Verboticism: Preposterxmas
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.
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Decoramus
Created by: schoolmarm
Pronunciation: dec/or/A/mus
Sentence: His past follies could have been forgiven, but his coworkers quailed when the resident decoramus showed up on St. Patrick's Day wearing nothing but a four-leaf clover.
Etymology:
Barmy
Created by: iwmpop
Pronunciation: barmee
Sentence: Decorating as you do is barmy
Etymology:
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COMMENTS:
just starting with this "game" so I kept it easy! - iwmpop, 2007-12-03: 06:36:00
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Obfestoon
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: ob fes toon
Sentence: When December rolls around, Merry drags out tons of decorations and covers every inch of her office, her home, her car and herself. Her tendency to obfestoon, includes wearing her seasonal "yulery" and making sure that the bathrooms are fully stocked with Christmas toilet paper and tissues.She also honors her Jewish co-workers with Hannukah trim, her African friends with Kwanzaa displays and just wait until her new boss, Mr. Singh, reports for duty...she will have Diwali covered, too!
Etymology: Obsess (be preoccupied with;pursue vigorously) & Festoon (to decorate lavishly)
Jinglehells
Created by: emdeejay
Pronunciation: Jingle hells
Sentence: On my way to work, Just a normal day. Here we go again... Trinkets in the way! Ditsy colleagues hang, Tinsel by the score. Don't they realise we are not children anymore? OH! ...
Etymology: Jingle Bells. Everyone sing along!
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COMMENTS:
you have a touch of the bah humbugs there! - petaj, 2008-12-10: 05:50:00
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Deckerotomaniac
Created by: Buzzardbilly
Pronunciation: dek-i-roh-tuh-mey-nee-ak
Sentence: Christmas my foot, she's a deckerotomaniac for any holiday from the rabbit ears she attached to her car at Easter down to the doughboy uniform she wore for Armistice Day.
Etymology: deck (to adorn people or rooms, also invokes the movie "Deck the Halls" about overdecorating) + erotomaniac (abnormally strong sexual desire because deckerotomaniacs clearly get off on decorating)
Noelitist
Created by: hendrixius
Pronunciation: /noe-well-lee-tist/
Sentence: This noelitist jerk just spent an hour informing me of the history of Saint Nick - I mean, come on, I have a Labor Day picnic to get to...
Etymology: "noel" and "elitist"
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COMMENTS:
funny - Jabberwocky, 2007-12-03: 15:59:00
Good one! - Tigger, 2007-12-03: 21:14:00
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Decophile
Created by: robohamster
Pronunciation: deck o file
Sentence: "I can't believe Susan decorated the toilet this year." "I know, she's a total decophile."
Etymology: pedophile decorate
Decorismasser
Created by: celtiklass
Pronunciation: Decôr-ris-massûr -n.
Sentence: One who decorates anything and everything including themselves with tacky Christmas decorations! Gives new meaning to a little goes a long way!
Etymology: Originated during the tacky 80's. Every town has one!
