Verboticism: Shownailclipper

'Excuse me, but are you giving us your full attention?'

DEFINITION: v. , To groom oneself in inappropriate places or at inappropriate times n., A person who practices personal hygiene in public places.

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Malaproprimp

Created by: xirtam

Pronunciation: mal-ap-ruh-prĭmp

Sentence: Gina's malaproprimp act was not a good idea. She never saw the deer she at 65 mph. She was busy applying her mascara.

Etymology: malapropos: Inappropriate; out of place; inopportune. + primp: To dress or groom (oneself) with meticulous or excessive attention to detail.

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COMMENTS:

great word - Jabberwocky, 2007-12-07: 14:08:00

Very good word! - Mustang, 2007-12-07: 17:41:00

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Pugiene

Created by: callmedump1

Pronunciation: pújeen

Sentence: It is disguting to see people pugiene,which is totally uncalled-for.

Etymology: public+hygiene

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Grossogroomer

Created by: silveryaspen

Pronunciation: grossogroomer: grohs - oh - groom - her

Sentence: Mary clipped her nails, including her toe nails by biting them ... what a grossogroomer.

Etymology: grossogroomer: gross for disgusting ... groomer ... for the disgusting inappropriate grooming action.

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Prinkadillo

Created by: teriaki

Pronunciation: PRINK-uh-DIL-oh

Sentence: An uncomfortable silence spread across the room when the guest speaker interrupted his own sentence to dislodge an offending food particle from his teeth. Seemingly unaware the prinkadillo, he continued from precisely where he had stopped.

Etymology: Eng. prink 'to primp, dress, or groom oneself with elaborate care' + Eng. peccadillo 'small offense' from L. peccatum 'transgression'

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Whygiene

DSwell

Created by: DSwell

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Repreenhensible

thegoatisbad

Created by: thegoatisbad

Pronunciation: rep·reen·hen·si·bul

Sentence: Kimberly's office etiquette was repreenhensible. Kimberly thought she was being sneaky when she ducked under her desk to floss her teeth, but her stealth was stymied by her tenancy to to toss her used floss on the floor. "Biohazard" said Zinnia; "Oftendsive" said Loretta.

Etymology: reprehensible (blameworthy) + preen (to groom)

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Poputend

Created by: Abraxised

Pronunciation: pop-uet-end

Sentence: Are you poputending right now?

Etymology: populace (the people living in a particular country or area), tend (to prepare physically

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Uninhibagroom

Korinne

Created by: Korinne

Pronunciation: Un-in-hib-a-groom

Sentence: Simon has always made himself "at home" whereever regardless of context. He's been known to uninhibagroom various locations of his body, including trim his pubs, in the most public of places. Simon is a uninhibagroomer.

Etymology: Uninhibited + Grooming

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Obliviprimp

Created by: ReputedTart

Pronunciation: o-bliv-uh-primp

Sentence: Forensics made a quick determination that the car accident had been caused by an obliviprimp when they saw the tray of makeup attached to the dashboard.

Etymology: Oblivious + primp

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Pickanmix

Created by: TJayzz

Pronunciation: Pik-an-mix

Sentence: Tom was a serial toenail picker, he just couldn't help it. It didn't matter where he was, on the bus or out for the evening he just had to pickanmix all the rough pieces. It got to the stage when all his friends refused to go out with him because it had just got too embarrassing to sit there watching him remove his shoes and socks in public.

Etymology: Pick(to remove unwanted matter, i.e from toes) + Mix(to associate with others) = Pickanmix

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