Verboticism: Tchotchkepidemic
DEFINITION: v. To express your love of nature by covering your lawn with statues, ornaments and other plastic figurines. n. A home which is infested with gnomes, elves, plastic animals, and other lawn ornaments.
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Tackyahtized
Created by: abrakadeborah
Pronunciation: Tak-e-ah-tized
Sentence: Wilhelmina Walmartia tackyahtized her lawn with figurines of Gnomes,Pixies,Dolls and Faries. She had collected so many figurines that there wasn't any grass in her yard anymore. The neighbors would often hear Wilhelmina talking to the figurines as if they were her own children. They thought it a bit strange when she was found sleeping under a mushroom cuddled up to a Gnome.
Etymology: Tacky: Lacking style or good taste; tawdry. ahtized: To go into a hypnotic state of mind to be tacky.
Kitschen
Created by: galwaywegian
Pronunciation: k itch in
Sentence: The food in her kitschen was great, it was the little plaques all over the place with heart warming phrases that were hard to stomach.
Etymology: kitchen, kitsch
Gnomicile
Created by: mrskellyscl
Pronunciation: gnome-i-cile
Sentence: Jeanette loved her garden, all the little plastic bunnies, gnomes and flamingos. As soon as it warmed up in spring, she was putting together her gnomicile for everyone to enjoy.
Etymology: gnome -- diminutive beings responsible for guarding the earth. domicile -- permanent home
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COMMENTS:
Great etymology. Great Create! - silveryaspen, 2009-04-17: 10:37:00
Yes gnomicile is perfect! - splendiction, 2009-04-17: 18:54:00
Gnomes are so gneat....and gnatural. - Mustang, 2009-04-17: 21:13:00
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Dwarficulture
Created by: petaj
Pronunciation: dw-orf-kulcha
Sentence: Minnie by name, mini by nature, she loved trolling through the flea markets looking for tyre swans, ceramic animals and her favourite concrete gnomes to add to the dwarficulture in her back yard.
Etymology: dwarf + horticulture
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COMMENTS:
Clever start to your great sentence and for your great verbotomy! - silveryaspen, 2009-04-17: 10:31:00
Excellent word! Dwarficulture captures well the selection of "dwarf" and disney gnomes out there! - splendiction, 2009-04-17: 19:02:00
Great gnomenclature - Mustang, 2009-04-17: 21:18:00
Gnomaste...great word! - Nosila, 2009-04-17: 21:26:00
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Gnomemansland
Created by: Mustang
Pronunciation: NO-manz-land
Sentence: Lucy thought it was cute to decorate her yard with little plastic statues of Snow White and her dwarf buddies but her neighbors snickered behind her back and had labeled her yard gnomemansland.
Etymology: Blend of 'Gnome', (One of a fabled race of dwarflike creatures) 'man' (human), and land, play on the phrase 'no mans land'
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COMMENTS:
Hmmmmm - Mustang, 2013-08-15: 06:42:00
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Gnomemansland
Created by: Mustang
Pronunciation: NO-manz-land
Sentence: Barb thought it was cute to decorate her yard with little plastic statues of Snow White and her dwarf buddies but her neighbors snickered behind her back and had labeled her yard gnomemansland.
Etymology: Blend of Gnome, man, and land, play on the phrase 'no mans land'.
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COMMENTS:
great....like it!! - mweinmann, 2009-04-17: 09:10:00
It doesn't get gnome better! Super Duper! - silveryaspen, 2009-04-17: 10:36:00
Yes this is a great word! - splendiction, 2009-04-17: 16:07:00
There's no place like gnome! - Nosila, 2009-04-17: 21:23:00
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Aliceinwonderyard
Created by: Biscotti
Pronunciation: ayl-iss-inn-wun-dur-yaar-d
Sentence: Everyone knew Vicki had a horrible case of aliceinwonderyard. Her front lawn was decorated with an army of gnomes, a flock of pink flamingos, a herd of plastic deer, and a wiseguy left over from a nativity set.
Etymology: Alice in wonderland (a popular children's fantasy book) + yard (that green stuff around some peoples houses)
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COMMENTS:
Your word is so Wonderfull! - silveryaspen, 2009-04-17: 10:24:00
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Gnomensland
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: no mens land
Sentence: Mary Contrary's home was a gaudy fairy tale house surrounded by a front and backyard covered by every known garden ornament. She had over 200 garden gnomes, no two alike and each had a name. Her home was a gnomensland, as no sane man would be caught dead in this fairyland setting. Even her dog was embarrassed to be seen there...he was sure all these creatures came alive at night and they probably did!
Etymology: Gnome (elf or fairy) & No Mens Land (devoid of men) & WordPlay on No-Mans-Land (an area not suitable or used for occupation or habitation;
Uglawn
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: uhg-lawn
Sentence: Mindy just loves plastic gnomes, elves, mushrooms, flamingos, and deer. There are so many ornaments on her uglawn that you can hardly find a single blade of grass.
Etymology: ugly (unattractive) + lawn (cultivated area of green grass)
Junkaments
Created by: abrakadeborah
Pronunciation: Junk-a-ments
Sentence: Trailoretta just loved decorating her yard with all types of "junkaments" She would keep adding more and more plastic ornaments and figurines until, she barely had enough room to get to her mobile home doorsteps. Often the neighbors would peer out of their curtains...watching Trailoretta kneeling down to pet and talk to her gnomes and elf collection.(She apparently thought the the mushrooms, elves and gnomes had magical powers.)
Etymology: Junk:Rubbish,debris, crap (slang) trashy,clutter. Ornaments:Something that decorates or adorns; an embellishment (in this case an over embellishment of plastic junk.)
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COMMENTS:
Oh how well, your word describes some of these! Good blending! - silveryaspen, 2009-04-17: 10:41:00
Trailoretta is a Trailer Park Girl for sure...and some mushrooms do have magical powers! - Nosila, 2009-04-17: 21:25:00
Thank you both very much I really enjoy each others comments and your sentences! :) - abrakadeborah, 2009-04-20: 18:18:00
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