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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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Holifanorator
Created by: lelia
Pronunciation: holi-fan-o-rator
Sentence: She is such a holifanorator that she has lost count of all of her decorations!
Etymology:
Celebraddict
Created by: Carla
Pronunciation: Noun: seh-leh-brA-dikt Verb: seh-leh-bruh-dIkt
Sentence: Noun: The celebraddict forbade the others from approaching the Christmas tree - she alone knew where the baubles should hang. Verb: Her compulsion was such that she took tinsel everywhere, needing even to temporarily celebraddict her seat on the bus.
Etymology: Celebrate + Addict
Decwhorator
Created by: purpleartichokes
Pronunciation: DEK-hor-ay-ter
Sentence: My friend, Wendy, is such a decwhorator that she has an entire month's worth of festive sweat shirts and sweaters. The one with Snoopy carrying the plate of cookies is cute, but the snow scene sweat shirt with a little stuffed kid tacked on to a spot where he appears to be sledding down Mt. Mammary, well, I think it's slightly obscene.
Etymology: decorator, whore (an obsessed person)
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COMMENTS:
Very funny. Amusing reference to that 'sledding' location too... - Tigger, 2007-12-03: 21:13:00
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Autodecophile
Created by: Bullwinkle
Pronunciation: auto-decko'file
Sentence: Just look at his car; he's an autodecophile
Etymology:
Xmasdecafobia
Created by: mblewis41
Pronunciation:
Sentence: Jack has spent so much time and money on Xmas decorations, I think he's suffering from xmasdecafobia.
Etymology:
Tinselitis
Created by: porsche
Pronunciation: tinsel/I/tis
Sentence: Sue's tinselistis was so acute that they had to schedule an emergency tinsellectomy.
Etymology: tinsel + tonsillitis
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COMMENTS:
Congrats on your over all weekly win last week! Some great words!! Well done!!! - Stevenson0, 2007-12-03: 15:10:00
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Holidayationist
Created by: Oodles
Pronunciation: hóllə dày náysh'nist
Sentence: Anna's mum starts putting up the Christmas tree in late September & decorates the whole house, she's such a holidayationist!
Etymology:
Festoonatic
Created by: galwaywegian
Pronunciation: fes too nat ik
Sentence: he was such a mad festoonatick he tied some sleigh bells on his duck christmas quackers!
Etymology: festoon, lunatic
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COMMENTS:
Fantastic and funny - silveryaspen, 2008-12-09: 11:06:00
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Ornamaniac
Created by: kragn
Pronunciation: orn-a-MAY-nee-ack
Sentence: Debbie's an ornamaniac -- she's got a couple of strands of Christmas lights in her purse for unexpected decorating opportunities.
Etymology: ornament + maniac
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