Verboticism: Tipsytree
DEFINITION: n., A Christmas tree, ornament or caroler that, no matter how it is tied, tethered and tilted, refuses to stay upright. v., To be so full of Christmas cheer that you simply sparkle, twinkle and tip over.
Tipsytree
Created by: mweinmann
Pronunciation: tip - see - tree
Sentence: Marge was not sure if it was because she had been drinking for several hours or whether the tree Scott had brought home was actually leaning. The eggnog had certainly gone to her head but she kept thinking they were going to have a tipsytree this year.
Etymology: Tips (leans or topples)and Tipsy (unstable and prone to tip as if intoxicated) + Tree
Points: 566