Verboticism: Enwraptured

DEFINITION: v. To give a child, pet or coworker a wrapped gift or packaged item, only to discover they are more interested packaging than the item itself. n. Gift wrapping or packaging which proves to be more exciting than the contained item.
Enwraptured
Created by: mweinmann
Pronunciation: in - rap - chur - d
Sentence: Mitsy spent an entire afternoon choosing a special gift for Elijah's birthday. Imagine her disappointment when Elijah became enwraptured with the packaging and wrapping and forgot all about the gift itself.
Etymology: enraptured (enchanted: held spellbound), wrap
Points: 752
Comments: Enwraptured
Nosila - 2009-06-04: 17:15:00
It's a wrap!