Verboticism: Clockadoodulled
DEFINITION: n. The fatigue brought on by the loss of one hour of sleep, especially if caused by something beyond your control, like the conversion to daylight savings time, barking dogs, or an addiction to late night TV. v. tr. To lose one hour of sleep.
Clockadoodulled
Created by: silveryaspen
Pronunciation: clock - a - dew - dulled
Sentence: It takes a clocksucker to come up with the clockamamie idea of daylight savings time. Darn clock-a-doodlers! I drag through the day clockadoodulled
Etymology: COCK-A-DOODLE-DOO and CLOCK! COCK-A-DOODLE-DOO: rooster's call, usually emitted at the break of dawn, waking you up too early. CLOCK: device for measuring time, including daylight savings time - and both are rigged to emit noise to get you up too early.
Points: 1004
Comments: Clockadoodulled
bigveg - 2008-03-12: 13:13:00
nice one!
Jamagra - 2008-03-12: 14:12:00
My kid has had croup all week. "Clockadoodulled" is exactly how I'm feeling. Great word.
Jabberwocky - 2008-03-12: 15:56:00
eggsellent
OZZIEBOB - 2008-03-12: 16:39:00
Im cock-a-hoop about this one! Very clever; nice word.
OZZIEBOB - 2008-03-12: 16:58:00
Perhaps, I meant clock-a-hoop! Also, do the somnolent need to be saved from, "the endless sheep?"
OZZIEBOB - 2008-03-12: 20:38:00
Oops.I think I meant insomnolent!
Biscotti - 2008-03-12: 20:57:00
Brilliance....sheer brilliance...
stache - 2008-03-12: 21:26:00
been watching Deadwood, you clocksucker? (great word)
stache - 2008-03-12: 21:27:00
Ka-ching! looks like we have a winner!
silveryaspen - 2008-03-13: 01:12:00
Appreciate and enjoyed all your comments about these clock-eyed creations!