Verboticism: Pollynannasecond
DEFINITION: v. To see joy and beauty where others only see complications, trouble and weeds. n. A moment of delight which dissipates as soon as it is shared.
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Wonderblah
Created by: Stevenson0
Pronunciation: won/der/blah
Sentence: The child's enthusiasm and delight was immediately snapped by her mother's negative comment. It was a wonderblah moment.
Etymology: wonder + blah
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COMMENTS:
Wonderblah could describe my experience shopping for bras online yesterday. Why women want those plastic tubes poking at their ribs all day, I'll never know. And why do men wear little nooses around their necks? Do they secretly want to be hung? Or are buttons actually obscene and need to be hidden? I think that just inspired a definition... - purpleartichokes, 2008-03-31: 18:31:00
I think that, under the circumstances described, Freud may understand! - OZZIEBOB, 2008-04-01: 00:20:00
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Floptimism
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: flop tim izm
Sentence: Her excitement soon turned to floptimism when Ashley gave her sister Erika a dandelion from the yard, which she had inadvertantly killed.
Etymology: Flop (disappointment;failure) & Optimisim (a general disposition to expect the best in all things;the optimistic feeling that all is going to turn out well)
Dandelionize
Created by: Jamagra
Pronunciation: dan/dee/li/on/ize
Sentence: Depending on which of her friends you talked to, Leslie's tendency to dandelionize every situation made her either naive or optomistic.
Etymology: dandelion - plant commonly perceived as a weed, but good in salads and wine lionize -to treat as a celebrity
Floptimist
Created by: galwaywegian
Pronunciation: flopp ta misssst
Sentence: When life gives you lemons...make a scrunched up face, she added floptimistically
Etymology: optimistic flop
Craptimistic
Created by: purpleartichokes
Pronunciation: krap-tih-miss-tik
Sentence: Each spring, I get all craptimistic and weedgleed waiting for lamb's quarters and purslane to make their annual garden invasion. My motto - if ya can't beat 'em, eat 'em! (BTW, purslane contains more Omega 3 fatty acids than any other edible plant).
Etymology: crap, optimistic
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COMMENTS:
you really believe this winter will ever end - Jabberwocky, 2008-03-31: 12:49:00
Yep! My daffodils are up about 4 inches - garlic about 6. However, I am so NOT ready for the 50 strawberry plants being delivered today... what the hell was I thinking? - purpleartichokes, 2008-03-31: 14:05:00
I too live in a Garden of Weedin'...Cheers, purple! - Nosila, 2008-03-31: 20:48:00
The payoff for craptimism usually comes on large denominations of crapola. I hope I'm not being overly craptimistic about my herb and veggie gardens. - Mustang, 2008-03-31: 23:10:00
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Boophoria
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: boo-fawr-ee-uh
Sentence: Her parents spent a lifetime building her self-esteem, praising her every utterance, every action. It all came crashing down as she opened her mouth on the stage of American Idol. All she wanted was to share her "wonderful" talent. Now she is in a state of boophoria. Big frigging thanks Mom & Dad!
Etymology: boo (an exclamation of contempt or disapproval) + euphoria (a state of intense happiness and self-confidence)
Happication
Created by: Biscotti
Pronunciation: hah-pih-kay-shun
Sentence: Andrea was so excited to give her mother the beautiful flower she picked from the grass. When presented with it, mom only said, "What a hideous weed! Thank you for killing it sweetie!" Distraught that she had killed something, Andrea quickly ran back to the spot at which she had picked it, dug a small hole, and buried it there. She felt such a feeling of happication that she felt she had to have a funeral service for the flower as well.
Etymology: Happy (joyful, excited) + complication (something that gets in the way)
Pollynannasecond
Created by: karenanne
Pronunciation: pah lee NAN ah sek und
Sentence: There was that moment, that brief wonderful Pollynannasecond, between the time she reached for the hundred-dollar-bill she found on the street and the moment she saw the truck bearing down upon her, in which she exclaimed into her cell phone to her friend, "Dreams really do come true, and tomorrow I'll finally be able to spend just a little money on a treat for myself!..."
Etymology: nanosecond + Pollyanna (a fictional girl who was unstoppably and, some say, insufferably cheerful and optimistic)
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Hopetimism
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: hope tim izm
Sentence: Jill's hopetimism that the pretty yellow flower she picked for her babysitter was soon squashed when she was told it was really a pesky dandelion.
Etymology: Hope (be optimistic) & Optimisim (a general disposition to expect the best in all things; the optimistic feeling that all is going to turn out well)