Verboticism: Tannenbomb

'Why are you vacuuming the Christmas tree?'

DEFINITION: n., 1. A pine needle infestation, common during and after the holiday season. 2. Prickly Christmas guests who will not leave and cannot be cleaned up. v., To fall down during a holiday party and hide under a rug.

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Tannenbomb

Created by: rikboyee

Pronunciation: tah-nern-bom

Sentence: it may have looked nice as they were decorating it, but this christmas tree was a tannenbomb waiting to go off

Etymology: bomb, tannenbaum[as in the song...o christmas tree...but the german version....i'm the only one who learnt the german version aren't i....fine...vote for pinedemic...see if i care]

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Comments: Tannenbomb

MrDave2176 - 2007-12-17: 08:50:00
I used a 'Tannenbaum' word last week and it didn't win me any prizes either, but you got my vote!

Jabberwocky - 2007-12-17: 13:38:00
clever