Verboticism: Gratefool
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.
Gratefool
Created by: silveryaspen
Pronunciation: great fool
Sentence: A sister and sister-in-law had a Christmas contest every year, to see which one could give the other, the ugliest pair of earrings. To show they were gratefool for them, they were required to wear them Christmas day, as the ultimate act of wreckognition. Everyone else in the family got to vote on which pair was the ugliest.
Etymology: GRATEFUL, FOOL
Points: 629
Comments: Gratefool
Jabberwocky - 2008-12-23: 11:01:00
nice
OZZIEBOB - 2008-12-23: 23:48:00
With Christmas all but upon us, I'm fearing the onset of the Gratefool Dread! Terrific word.