Verboticism: Celleighride
DEFINITION: v., To run out of batteries during the holidays, especially on Christmas morning when all the kids and half the adults are screaming for their new toys. n., A battery or personal energy shortage created by over-consumption.
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Lacknicad
Created by: Mustang
Pronunciation: LAK-nih-kad
Sentence: Suddenly realizing that his supply of batteries for toys, clocks and other gifts had run out, Lionel suffered a bout of clinical lacknicad depression.
Etymology: Blend of lack, and nicad, short for nickel cadmium, a type of battery.
Denergized
Created by: alanmilner
Pronunciation: as it reads
Sentence: I tried to demonstrate the new product, but all of my batteries had been denergized.
Etymology: denergized is a contraction of de-energized, and plays off the energizer battery campaign.
Celltechristmas
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: sel tek kris mas
Sentence: Poor Santa. Although he toiled all year to produce excellent toys for boys and girls, he had no facility to manufacture batteries. He relied on the Eveready Bunny to supply Moms & Dads & other gift givers with the right power to get those toys moving/talking/shooting/walking/crying/beeping/barking/wailing or lighting up Christmas Morning. It was becoming more of a Celltechristmas each year. Most times the Bunny could work the circuit, but some times it was hard to enduracell all those battery piles, like the current time. Sometimes he wanted to join DoubleAA because he thought he was becoming an alkalineoholic. Sometimes he just wanted to drop acid and at other times he had so many positive and negative forces in his life, that he was afraid he would be charged with assault and battery if he had to bang his drum once more! Santa being wise and observant told the Bunny that he would get the elves to help him and that after Christmas, the Bunny should take a long-overdue vacation, before his situation became terminal. When the Bunny argued, Santa said, anode for a while that you were over capacity...you need a rest. Resistance is futile...you are suffering from North Polar disease so go take your lithium, meditate somewhere warm by saying your "ohms" and recharge yourself!
Etymology: Celtic Christmas(relating to or characteristic of the Celts; although should be pronounced Keltic, most North Americans pronounce it Seltic); Cell (battery;a device that delivers an electric current as the result of a chemical reaction) & Tech (technical, applied sciences, especially mechanical, communication)
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COMMENTS:
Packs a big charge and charges to the top! Great Create! - silveryaspen, 2008-12-24: 11:07:00
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Alkalack
Created by: galwaywegian
Pronunciation: al ka lack
Sentence: The children screamesd around the house like banshees on crack, beating each other about the head and face with wii remotes, personal dvd players,all suffering from acute alkalack. Meanwhile Papa Gang huddled in the corner thinking, philosophically that at least he had had the foresight to ensure they wouldn't be suffering from alcolack which, in his opinion, would have been serious.
Etymology: alkaline lack.
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COMMENTS:
Experiencing alkalack, I tuned to alcohol, which left me needing alka seltzer! Great word! - silveryaspen, 2008-01-01: 23:44:00
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Celleighride
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: sell ay ryde
Sentence: It was time for the annual Christmas Celleighride. It became evident when the carol singing slightly changed. They subtlely sang Watt Child Is This?; I'll be ohm for Christmas;etc. Their batteries were losing power and only a celleighride to the local 7-11, the only shop open on this day, to get AA, AAA, C, D cell batteries would do. Poor Nick, he needed recharged himself, but to keep the peace, he'd make the trip and drag his exhausted self through the winter's exhaust. Their annual celebration always became a cellebration. Joule have a Blue Christmas without them!
Etymology: Cell (a device that delivers an electric current as the result of a chemical reaction) & Sleigh Ride (Popular Christmas Song and activity outdoors) Seligh also rhymes with slay (to kill something, like a battery)' Joule (a unit of electrical energy equal to the work done when a current of one ampere passes through a resistance of one ohm for one second).
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Imbattered
Created by: Bullwinkle
Pronunciation: im'bat-erd
Sentence: I couldn't show the kids how their new toys worked, I was imbattered
Etymology: embittered/battery
Durahell
Created by: purpleartichokes
Pronunciation: dur-ah-hell
Sentence: Christmas day quickly spiralled into Durahell when she realized that Suzy's Patty-poops-a-lot doll did not come equipped with her own batteries.
Etymology: Duracell, hell
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COMMENTS:
hohoho! - galwaywegian, 2007-12-21: 04:42:00
great! - toadstool57, 2007-12-21: 07:13:00
Excellent word, and funny sentence! - Tigger, 2007-12-21: 13:23:00
Great word. - OZZIEBOB, 2007-12-21: 14:52:00
beautiful - yellowbird, 2007-12-22: 14:10:00
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Festique
Created by: Stevenson0
Pronunciation: fest/teeg
Sentence: Festigue usually sets in about noon on Christmas Eve because of all the shopping and partying the last two weeks. I'm just too tired to enjoy the holiday.
Etymology: festive + fatigue
