Verboticism: Giftrionics
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.
Giftrionics
Created by: OZZIEBOB
Pronunciation: gif-tree-ON-iks
Sentence: Despite hours of shoe misery and stressed-out shopping to buy a contraption - which looked like space junk - but was supposed to help improve Bob's putting, Roxie's best intentions ended in little more than a staged smile and a few moments of crafted giftrionics.
Etymology: Blend of gift & histrionics: A deliberate display of emotion for effect, feigned emotion.
Points: 425
Comments: Giftrionics
Tigger - 2007-12-20: 05:00:00
Very clever word, Bob. Do you have one of those contraptions in your closet by chance?
Jabberwocky - 2007-12-20: 13:36:00
I know how Roxie feels
OZZIEBOB - 2007-12-20: 16:29:00
Not any more TIG. Wisely donated them for sale at grandkid's school fete.