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DEFINITION: n., A person so enamored with the holidays that they don't just deck their halls and home, but they also decorate their car, their cubicle, their pets, and themselves. v., To obsessively decorate according to seasonal holidays.
Verboticisms
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Hollytosis
Created by: libertybelle
Pronunciation: holl-lee-toe-sis
Sentence: Mitch didn't realize the level of Bonnie's hollytosis until he saw that the cats had been dyed red and green and that the refrigerator had been wrapped in tinsel.
Etymology: holly + halitosis... it's monday - my brain's not totally warmed up yet.
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COMMENTS:
very funny - Jabberwocky, 2007-12-03: 13:03:00
Clever! - Tigger, 2007-12-03: 21:17:00
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Decorfatuate
Created by: remistram
Pronunciation: dek-uhr-fach-oo-eyt
Sentence: They knew her decofatuating had gone too far when she bought festive contact lenses that made her eyes look like Christmas trees.
Etymology: decorate + infatuate (as in obsess)
Jingolo
Created by: rombus
Pronunciation: jing - oh - low
Sentence: Stuart had turned into a complete jingolo. There were holiday bells of all sorts everywhere....both at work and at home. He just couldn't stop hanging them as he was sooo into the spirit this year. They were hanging from the doors, halls, walls, cubicles, phones, file cabinets, bathroom fixtures, refrigerator and copy machine....and those were just some of the ones he had adorned the workplace with!
Etymology: Jingle (from jingle bells) Gigolo (a dissolute person; usually a man who is morally unrestrained).... In combination, unrestrained jingle bells
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COMMENTS:
Exceptional. A real bellringer that is a-pealing. - silveryaspen, 2008-12-09: 12:13:00
I'm just a jingolo and everywhere I go, I spread joy and mistletoe...cute word - Nosila, 2008-12-09: 23:18:00
good one - OZZIEBOB, 2008-12-13: 16:13:00
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Holidaybacle
Created by: bzav1
Pronunciation: holiday - bah - kul
Sentence: She was green, red and flashing lights from head to toe - a complete holidaybacle! She knew the true meaning of Xcessmas.
Etymology: holiday + debacle
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COMMENTS:
very good - Jabberwocky, 2007-12-03: 16:01:00
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Fesquinoxaphrenic
Created by: MichaelCampbellUK
Pronunciation: fes-kwe-nox-a-fre-nic
Sentence: Ursula's fesquinoxaphrenia drove her like some crazed clockwork squirrel to stockpile the seasons baubles.
Etymology: Fes- (from festive) -quinox (from equinox, a seasonal event) -aphrenia (hebaphrenia, mental illness characterised by extreme hoarding). See 'fesquinoxafrenic' N.
Jubilackey
Created by: OZZIEBOB
Pronunciation: JOO-buh-LAK-ee
Sentence: For Bob, a jubilackey, and, especially, a yulethrall, festinfatuation, with the feriations of the whole world, continued year-long with 365 red-letter days.
Etymology: Blend of JUBILEE: A season of general celebration, holiday and rejoicing & LACKEY: Slave(slang); disciple, follower
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COMMENTS:
Good one Bob! - emdeejay, 2008-12-09: 22:22:00
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Deckadent
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: dek a dent
Sentence: Merry Yule is a self-proclaimed deckadent. She starts gathering her Christmas Kitsch in October and by December her home,vehicle,office, pets and person are covered in greens & reds, candy canes, bells and holly. When she looks for a new home, the first thing she asks is, "Where can I put the Christmas Tree?" She gets so excited waiting for Santa, no one has the heart to tell her he's not real...
Etymology: Decadent (a person who has fallen into a decadent state (morally or artistically); marked by excessive self-indulgence)& & Decorate (make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc.)& Deck (to decorate;to be beautiful to look at)
Obsessibrate
Created by: Mustang
Pronunciation: ob-SESS-uh-brayt
Sentence: Gracielda was so heavily into the holiday spirit she once again showed her need to obsessabrate by decorating everything from her dog, to her car, the refrigerator and even the john in her bathroom, making her friends and family members wonder if she was in touch with reality.
Etymology: Blend of obsession and celebrate
Holiaddict
Created by: gmlehmann
Pronunciation: holly-add-ickt
Sentence: Everything she did was was related to the holidays. She was a real holiaddict.
Etymology: Holiday + Addict or Addiction
Jinglejerk
Created by: Mindy1955
Pronunciation: 'jiŋ-gel-'jerk
Sentence: Christmas decorations a week before Thanksgiving, what a jinglejerk.
Etymology: Middle English direct result of the excesses of the 1970's
Comments:
Today's definition was suggested by kabloozie. Thank you kabloozie ~ James
Hey Verbotomists, I thought it would be fun to create a Verbotomy Greeting Card for the upcoming holidays. So I am calling on all Verbotomists to Submit your Holiday Verbotomy Definitions. I will set up an e-card so we can send our best wishes, and our best words, to our friends. Be creative! ~ James
In other news, Galwaywegian's verboticism, "Minimaim", was published yesterday in Toronto Star. See: http://www.verbotomy.com/blog/?p=223. Congratulations to Galwaywegian ~ James
Jabberwocky - 2007-12-03: 06:04:00
love the outfit today - very festive
Thanks Jabberwocky! I loved getting dressed up and lightening my hair for the holidays. ~ James
Thanks to everyone for sending in their cheeriest holiday definitions. And now Santa's elves will to get to work. ~ James
Hey Verbotomists, Sorry for the double replay this morning. I have updated the definition for today as of 7:00am EST. If you created a word for the service definition, you can see it here: That cake is so dry. Thanks for playing! Be creative, James
Today's definition was suggested by kabloozie. Thank you kabloozie. ~ James