Verboticism: Presentense
DEFINITION: v., To show appreciation for a gift, even if it is something that you do not really need or want, by feigning joy. n., A faked display of gratitude.
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Delightifeign
Created by: jajsr
Pronunciation: Dee-lie-tee-fay-n
Sentence: Phil didn't know what to give his sister, Ann, for Christmas, so he gave her something that he would like. Displaying an awesome show of delightifeign, Ann said, "Wow, I can use this to screw stuff", as she opened her brand new power drill.
Etymology: Combination of "Delight" - a high degree of gratification, and "Feign" - to give a false appearance of.
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COMMENTS:
Cute - Nosila, 2008-12-23: 22:48:00
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Gleepostering
Created by: thejoshinator
Pronunciation: glee-post-er-ing
Sentence: Ted was experienced at gleepostering, often having to feign glee when he received boring presents from his Grandparents.
Etymology: Glee + imposter
Gratefool
Created by: silveryaspen
Pronunciation: great fool
Sentence: A sister and sister-in-law had a Christmas contest every year, to see which one could give the other, the ugliest pair of earrings. To show they were gratefool for them, they were required to wear them Christmas day, as the ultimate act of wreckognition. Everyone else in the family got to vote on which pair was the ugliest.
Etymology: GRATEFUL, FOOL
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COMMENTS:
nice - Jabberwocky, 2008-12-23: 11:01:00
With Christmas all but upon us, I'm fearing the onset of the Gratefool Dread! Terrific word. - OZZIEBOB, 2008-12-23: 23:48:00
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Gleeguiltfulness
Created by: remistram
Pronunciation: glee-gilt-fulh-ness
Sentence: Her gleeguiltfulness was so transparent, why the heck would she be so happy to receive a broken vase wrapped in a green garbage bag?
Etymology: gleefulness + guilt (feeling badly for faking the glee)
Fauxhoho
Created by: galwaywegian
Pronunciation: foh hoh hoh
Sentence: She gave a fauxhoho to all and sundry, while secretly vowing that when she got him alone she'd deck his balls with holly.
Etymology: ho ho ho faux
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COMMENTS:
Love it, Merry Christmas, galwaywegian! - Nosila, 2009-12-24: 09:18:00
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Ewwphoria
Created by: Tigger
Pronunciation: /eyoo-for'-ee-uh/
Sentence: Lauren's convincing ewwphoria upon opening the Handy-Ma'am brassiere repair kit that Uncle Frank gave her this year was worthy of an Academy Award nomination.
Etymology: Ew - what you feel like saying when you open a gift you dislike (Orig. unknown) + euphoria - a feeling of great happiness; elation (from Greek, euphoros "well-being")
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COMMENTS:
Good word! - OZZIEBOB, 2007-12-20: 16:13:00
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Myrrhsatzuberance
Created by: metrohumanx
Pronunciation: MURR-satz-UBERance
Sentence: "Now, pretend that you like Grandma's gift- even if it's socks." I said to Laura as we drove over the valley and through the woods. I didn't know that Grandma has purchased an assortment of small gifts and RE-packed them in a conveniently-sized cardboard box. With the camcorder rolling and her best look of surprise, Laura tore the wrappings off and exclaimed: "ALRIGHT! Just what I always wanted!....SECURITY ENVELOPES!" Her MYRRHSATZUBERANCE that day will provide years of holiday hilarity.
Etymology: MYRRH+erSATZ+exUBERANCE= MYRRHSATZUBERANCE.....MYRRH:A traditional Christmas gift consisting of a yellowish-brown aromatic gum resin obtained from a tree (especially Commiphora abyssinica of the family Burseraceae) of eastern Africa and Arabia;Middle English myrre, from Old English, from Latin myrrha, from Greek, of Semitic origin; akin to Arabic murr myrrh.....ERSATZ: a usually artificial and inferior substitute or imitation, fake;German ersatz-, from Ersatz, noun, substitute.....EXUBERANCE:extreme or excessive in degree size or extent,joyously unrestrained and enthusiastic;Middle English, from Middle French, from Latin exuberant-, exuberans, present participle of exuberare to be abundant, from ex- + uber fruitful, from uber udder.
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COMMENTS:
Is it Christmas yet? - metrohumanx, 2008-12-23: 10:04:00
I don't know why my words are getting longer....mabye it's the winter solstice or something? - metrohumanx, 2008-12-23: 10:25:00
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Fauxlalaing
Created by: yellowbird
Pronunciation: foe-la-la-ing
Sentence: Grandma didn't really like that weight set you gave her; she was only fauxlalaing.
Etymology: faux (fake) and fa la la, a Christmas song chorus and ah! the sound someone makes when startled or surprised
Fakitude
Created by: Korinne
Pronunciation: Fak-it-tude
Sentence: I had to show some fakitude when Frank gave me a Michael Bolton CD.
Etymology: Fake + It + Gratitude
Shamwowiezowie
Created by: mrskellyscl
Pronunciation: sham-wow-ee-zow-ee
Sentence: "Shamwowiezowie!" cried Marta when she opened the box. She was hoping for a ring this year but when she opened her gift from Ralph she found a ShamWow (as seen on TV). Through her teeth, she managed to thank him and convince him that she had been wanting one ever since she saw the commercial. Though her lips said, "Thanks," her mind said, "You'll be gone by New Year's, Buster!"
Etymology: sham: making deceitful pretenses; fakery + wowie zowie: an exclamation of amazement and joy, often said sarcastically; 1966 track by Frank Zappa "Wowie Zowie, baby, your love's a treat" the song was done tongue in cheek as a parody of many of the teen love songs of the time
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COMMENTS:
Merry Christmas, mrskellyscl! - Nosila, 2009-12-24: 09:19:00
God bless us, everyone! - mrskellyscl, 2009-12-24: 10:16:00
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