Verboticism: Holidrought
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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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.
Batteruined
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: bat-uh-roo-ind
Sentence: "BATTERIES NOT INCLUDED" It says it right on the box. Does Dad take the time to read it? No! He has a drawer chocked full of old, power-drained batteries that he wasn't sure were really dead. Now it's Christmas morning and what should be a joyful time with the children playing with their new toys, leaving the adults at peace is again batteruined.
Etymology: battery (a combination of two or more cells electrically connected to work together to produce electric energy) + ruined (to injure something irretrievably)
Stamino
Created by: remistram
Pronunciation: stam-uh-noh
Sentence: She thought she had more stamina this year, but it quickly became clear to her that this was a case of stamino. She sat there envying all the new gadgets charging up their batteries and wished that someone would soon invent a battery charger for humans - nevermind that's what spas are for, and alcohol.
Etymology: stamina (the power to endure fatigue, having great strength) + no (negative, not)
Holidaisical
Created by: Maxine
Pronunciation: haw li 'day zi kuhl
Sentence: After decorating the house, wrapping the presents, and baking the Christmas ham, Pam was feeling quite holidaisical.
Etymology: holiday + lackadaisical
Festigue
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
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COMMENTS:
great word - Jabberwocky, 2007-12-21: 08:45:00
Very nice! - Tigger, 2007-12-21: 13:23:00
Another excellent word! - OZZIEBOB, 2007-12-21: 14:51:00
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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
Asaltonbattery
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: a salt on batt er ee
Sentence: When Mimi forgot to pack fresh double AA's with the Christmas toys,she went ballistic and she was charged with asaltonbattery.
Etymology: assault & 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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Shortcelled
Created by: mweinmann
Pronunciation: short - selled
Sentence: Connie felt really shortcelled on Christmas Day. She had stayed up half the night putting together toys, cooked a banquet for the next day, baked cookies, decorated and cleaned the house. To top it all off, she ran out of batteries for all of the toys and electonic gadgets she had bought and was too tired to go to the store.
Etymology: Short (less than, not having enough) + Cell (microprocessor architecture, In electronics, a battery is two or more electrochemical cells which store chemical energy and make it available as electrical energy)
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COMMENTS:
Your inventive pronunciation gives an an added commercial dimension. Shortcelled also conjured up visions of spent brain cells, too. Short and cell can have so many meanings and applications. Kudos for creating a word that can take on more than one meaning and have many dimensions, for that's not easy to do! - silveryaspen, 2008-12-24: 11:34:00
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