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DEFINITION: n. The creative, yet blatantly illegal use of plastic milk crates, and the latent fear of prosecution associated with this alleged crime. v. To create and build home furnishings using stolen milk crates.
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Crascandalate
Created by: remistram
Pronunciation: cruh-scan-all-ate
Sentence: Josh was arrested for crascandalating and theft with a deadly glass of milk.
Etymology: crate + scandal
Crateblanche
Created by: mweinmann
Pronunciation: crat - blan - sh
Sentence: David went around acting as if he had crateblanche to steal and use milk crates. He blatently used them as furniture, totes and even in the artwork that he exibited in craft fairs.
Etymology: Crate and Play on Carte Blanche (complete authority to act)
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COMMENTS:
wonderful - Jabberwocky, 2009-04-03: 12:30:00
funtastic! - silveryaspen, 2009-04-04: 09:02:00
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Lactoshui
Created by: toy4769
Pronunciation: Lack-toe-schway
Sentence: I really like what you've done with the place Margaret as the room has a real lactoshui feel to it that balances everything out.
Etymology: From Latin lac = milk and from Chinese for 'wind water' and popular design techniques = Feng Shui
Larcendairy
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: lärsəndərē
Sentence: When Jill went off to college she didn\'t go through the trauma that some of her friends did buying furniture and everything else that students need. She concentrated on her wardrobe and left the furniture to the larcendairy method. Bookshelves, computer desk & chair, even her bedframe was courtesy of the local convenience store.
Etymology: larceny (theft of personal property) + dairy (containing or made from milk)
Ilemilkrate
Created by: Bughunt
Pronunciation: ill-em-ilk-rate
Sentence: Oh my lord! That guy's is blatantly misusing milk crates! A serious case of ilemilkrate, this is the big scoop!
Etymology: ILlEgal, MILK, cRATE.
Dairycycling
Created by: galwaywegian
Pronunciation: day reee siy kling
Sentence: His dairycycling was proof that there was no use crying over spilt milk
Etymology: dairy recycling
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COMMENTS:
very witty - Jabberwocky, 2009-04-03: 12:31:00
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Kleptocrappycratecreation
Created by: abrakadeborah
Pronunciation: klep-tow-crap-pee-crate-cree-ay-shun
Sentence: Leon was always going behind the local stores and sneaking away with anything he thought would be useful to help him craft into or repair broken household items. However, his wife Alison wasn't at all impressed with Leon's "Kleptocrappycratecreation" of the broken plastic crap-pee crate toilet seat Leon created, because it was not only tacky...it pinched her behind and her feet couldn't touch the floor!
Etymology: Klepto;(Slang) A person who has a compulsion to steal; a kleptomaniac. Crappy;Inferior; worthless. Also a play on the word crappy as "crap-pee"
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COMMENTS:
nice - Jabberwocky, 2009-04-03: 12:34:00
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Crativity
Created by: galwaywegian
Pronunciation: kray tiviteeee
Sentence: His crativity was never really understood in his lifetime. It was a tragic case.
Etymology: creativity, crate
Grandlarcendairy
Created by: rombus
Pronunciation: grand + larsen + dary
Sentence: Ruben got put in the slammer for 2 years for grandlarcendairy when he was finally caught stealing 100 milk crates from the Dean's Dairy Company.
Etymology: Grand Larceny and Dairy
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COMMENTS:
fantastic - Jabberwocky, 2009-04-03: 12:33:00
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Illisitupon
Created by: petaj
Pronunciation: illicit-a-pon
Sentence: Lily's crativity resulted in a booming business for illisitupons. They were not very comfortable and left an awful pattern on legs and bottoms, but they had become so fashionable that she was running a thriving online shop. Only trouble, was she had to keep changing hosts and addresses to avoid prosecution by the dairy co.
Etymology: illicit (illegal) + sit upon
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COMMENTS:
nice - galwaywegian, 2009-04-03: 08:46:00
moovelous - Jabberwocky, 2009-04-03: 12:36:00
Bully for her! - Nosila, 2009-04-03: 23:38:00
Definitely one of the butt-er (better) sentences! Your word is Exceptional! - silveryaspen, 2009-04-04: 09:09:00
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Comments:
Today's definition was suggested by metrohumanx. Thank you metrohumanx. ~ James
My fat-free pleasure...
Today's definition was suggested by metrohumanx. Thank you metrohumanx. ~ James