Verboticism: Barmy
DEFINITION: n., A person so enamored with the holidays that they don't just deck their halls and home, but they also decorate their car, their cubicle, their pets, and themselves. v., To obsessively decorate according to seasonal holidays.
Voted For: Barmy
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Tinselitis
Created by: porsche
Pronunciation: tinsel/I/tis
Sentence: Sue's tinselistis was so acute that they had to schedule an emergency tinsellectomy.
Etymology: tinsel + tonsillitis
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COMMENTS:
Congrats on your over all weekly win last week! Some great words!! Well done!!! - Stevenson0, 2007-12-03: 15:10:00
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Wreathflex
Created by: Jabberwocky
Pronunciation: reeth/flex
Sentence: Once the first snowflake has fallen it is an automatic wreathflex to bedeck and festoon everything within eyesight with garlands and bows and silver bells...ahhh gives me goosebumps. 'deck the halls with boughs of holly, fa la la la la la la la la'
Etymology: wreath + reflex
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COMMENTS:
Clever create and Christmas carolling for our delight - silveryaspen, 2008-12-09: 11:08:00
Incredible. - nickmarziani, 2008-12-09: 11:52:00
BRILLIANT!! EASILY ONE OF THE BEST WORDS THIS MONTH!!! - Stevenson0, 2008-12-09: 17:38:00
We are wreathed in smiles... - Nosila, 2008-12-09: 23:19:00
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Flashobishionist
Created by: stumpthepensicle
Pronunciation: flash o bition ist
Sentence: Not only was he a braggard but he was also flashobishionist during the Holiday seasons.
Etymology:
Holiholic
Created by: pacha
Pronunciation:
Sentence:
Etymology:
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COMMENTS:
Good word! Had a friend for whom Christmas came once a year- but he seemed to celebrated it during 365 days. He had a year -long yearning, I guess, for yuletide! - OZZIEBOB, 2007-12-04: 16:24:00
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Festcessive
Created by: Stevenson0
Pronunciation: fest/ces/sive
Sentence: She is completely and totally festcessive about the Christmas season.
Etymology: festive + obcessive + excessive
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COMMENTS:
Great word! - Mustang, 2007-12-03: 17:51:00
Very nice, and good for all holidays. - purpleartichokes, 2007-12-03: 19:03:00
Another great word! - OZZIEBOB, 2007-12-04: 16:29:00
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Jubilackey
Created by: OZZIEBOB
Pronunciation: JOO-buh-LAK-ee
Sentence: For Bob, a jubilackey, and, especially, a yulethrall, festinfatuation, with the feriations of the whole world, continued year-long with 365 red-letter days.
Etymology: Blend of JUBILEE: A season of general celebration, holiday and rejoicing & LACKEY: Slave(slang); disciple, follower
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COMMENTS:
Good one Bob! - emdeejay, 2008-12-09: 22:22:00
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Xmasdecafobia
Created by: mblewis41
Pronunciation:
Sentence: Jack has spent so much time and money on Xmas decorations, I think he's suffering from xmasdecafobia.
Etymology:
Domindecorate
Created by: remistram
Pronunciation: dom-inn-deck-or-ate
Sentence: He could barely move when he walked into the house. She domindecorated so much so that the walls, floors and ceiling where completely covered with Yuletide "kitsch", it was like a Christmas padded cell.
Etymology: dominate (to permeate or to occupy a commanding or elevated position) + decorate (to furnish or adorn with something ornamental)
Jinglejerk
Created by: Mindy1955
Pronunciation: 'jiŋ-gel-'jerk
Sentence: Christmas decorations a week before Thanksgiving, what a jinglejerk.
Etymology: Middle English direct result of the excesses of the 1970's
Autodecophile
Created by: Bullwinkle
Pronunciation: auto-decko'file
Sentence: Just look at his car; he's an autodecophile
Etymology:
