Verboticism: Opticynic

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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Transienchantment
Created by: stache
Pronunciation: trān'zē-ən-chānt'mənt
Sentence: Marvin suddenly knew his crush on the willowy blond/e he had met at the bar earlier that evening was mere transienchantment when, as they were making out in the darkened booth in the back, his hand felt the stiffening bulge beneath the front of "her" miniskirt.
Etymology: Trans, from transgender, politically correct term for the range of proclivities from cross-dressers to full-blown top and bottom transsexuals; iench, unit of measurement in the deep southern U.S.; antment, that which befalls one's honey sandwich when dropped on the ground.
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COMMENTS:
Ahh, his own personal Crying Game! - Nosila, 2008-03-31: 20:41:00
Yep, I understand, the willowy blonde was an undercover cop and the "bulge" was his gun! Very funny; good word. - OZZIEBOB, 2008-04-01: 00:02:00
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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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Utopiaint
Created by: Mustang
Pronunciation: yew-TOPE-e-aynt
Sentence: Finding joy and beauty where most others found only ugliness, Little Melanie's eden was in fact, a utopiaint.
Etymology: Blend of 'utopia' (a place of ideal perfection especially in laws, government, and social conditions) and 'ain't' (am not : are not : is not)
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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Opticynic
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: äptəsinik
Sentence: Gloria is a true football fan. Her favorite team doesn’t give her much to cheer about. She is an opticynic whenever something good happens. If her team scores a touchdown she starts to celebrate but immediately expects and looks for a penalty flag.
Etymology: optimist (hopefulness and confidence about the future or the successful outcome of something) + cynic (a person who believes that people are motivated purely by self-interest rather than acting for honorable or unselfish reasons)
Blissmourn
Created by: kashman
Pronunciation: blees-mourn
Sentence: Amy had a long chat with super-cute Ryan after Miss Morgan's History class. Amy was delighted and came home feeling all giddy because she had a crush on Ryan since Hayden broke up with her few months ago. She excitedly went to her sister April's room (who was an year senior) and told her about Ryan, but April started laughing and told Amy that Ryan only date guys. Hearing this Amy suffered from a strong feeling of blissmourn and her romantic dreams about Ryan were squashed.
Etymology: Bliss (complete happiness) + Mourn (express feeling of grief after a loss)
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COMMENTS:
Good word! - OZZIEBOB, 2008-04-01: 00:27:00
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Glassmostasy
Created by: Jabberwocky
Pronunciation: glass/most/a/see
Sentence: Sunny was full of glassmostacy and offered uplifting advice to one and all.
Etymology: glasnost (time of freedom of information in Russia) + glass half full or in this case glass most full + ecstasy
Blissipate
Created by: OZZIEBOB
Pronunciation: BLIS-uh-peyt
Sentence: As rainclouds fade away to distant horizons, only the waterless desert blissipates at its sandy dunes.
Etymology: BLISS :Middle English blisse, from Old English bliss, from blīths, from blīthe, joyful; -_SIPATE:from L. sipatus, pp. of (dis)sipare "disperse, squander, disintegrate, cause to vanish" + supare "to throw, scatter about."
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COMMENTS:
very poetic - Jabberwocky, 2008-03-31: 12:53:00
Great word Oz! - purpleartichokes, 2008-03-31: 14:05:00
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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)
Blissclosure
Created by: petaj
Pronunciation: bliss-closure
Sentence: Carlotta gave up talking at the age of 5 when her mother's sour responses to her childish delight in the world led only to blissclosure. Oh that's a sad story.
Etymology: bliss + disclosure (sharing a secret)
