Verboticism: Bottleulism
DEFINITION: v. tr. To obsessively carry a water bottle always by one's side, regardless of how inconvenient, unnecessary, or impolite it may be. n. A person who constantly sips, sucks and gulps at a water bottle, fearing death by dehydration.
Bottleulism
Created by: bookowl
Pronunciation: bottle/u/lism
Sentence: Harry was ever fearful of the dreaded bottleulism outbreak of '99 and therefore kept his bottled water handy at all times.
Etymology: bottle + botulism
Points: 908
Comments: Bottleulism
Mustang - 2008-02-21: 08:02:00
Wish I'd thought of it. Great word!!
libertybelle - 2008-02-21: 09:12:00
That is so clever!!
silveryaspen - 2008-02-21: 13:19:00
Outstanding!
OZZIEBOB - 2008-02-22: 00:20:00
Very clever!