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DEFINITION: v. To share a true but extremely embarrassing story about a close personal friend at the worst possible time. n. A moment of ill-timed honesty.
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Bantersnitch
Created by: Mustang
Pronunciation: BAN - ter - snich
Sentence: In her mindless and sometimes treacherous manner, Laverne once again found a most inopportune time to bantersnitch very revealing personal and private secrets about her best friend, Constance.
Etymology: Blend of 'banter' (idle talk) and 'snitch' (tattle). Also a play on 'bandersnatch': a person of uncouth or unconventional habits, attitudes, etc., esp. one considered a menace, nuisance, or the like.
Anabarrass
Created by: Stevenson0
Pronunciation: an/uh/bar/uhs
Sentence: Give Jenny a wedding, a microphone and three drinks and she can anabarrass anyone she knows in the room, especially the bride.
Etymology: ANABARRASS - verb - from ANA (a collection of miscellaneous information about a particular person) + EMBARRASS (to make uncomfortably self-conscious)
Bestiefy
Created by: galwaywegian
Pronunciation: beh stiff eye
Sentence: to bestiefy can bring the beastie out in the bestie
Etymology: testify, bestie
Blabomination
Created by: Tigger
Pronunciation: /blab-bom-uh-NAY-shun/
Sentence: Susan realized that she should have assigned someone to curb her best friend's consumption of Fuzzy Navel's at her wedding reception when Brandi suddenly grabbed the microphone. Her scandalous chronology of Susan's ex-boyfriends, and her awful breakups with them, was a total blabomination, and was recieved only with shocked silence. Afterward, Susan calmly walked over to the videographer, who had recorded the whole thing, threatened him with violence if didn't edit that speech out of the wedding video, borrowed a phone and tried to find a number for a Homicide Hotline, if there was such a thing.
Etymology: Blab - to reveal indiscreetly and thoughtlessly (back formation from Middle English, blabberen "to talk idly") + Abomination - a vile, shameful, or detestable action (from Latin, abominatus "shun as an ill omen")
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COMMENTS:
A blabariuos success! - wordmeister, 2008-06-04: 12:53:00
great word - Jabberwocky, 2008-06-04: 14:56:00
Good one, Tigger...I'd have givewn her a punch in the blabdomen! - Nosila, 2008-06-04: 22:58:00
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Tattlesnake
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: tat tel snayk
Sentence: At Betsy's wedding, Monica was a real tattlesnake, when after 6 or 7 gins, her speech was about the bride's past conquests.
Etymology: Tattle (gossip;divulge confidential information or secrets) & WordPlay on Rattlesnake (sidewinder;desert snake which sneaks up on you and then rattles it's tail before striking)
Humiliout
Created by: skeeterzirra
Pronunciation: hyue mill ee owt
Sentence: Chastity concluded her roast by humiliouting Hillary's torrid affairs.
Etymology: humiliation and outing
Anabarrass
Created by: Stevenson0
Pronunciation: an/uh/bar/uhs
Sentence: Give Jenny a wedding, a microphone and three drinks and can anabarrass anyone she knows in the room, especially the bride.
Etymology: ANABARRASS - verb - from ANA (a collection of miscellaneous information about a particular person) + EMBARRASS (to make uncomfortably self-conscious)
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COMMENTS:
I like it. - OZZIEBOB, 2008-06-04: 18:22:00
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Informortify
Created by: rebelvin
Pronunciation: INFORM+mORTIFY
Sentence: After she had too much to drink, her loose lips informortified all her friends.
Etymology: INFORM+mORTIFY
Rickledicule
Created by: Jabberwocky
Pronunciation: rickel/di/cule
Sentence: Everyone cringed when they saw Don approach the mike at the wedding because they knew he was about to rickledicule the groom.
Etymology: ridicule + Don Rickles (comedian famous for embarassing roasts)
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COMMENTS:
Ricklediculously good word! - Nosila, 2009-07-23: 01:37:00
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Tattlesnake
Created by: mrskellyscl
Pronunciation: tat-tel-snake
Sentence: The maid of honor turned into a tattlesnake the minute she got a microphone in her hand and completely mortified the bride and everyone else at the wedding.
Etymology: tattle: to reveal through gossip + snake: describes a back-stabber or treacherous person
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COMMENTS:
clever - mweinmann, 2009-07-22: 19:53:00
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Comments:
Today's definition is inspired by Miranda's moment of honesty during the Wedding Rehearsal scene in the Sex in the City ~ James
scrabbelicious - 2012-01-06: 01:44:00
Nice. The bride's annals inndeed.