Verboticism: Prebriate
DEFINITION: v., To prepare for holiday events where you must chat with irritating co-workers or nagging relatives, by consuming just enough alcohol to make you feel "relaxed". n., A person who arrives at a party pre-inebriated.
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Blitzeden
Created by: purpleartichokes
Pronunciation: blitzed-en
Sentence: Oh look! There's Santa's other reindeer - the one on the 12-step program - Blitzeden! He always gives parties a lot of foreshot.
Etymology: blitzed, Blitzen
Pseudosalubricated
Created by: metrohumanx
Pronunciation: SOO-DOE-sa-lubri-cated
Sentence: Alfie's drinking philosophy could be stated quite simply: pound down a few shots before attending any social event where sparking wit might be called for. Alfie believed in getting PSEUDOSALUBRICATED...obtaining a "healthy buzz" before showcasing his karaoke skills and performing handstands on the bar. Although he was known to occasionally eat the label from a wine bottle, Alfie stubbornly refused to admit that a person could PSEUDOSALUBRICATE himself too much. Always entertaining, he often left the premises strapped to a hand truck.
Etymology: PSEUDO+SALUBrious+lubRICATED= PSEUDOSALUBRICATED.....PSEUDO:being apparently rather than actually as stated, false, fake;Middle English, from Late Latin pseudo.....SALUBRIOUS:favorable to or promoting health or well-being, especially in a social setting;Latin salubris; akin to salvus safe, healthy.....LUBRICATED:to make smooth or slippery, to imbibe just enough alcohol to make something bearable;Latin lubricatus, past participle of lubricare, from lubricus slippery.
Hoptimist
Created by: OZZIEBOB
Pronunciation: HOP - tuh - mist
Sentence: After a couple of "steadiers" Bob, a hoptimist with a 'corona' of confidence, marched smilingly into his workplace's Christmas party, greeting heartily fellow-workers who normally 'drove him to drink".
Etymology: HOPTIMIST: Blend of hop(s), used in beer brewing. Consider slang "On the hops", and Optimist: One who feels that things will work out well. STEADIER: (sl) a beer to steady the nerves. CORONA: 1.A crown 2. Mexican beer. DRIVE TO DRINK: Make s.o so irritate
Premixslur
Created by: kateinkorea
Pronunciation: pre MICK slur
Sentence: He already had his premixslur thing already going before he even got to the party. He drank a whole mickey on the way in the taxi.
Etymology: PRE: before MIXER: party SLUR: to not enunciate words clearly
Otannenbombed
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: o tenənbämd
Sentence: It was just his first week at his new job and Gerry wanted to make a good impression at the Christmas party. Unfortunately he chose to use a little liquid courage to prepare for the event. He showed up otannenbombed. With all of the smirks, snickers and pointing Monday morning, he wished he knew what had gone on Saturday night.
Etymology: O Tannenbaum (Carol: O Christmas Tree) + bombed (intoxicated by drink or drugs)
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COMMENTS:
terrific - Jabberwocky, 2008-12-19: 14:02:00
Excellent!! - Mustang, 2008-12-19: 18:59:00
Love it - OZZIEBOB, 2008-12-21: 17:20:00
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Socyulebibe
Created by: Edsoteric
Pronunciation: soush-yule-bibe
Sentence: Ordinarily Gary was not much of a tippler but he did socyulebibe to make the rounds of his clients interminable office parties more bearable.
Etymology: social + yule + imbibe
Alcoholerate
Created by: Maxine
Pronunciation: al ku 'haw lur ayt
Sentence: Ruth hates her inlaws, but she'll be fine if she alcoholerates before their party.
Etymology: alcohol + tolerate
Twastightbeforechristmas
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: twaz tite befor cris mass
Sentence: "Twastightbeforechristmas" was the Karaoke Bible for Perry Chris Mass. He adored the reworked Christmas songs that he belted out everynight, after a few belts: Angels We Have Heard Are High; I'll be prone for Christmas; I'm dreaming of a White Wine Christmas;Rudolph the Red-Nosed Rein Beer;Carol of the Bells Scotch;and Ding Dong Merrily We're high.were some of his more popular renditions.
Etymology: Twas The Night Before Christmas - famous poem by Clement Clark Moore & Tight (drunk, smashed, crocked, inebriated...too much alcohol imbibed)
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COMMENTS:
ha ha, not a creature was stirring, not even a souse - petaj, 2008-12-19: 00:52:00
When what to my wondering eyes should a beer....a sleigh filled with ethyl and tiny reindeer....hic - metrohumanx, 2008-12-19: 01:03:00
Funtastic. Laughter and music ... little changes that refresh the old carols and will have us smiling and thinking of you everytime we hear them. - silveryaspen, 2008-12-19: 10:36:00
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Hollyjollyhammered
Created by: remistram
Pronunciation: hol-ee-jol-ee-ham-erd
Sentence: Sven got hollyjollyhammered at the party so he didn't have to small talk with his numbskull co-workers.
Etymology: as in have a holly jolly Christmas + hammered (as in drunk)
Saintnipped
Created by: mweinmann
Pronunciation: saynt - nipped
Sentence: Joshua got saintnipped this near before arriving at his family Christmas gathering. Uncle Clyde's 20 minute monologue about his illustrious post office career didn't bother him this time, nor did Aunt Sara's endless questions about when he was going to bring home a nice Presbyterian girl to meet the family. Actually, all of these things started to seem amusing to Joshua for a change.
Etymology: This word combines Jolly Old Saint Nick (or Santa Claus) with the past tense of Nip (a small drink of liquor).
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COMMENTS:
Funtastically cute! - silveryaspen, 2008-12-19: 10:26:00
Great word...Saintnipped also explains a very cold Christmas Eve... - Nosila, 2008-12-19: 22:38:00
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