Verboticism: Decophile
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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Festcessive
Created by: Stevenson0
Pronunciation: fest/ces/sive
Sentence: She is completely and totally festcessive about the Christmas season.
Etymology: festive + obcessive + excessive
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COMMENTS:
Great word! - Mustang, 2007-12-03: 17:51:00
Very nice, and good for all holidays. - purpleartichokes, 2007-12-03: 19:03:00
Another great word! - OZZIEBOB, 2007-12-04: 16:29:00
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Festcessive
Created by: Stevenson0
Pronunciation: fest/ces/sive
Sentence: She is completely over the top and festcessive about the Christmas season.
Etymology: FESTCESSIVE - from - festive + obsessive + excessive
Hollydeckorator
Created by: lpr416
Pronunciation:
Sentence: This is the season that makes all “Hollydeckorators” jolly.
Etymology: from "Deck the Halls with Boughs of Holly" and "decorator"
Holidict
Created by: beaugosse
Pronunciation:
Sentence: Look at this house! She's a seasonal holidict!
Etymology:
Krismess
Created by: biffbig1
Pronunciation: kris+mess
Sentence: Damn, she was a Krismess!
Etymology: not wanting to say Christ + mess
Preposterxmas
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: pripästəreksməs
Sentence: Holly's approach to the holidays is truly preopsterxmas. It was bad enough last year when she started wearing a string of lights and couldn't leave her cubicle without trailing extension cords behind her but this year she is festooned with sprigs of holly and ornaments. She is a hazard to be around.
Etymology: preposterous (utterly absurd or ridiculous)+ Xmas (informal term for Christmas)
Holidayationist
Created by: Oodles
Pronunciation: hóllə dày náysh'nist
Sentence: Anna's mum starts putting up the Christmas tree in late September & decorates the whole house, she's such a holidayationist!
Etymology:
Wreathflex
Created by: Jabberwocky
Pronunciation: reeth/flex
Sentence: Once the first snowflake has fallen it is an automatic wreathflex to bedeck and festoon everything within eyesight with garlands and bows and silver bells...ahhh gives me goosebumps. 'deck the halls with boughs of holly, fa la la la la la la la la'
Etymology: wreath + reflex
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COMMENTS:
great word! - galwaywegian, 2007-12-03: 08:02:00
Great word and sentence. - OZZIEBOB, 2007-12-04: 16:38:00
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Decorationist
Created by: Daniel999
Pronunciation: Dekorachonst
Sentence: As a decorationist, she was approached throughout the year for various decorative ideas.
Etymology:
Jubilackey
Created by: OZZIEBOB
Pronunciation: JOO-buh-LAK-ee
Sentence: For Bob, a jubilackey, and, especially, a yulethrall, festinfatuation, with the feriations of the whole world, continued year-long with 365 red-letter days.
Etymology: Blend of JUBILEE: A season of general celebration, holiday and rejoicing & LACKEY: Slave(slang); disciple, follower
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COMMENTS:
Good one Bob! - emdeejay, 2008-12-09: 22:22:00
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