Verboticism: Yuletried
DEFINITION: To offer non-denominational, inter-faith seasonal greetings, which are nevertheless a tad politically incorrect.
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Holicember
Created by: robynlicious
Pronunciation: holl-AH-sember
Sentence: Stop calling your Christmas Tree a Holicember Shrub.
Etymology: "holi" from holiday, but can also refer to boughs of holly. "cember" from December
Oblivioffend
Created by: lauramy
Pronunciation: uh-bliv-ee-uh-fend
Sentence: He continued to oblivioffend our guests by saying "All faiths have equally ridiculous celebrations. So lets just party."
Etymology: From oblivious meaning unaware and offend meaning to cause resentment.
Offendogram
Created by: littleguybrush
Pronunciation: oh-fend-oh-gram
Sentence: Uncle Pete offered up and offendogram which didn't go over well at all.
Etymology: offend plus a nice little o-gram
Santaria
Created by: Chapin
Pronunciation: santa-ree-ah
Sentence: The company holiday party is always an exercise in santaria -- why don't they just come out and call it a Christmas party?
Etymology: A play on Santeria, which itself is a blend of faiths, and Santa
Condisendyule
Created by: stevezoid
Pronunciation: con-dis-end-yule
Sentence: He was trying to incorporate everyones belief in his Christmas Office party speech but came off sounding condisendyule.
Etymology:
Holicaustify
Created by: Bulletchewer
Pronunciation: hol-e-corse-ti-fy
Sentence: It was particularly cringe-worthy to hear Michael holicaustify the diverse range of guests.
Etymology: From "holy/holiday", "horrify" and "caustic" meaning acidic or harsh. Is, of course, a pun on Holocaust, making the word a little risky, but, in my view, adding to the effectiveness of the gestures it describes, as they are offensive/insensitive.
Pixying
Created by: helanren
Pronunciation:
Sentence: Article 11.1.2a : all officers will refrain from pixying at all times
Etymology: an acronym of Politically Incorrect Xmasgreeting
