Verboticism: Infestivus

'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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Infestivus

artr

Created by: artr

Pronunciation: infestivus (just like it looks)

Sentence: Debbie and Art were planning a December wedding. To keep it from becoming completely infestivus, Debbie's mother suggested having it a week before Christmas so that out-of-town relatives might stay through Christmas and no longer. She was quite wrong. It turned into Infestivus Maximus with hordes of relatives hanging around until the New Year. Like pine needles stuck in the carpet, she could not get rid of them.

Etymology: infest (of insects or animals) be present (in a place or site) in large numbers, typically so as to cause damage or disease) + festive (cheerful and jovially celebratory) Derivative of Festivus Maximus (Baltimore Raven term for the Super Bowl)

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Comments: Infestivus

wayoffcenter - 2008-12-18: 10:07:00
Pine needles are easier to deal with than relatives. They don't get insulted when you yell at them.

Jabberwocky - 2008-12-18: 14:46:00
clever - Seinfeld reference maybe?

timlumber1 - 2008-12-19: 21:50:00
I like the name...i think you got festivus part from Ravens 2000 Super Bowl Run and added in...you got my vote!