Verboticism: Jinglehells
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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Decwhorator
Created by: purpleartichokes
Pronunciation: DEK-hor-ay-ter
Sentence: My friend, Wendy, is such a decwhorator that she has an entire month's worth of festive sweat shirts and sweaters. The one with Snoopy carrying the plate of cookies is cute, but the snow scene sweat shirt with a little stuffed kid tacked on to a spot where he appears to be sledding down Mt. Mammary, well, I think it's slightly obscene.
Etymology: decorator, whore (an obsessed person)
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COMMENTS:
Very funny. Amusing reference to that 'sledding' location too... - Tigger, 2007-12-03: 21:13:00
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Decorosessive
Created by: JusMeLP
Pronunciation: De'CORE' - o - sessive
Sentence: Call me 'Decorosessive', but jus' because you don't appreciate holidays - Don't hate me for being 'In the Spirt' !!!!
Etymology: Decor + Obsessive = a compulsion to Decorate everything during a holiday!!
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!
Festoonatic
Created by: galwaywegian
Pronunciation: fes too nat ik
Sentence: he was such a mad festoonatick he tied some sleigh bells on his duck christmas quackers!
Etymology: festoon, lunatic
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COMMENTS:
Fantastic and funny - silveryaspen, 2008-12-09: 11:06:00
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Unbelievabawble
Created by: galwaywegian
Pronunciation: unn bee leev a baw bull
Sentence: She was totally unbelievabawble as she jingled all the way to her workgrotto, merrily mincing her buns on her way back from refyuleing at the coffee dock.
Etymology: unbelievable, bauble
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COMMENTS:
Congrats on your 'minimaim' fame. Well deserved! - Stevenson0, 2007-12-03: 12:26:00
I like refyuleing as well - Jabberwocky, 2007-12-03: 13:01:00
Big congrats on getting published Galway! (And I personally know a bun-mincer.) - purpleartichokes, 2007-12-03: 19:20:00
Good on ya for success with "minimaim' - OZZIEBOB, 2007-12-04: 16:32:00
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Overtinselation
Created by: mimoru
Pronunciation: over tinsel ation
Sentence:
Etymology:
Celebraddict
Created by: Carla
Pronunciation: Noun: seh-leh-brA-dikt Verb: seh-leh-bruh-dIkt
Sentence: Noun: The celebraddict forbade the others from approaching the Christmas tree - she alone knew where the baubles should hang. Verb: Her compulsion was such that she took tinsel everywhere, needing even to temporarily celebraddict her seat on the bus.
Etymology: Celebrate + Addict
Festidious
Created by: teriaki
Pronunciation: fe-STID-ee-uhs
Sentence: She went about the house hanging each ornament with festidious care.
Etymology: L. festus (festival) + L. taedium (wearisome or tedious state)
Holidaybacle
Created by: bzav1
Pronunciation: holiday - bah - kul
Sentence: She was green, red and flashing lights from head to toe - a complete holidaybacle! She knew the true meaning of Xcessmas.
Etymology: holiday + debacle
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COMMENTS:
very good - Jabberwocky, 2007-12-03: 16:01:00
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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)
