Verboticism: Sleepdeprivision

'Honey, are you awake?'

DEFINITION: n. An idea that pops into your head just before you fall asleep, which is so big and brilliant, or else so dark and scary, that it keeps you awake all night long. v. To lie awake in bed with a head full of big dreams.

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Sleepdeprivision

Created by: purpleartichokes

Pronunciation: sleep-deh-preh-vih-zhun

Sentence: Last night I had a sleepdeprivision. Today, I am groggily wondering why I thought it was feasible to set up a full-scale hydroponic artichoke growing system in my basement.

Etymology: sleep deprivation, vision

Points: 569

Comments: Sleepdeprivision

petaj - 2007-04-09: 04:58:00
I can't decide if your artichoke cultivation is big and brilliant (like the lighting system required to run such a thing) or dark and scary (there's got to be a reason why basements figure so boldly in murder movies)

petaj - 2007-04-09: 05:00:00
Oh and nice work with sleep deprivation. I went down that path, but no lightbulb moment on fitting in the idea bit.

purpleartichokes - 2007-04-09: 05:59:00
The lighting system did throw me a curve, as did where I would relocate my washer, dryer, furnace, and resident spiders.

Jabberwocky - 2007-04-09: 12:59:00
knew right away it was your word - very clever

purpleartichokes - 2007-04-09: 14:10:00
Wow, I didn't realize I was that verbobvious.

jedijawa - 2007-04-09: 23:58:00
That has a nice ring to it.

galwaywegian - 2007-04-10: 05:17:00
hydropon my word!