Verboticism: Bagain
DEFINITION: v., To receive a gift covered in previously used wrap. n., Recycled gift-wrap, may or may not suit the occasion.
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Giftcrap
Created by: purpleartichokes
Pronunciation: gift-krap
Sentence: She may have thought more of the John Deere sweater if it didn't come packaged in the giftcrap from his bachelor party.
Etymology: gift wrap, crap
Dissyoupaper
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: diss yu pay per
Sentence: Ruth knew their affair was over when Rodney brought her a gift wrapped in recycled toilet paper. This was diussyoupaper if she ever saw it and it's too bad she conked him on the head with it before opening and finding a diamond necklace inside!
Etymology: Tissue Paper (coloured,lightweight paper used in wrapping) & Diss You(disrespect, speak rudely about)
Dejaviewed
Created by: mweinmann
Pronunciation: day - ja - vee - ewed
Sentence: George wasn't sure but he thought he had a strange case of dejaviewed as he opened Margie's gift. Last year, he had purchased a large roll of paper that looked just like this and had wrapped at least 20 gifts with it.
Etymology: deja (having occurred previously, repetativeness of events or actions)+ viewed (having been seen previously)
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COMMENTS:
Wonderful word with great originality. - silveryaspen, 2008-12-22: 14:43:00
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Thriftwrap
Created by: Tigger
Pronunciation: /thrift-rap/
Sentence: Carole winced visibly when Samantha carelessly, and needlessly, opened her baby-shower presents by clawing and tearing at the wrapping instead of delicately peeling the taped ends, because Carole knew she would have to use even more tape to repair the damage, and she planned to re-use the thriftwrap for her teenage son's upcoming birthday.
Etymology: [from "giftwrap"] thrift - frugality (perhaps from Old Norse, from thrīfask "to thrive") + wrap (Middle English, wrappen)
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COMMENTS:
...sentence inspired by someone very dear to me — thanks Mom. - Tigger, 2007-12-19: 12:36:00
very good word - Jabberwocky, 2007-12-19: 12:45:00
Excellent - OZZIEBOB, 2007-12-19: 17:50:00
Love it! - purpleartichokes, 2007-12-19: 18:47:00
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Grap
Created by: tgulden422
Pronunciation: GRAP
Sentence: "The present he gave me was a total piece of grap."
Etymology: GR as in Gift wRap, Crap.
Giftscrap
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: giftskrap
Sentence: Jerry reuses as many things as he can. He says he is being environmentally-conscious. His friends think his use of giftscrap is just tacky and cheap.
Etymology: gift-wrap (decorative paper for wrapping presents) + scrap (any waste articles or discarded material)
Wrapredux
Created by: Mustang
Pronunciation: rap-re-dux
Sentence: Trying his best to put positive spin on his miserly habit of reusing wrapping paper, Elmore blithely referred to it as 'rapredux', thinking others would regard it and his stinginess favorably.
Etymology: Blend of wrap and redux....('to bring back')
Wrapitransit
Created by: silveryaspen
Pronunciation: Rap it tran sit
Sentence: Paper Rosey had quite a system. She was a paper clip. She clipped paper from any source she could. She removed paper from gifts, copy machines, comics books, paperbacks, newspapers, even paper dolls, and toilet paper rolls. Paper Rosey even stripped the paper from the walls. Paper Rosey was also the ultimate paper resighcler. Her paper clippings were used, over and over again, to wrap her gifts. Paper Rosey even made paper jams, by taping and pasting small bits and pieces together, until she had enough to cover her gifts. Paper Rosey called all this her ... wrapitransit system.
Etymology: RAPID TRANSIT SYSTEM, WRAP IT. RAPID TRANSIT - exspeedient rapid transition system using papers that should have been buried undergound but were quickly re-elevated to the status of gift wrap. WRAP IT - cover it with paper.
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COMMENTS:
clever - Jabberwocky, 2008-12-22: 09:43:00
Hee Hee Heee- pro foundly undergroundly. - metrohumanx, 2008-12-23: 10:11:00
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Econowrap
Created by: KenM2
Pronunciation: Econowrap
Sentence: She was very "green" conscious and frugile. by using the "Econowrap" method for wrapping gifts, she helped the environment and saved money each holiday.
Etymology: ECOlogy+ECOnomy + wrap
Wrapredux
Created by: Mustang
Pronunciation: rap-re-dux
Sentence: Though he knew in his heart that he was a miserly skinflint, Lyndal did his best to put positive spin on his habit of reusing wrapping paper, blithely refering to it as 'wrapredux', thinking (and hoping) that others would regard it and his stinginess in a positive light.
Etymology: Blend of 'wrap' and 'redux'....('to bring back')