Verboticism: Happication

DEFINITION: v. To see joy and beauty where others only see complications, trouble and weeds. n. A moment of delight which dissipates as soon as it is shared.
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Naiviewte
Created by: arrrteest
Pronunciation: nah-eevyoo-tey
Sentence: Marissa was a typically cruel sister. Whenever Jennie stopped by to show her something that fascinated her, Marissa was quick to throw the kabosh on her enthusiasm. Yet, Jennie's naiviewte was unstoppable. She never ceased to find the world around her amazing.
Etymology: naïveté, from French(of being simple) + view (looking at)
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COMMENTS:
way to go Jennie - Jabberwocky, 2008-03-31: 12:51:00
Sounds good to me! - OZZIEBOB, 2008-04-01: 00:16:00
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Serendumpity
Created by: Mustang
Pronunciation: Ser - un - DUMP - it -ee
Sentence: Thinking she was spreading great joy only to receive criticism for her choices, little Helga experienced a sudden sadness and severe pangs of serendumpity.
Etymology: Blend of serendipity and 'dumps' or state of sadness.
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COMMENTS:
great blend - Jabberwocky, 2008-03-31: 12:53:00
Excellent. - OZZIEBOB, 2008-04-01: 00:14:00
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Utopiaint
Created by: Mustang
Pronunciation: yew-TOPE-e-aynt
Sentence: Finding joy and beauty where most others found only ugliness, Little Melanie's eden was in fact, a utopiaint.
Etymology: Blend of 'utopia' (a place of ideal perfection especially in laws, government, and social conditions) and 'ain't' (am not : are not : is not)
Optipessi
Created by: eap6217
Pronunciation: Opti - pess - i
Sentence: I am feeling rather optipessi because I won on the lottery but it was only £5.
Etymology: Being optimistic and pessimistic at the same time
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COMMENTS:
Good word eap! - purpleartichokes, 2008-03-31: 18:21:00
Like it, eap6217...have had similar experience...I had all the numbers for today's draw, only to discover I was looking at last week's ticket. With my luck, I will win the big one, but I will be 98 and unable to go out and spend it!! Cheers! - Nosila, 2008-03-31: 20:47:00
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Craptimistic
Created by: purpleartichokes
Pronunciation: krap-tih-miss-tik
Sentence: Each spring, I get all craptimistic and weedgleed waiting for lamb's quarters and purslane to make their annual garden invasion. My motto - if ya can't beat 'em, eat 'em! (BTW, purslane contains more Omega 3 fatty acids than any other edible plant).
Etymology: crap, optimistic
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COMMENTS:
you really believe this winter will ever end - Jabberwocky, 2008-03-31: 12:49:00
Yep! My daffodils are up about 4 inches - garlic about 6. However, I am so NOT ready for the 50 strawberry plants being delivered today... what the hell was I thinking? - purpleartichokes, 2008-03-31: 14:05:00
I too live in a Garden of Weedin'...Cheers, purple! - Nosila, 2008-03-31: 20:48:00
The payoff for craptimism usually comes on large denominations of crapola. I hope I'm not being overly craptimistic about my herb and veggie gardens. - Mustang, 2008-03-31: 23:10:00
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Pollynannasecond
Created by: karenanne
Pronunciation: pah lee NAN ah sek und
Sentence: There was that moment, that brief wonderful Pollynannasecond, between the time she reached for the hundred-dollar-bill she found on the street and the moment she saw the truck bearing down upon her, in which she exclaimed into her cell phone to her friend, "Dreams really do come true, and tomorrow I'll finally be able to spend just a little money on a treat for myself!..."
Etymology: nanosecond + Pollyanna (a fictional girl who was unstoppably and, some say, insufferably cheerful and optimistic)
Happydamper
Created by: toadstool57
Pronunciation: hap-pE-camp-per
Sentence: Bob isn't a happydamper as Jill told hom his green lush garden is just a huge crop of skunk grass.
Etymology: happy camper/ damper
Dandelionize
Created by: Jamagra
Pronunciation: dan/dee/li/on/ize
Sentence: Depending on which of her friends you talked to, Leslie's tendency to dandelionize every situation made her either naive or optomistic.
Etymology: dandelion - plant commonly perceived as a weed, but good in salads and wine lionize -to treat as a celebrity
Robtomist
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: rob tom ist
Sentence: Rosemary had started out optimistic, but marriage to Rob had taken its' toll on her good nature and she felt like she had married a robtomist. She decided to create a lovely garden after mulch thought. Her garden was her therapy, because he was a creeper who had tended to lilac a sidewalk and perennially wore his bachelor buttons while out with some hoe. Sod him, the rake...he thought he was so poplar! She turfed aside her negative feelings when out in her garden and with thyme, grew more sage. Her efforts in the garden helped rid her Hostality and control her impatiens. Her favourite fantasy while working the earth was to plan ways she could root out her rotten husband, the son of a birch: hit him in the gourd; beet him; artichoke him and let the life leek from him. But instead of pining fir him, she decided that sooner or later he'd begonia and she could prune him out of her life forever. Dill death do us part, indeed! She rose from her planting as all was well with the Cosmos, spruced herself up and went into the house to catch another episode of her favourite show, Lawn Order.
Etymology: rob (to steal) & optimist (someone who finds the good in everything and everyone)
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COMMENTS:
Well thought out. - eap6217, 2008-03-31: 13:53:00
HA! Love the sentence (and the word)! Lawn Order, son-of-a-birch, artichoke him... too funny! - purpleartichokes, 2008-03-31: 18:20:00
Great word;love the story! - OZZIEBOB, 2008-03-31: 23:55:00
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Floptimist
Created by: galwaywegian
Pronunciation: flopp ta misssst
Sentence: When life gives you lemons...make a scrunched up face, she added floptimistically
Etymology: optimistic flop
