Verboticism: Forestfliers
DEFINITION: n. The colorful array of plastic bags and other debris which blossom on the trees, thanks winter's whistling winds -- and a few careless neighbors. v. To watch your garbage caress the landscape, as it blows in the wind.
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Superstitionalism
Created by: harleyquinade
Pronunciation:
Sentence: the of superstitions, the method, the patterns, the workings, their soul laid bare.
Etymology:
Garbbloomage
Created by: abrakadeborah
Pronunciation: Gar-bloom-age
Sentence: Angel and her father Jimmy often walked the nature trail in their neighborhood on sunny days and often they would see the many colors of the brightly colored "garbbloomage" up in the trees. Jimmy felt total discust and told Angel, "those were not real flower blooms and that the wind had swept the the neighbor Mr.Careless Slobster's garbage into the trees!"
Etymology: Gar;First three letters of of garbage. Bloom;Something resembling the flower of a plant. Age;Last three letters of the word garbage.
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COMMENTS:
your word makes garbage sound beautiful - Jabberwocky, 2009-04-03: 05:56:00
I just LOVE "garbloomage"! (The word, not the phenomenon.) - metrohumanx, 2009-04-06: 01:18:00
Thank you both very much :) It makes it all worth while! - abrakadeborah, 2009-04-06: 09:14:00
Absolutely love this word! :) - ChickenWhistle, 2015-01-16: 11:29:00
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Jetsamstream
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: jetsəmstrēm
Sentence: Roy was amazed at the array of polytinsel that had been deposited overnight by the jetsamstream. He recognized the logos of some of his favorite shops and brands. It was almost like a birdwatching session as he tried to identify each colorful ornament. If only they could stay this fresh and colorful but time and exposure to sunlight would soon alter his almost-decorative trees and bushes to debritrees and trashrubs.
Etymology: jetsam (unwanted material or goods that have been thrown overboard from a ship and washed ashore) + jetstream (a narrow, variable band of very strong, predominantly westerly air currents encircling the globe several miles above the earth)
Litternity
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: lit ter nit tee
Sentence: The runaway plastic bags caught in the Smith's now-bare maple tree were a display in multi-colors. More and more of them wedged in the branches each day. Once caught there, they never seemed to leave. The bright colors were on display for all litternity. Who knew when they were invented, that plastic bags would be used to decorate the landscape after they had carried home the groceries?
Etymology: Litter (rubbish;garbage;trash) & Eternity (time without end;a seemingly endless time interval)
Forestfliers
Created by: rombus
Pronunciation: for - rest - fli - urs
Sentence: Remember to pick up your trash, especially plastic bags and paper....because only you can prevent forest fliers....
Etymology: Forest and Fliers
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COMMENTS:
Super Duper! Luv it! - silveryaspen, 2009-04-02: 17:23:00
terrific - Jabberwocky, 2009-04-02: 18:21:00
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Arbbish
Created by: ChickenWhistle
Pronunciation: ARR-bish
Sentence: "Oh, look at that delightful arbbish fluttering whimsically in Trevor's apple tree!"
Etymology: 'arb'- from 'arbre', the French for tree. 'bish' from 'rubbish', meaning garbage or worthless.
Carriondynamics
Created by: silveryaspen
Pronunciation: carry un dy nah mix
Sentence: When in the sky, we spy, planes, birds, or butterfly, we take delight, at the sight, of their aerodynamics. But we turn quite bitter, when we see litter, plastics and scrap, going all-a-flap, they're ugly carriondynamics.
Etymology: CARRY, CARRION, AERODYNAMICS. Carry - lift and transport. Carrion - anything that is decaying and discarded. Aerodynamics - the forces involved when objects move through the air.
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COMMENTS:
Very strong and very complex word silveryaspen! Well said! - Biscotti, 2009-04-02: 01:55:00
VERRRRRY clever! - metrohumanx, 2009-04-02: 02:08:00
excellent - Jabberwocky, 2009-04-02: 18:25:00
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Wildermess
Created by: petaj
Pronunciation: rhymes with wilderness
Sentence: The thing that struck me most from my sojourn to the Himalayas, was the utter beauty of the wildermess - the smog dusted snow, the accretions of debris in the base camp and the sparkling PET bottles, like diamonds on the rocky scree.
Etymology: wilderness (pristine landscape untouched by humans - well, almost) + mess (garbage, or untidiness especially created by the human hand)
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COMMENTS:
nice - galwaywegian, 2009-04-02: 09:45:00
meaningful pull, meaning readily apparent, fits the definition like a glove on a hand, great use of irony, and wildermess is so pervasive! Will use this word a lot! - silveryaspen, 2009-04-02: 10:22:00
Well worth waiting for! - readerwriter, 2009-04-02: 10:46:00
good one - Jabberwocky, 2009-04-02: 18:23:00
i like it! Very.....thoughtful! - amylynn242, 2009-04-03: 21:23:00
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Styroflowers
Created by: mweinmann
Pronunciation: sti + roh + flah + wurs
Sentence: I wakened to the sights and sounds of Spring this morning, with the many colorful birds singing their April melodies. The dew was fresh on the lawn and there was a breeze bringing warm, sweet air with it. I next heard the rustle of the trashtrees with their little baggie buds waving on the ends of their branches; accompanied by large white styroflowers which had bloomed everywhere. Ahhh, this would truly be a sight to remember....styrospring at its best.
Etymology: Styrofoam (light resilient foam of polystyrene)and Flowers