Verboticism: Rebesmearing
DEFINITION: v., To receive a gift covered in previously used wrap. n., Recycled gift-wrap, may or may not suit the occasion.
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Giftcrapped
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: gift-krapd
Sentence: Julie can't stand anything that has already been used/recycled. When her boyfriend gave her a present festooned with reused paper and a previously-owned bow, she saw it as giftcrapped.
Etymology: giftwrap (decorative paper used to wrap presents) + crap (refuse; rubbish; junk; litter)
Wrapitransit
Created by: silveryaspen
Pronunciation: Rap it tran sit
Sentence: Paper Rosey had quite a system. She was a paper clip. She clipped paper from any source she could. She removed paper from gifts, copy machines, comics books, paperbacks, newspapers, even paper dolls, and toilet paper rolls. Paper Rosey even stripped the paper from the walls. Paper Rosey was also the ultimate paper resighcler. Her paper clippings were used, over and over again, to wrap her gifts. Paper Rosey even made paper jams, by taping and pasting small bits and pieces together, until she had enough to cover her gifts. Paper Rosey called all this her ... wrapitransit system.
Etymology: RAPID TRANSIT SYSTEM, WRAP IT. RAPID TRANSIT - exspeedient rapid transition system using papers that should have been buried undergound but were quickly re-elevated to the status of gift wrap. WRAP IT - cover it with paper.
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COMMENTS:
clever - Jabberwocky, 2008-12-22: 09:43:00
Hee Hee Heee- pro foundly undergroundly. - metrohumanx, 2008-12-23: 10:11:00
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Giftscrap
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: giftskrap
Sentence: Jerry reuses as many things as he can. He says he is being environmentally-conscious. His friends think his use of giftscrap is just tacky and cheap.
Etymology: gift-wrap (decorative paper for wrapping presents) + scrap (any waste articles or discarded material)
Rebesmearing
Created by: kateinkorea
Pronunciation: re be SMEER ing
Sentence: His rebesmearing of the Christmas gift was insulting as the gift wrap was clearly used, wrinkled, and for a wedding for heaven's sake!
Etymology: BESMEAR: to cover, make dirty RE: again
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Bagain
Created by: Carla
Pronunciation: ba-gayn
Sentence: Clive's tendency to bagain was applauded amongst the other eco-warriors. He (somewhat boastfully) claimed he could use a brown paper bag at least a dozen times before consigning it to the compost heap.
Etymology: bag + again
Peelsave
Created by: rebelvin
Pronunciation: peel+sav
Sentence: I liked the wrapping so much I peelsaved it.
Etymology: peel+save
Wrapencore
Created by: petaj
Pronunciation: rap - on - core
Sentence: We always rolled our eyes when Mum reminded us, but we still tried to wrapencore on Christmas day so that the paper, ribbons and bows could be set aside for a curtain call the following year.
Etymology: wrap + encore
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COMMENTS:
Excellent....encore!! Encore!! - Mustang, 2008-12-23: 00:38:00
Bravo! - metrohumanx, 2008-12-23: 10:13:00
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Giftwrapredux
Created by: Mustang
Pronunciation: Gift-rap-re-dux
Sentence: Trying to put a positive spin on his tightwad reuse of wrapping paper, Chauncey referred to it as gitwrapredux.
Etymology: gift wrap + redux....'to bring back'
Wrapclamation
Created by: OZZIEBOB
Pronunciation: rap-kley-MAY-shun
Sentence: After seeing some of the things his friends had given him as Christmas gifts, Bob felt there was more value in the wrapclamation.
Etymology: Blend of WRAP(wrapper) & re-CLAMATION: the recovery of useful materials.
Thriftwrap
Created by: rombus
Pronunciation: thrift - rap
Sentence: Benjamin always used thriftwrap for his gifts. He reclaimed all wrappings from gifts he received throughout the year and sometimes reused styrofoam take-out containers as boxes. He was careful to wash all traces of food out of them first. His friends were sometimes "befuddled" though as the paper he had around the house did not always match the occasion.
Etymology: thrift (parsimony: extreme care in spending money; reluctance to spend money unnecessarily) + wrap (enclose or enfold completely with or as if with a covering)
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COMMENTS:
Good one! - Mustang, 2008-12-23: 00:39:00
Clever. - OZZIEBOB, 2008-12-23: 23:50:00
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