hee!

pinwheel - 2007-04-12: 04:54:00
Brilliant!

purpleartichokes - 2007-04-12: 06:47:00
Very creative! I can use this type of verbotomy to describe all kinds of projs started around the house.

mplsbohemian - 2007-04-12: 07:29:00
Cute!

ErWenn - 2007-04-13: 00:02:00
I am ashamed by how good this word is.

wordmeister - 2007-04-13: 02:51:00
Cute word. Vicious remedy. Nice work!

erasmus - 2007-04-13: 05:40:00
thanks all! I like half words.

Rochelle - 2007-04-13: 12:57:00
Love it!