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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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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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Christmasshysterical
Created by: bluemoon72
Pronunciation:
Sentence: My neighbors are so Christmasshysterical, it's become an all-out light war begining the day after Halloween.
Etymology:
Holiditiot
Created by: SlappyDaClown
Pronunciation: HOL-i-dit-iot
Sentence: WOW ! Shes a real Holiditiot.
Etymology:
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COMMENTS:
Funny! - purpleartichokes, 2007-12-03: 19:00:00
I'm adding this one to my personal vocabulary and will use it to tease my "Holiditiot" friends! - snekorb, 2007-12-03: 23:49:00
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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:
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)
Noelitist
Created by: hendrixius
Pronunciation: /noe-well-lee-tist/
Sentence: This noelitist jerk just spent an hour informing me of the history of Saint Nick - I mean, come on, I have a Labor Day picnic to get to...
Etymology: "noel" and "elitist"
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COMMENTS:
funny - Jabberwocky, 2007-12-03: 15:59:00
Good one! - Tigger, 2007-12-03: 21:14:00
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Decorationist
Created by: Daniel999
Pronunciation: Dekorachonst
Sentence: As a decorationist, she was approached throughout the year for various decorative ideas.
Etymology:
Infatyuleation
Created by: dubld
Pronunciation: in-fatch-yule-a-shun
Sentence: Her infatyuleation became apparent when she showed up to the office blinking in red and green on the day after Thangskiving.
Etymology: Infatuation + Yule Tide
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COMMENTS:
nice - Jabberwocky, 2007-12-03: 16:02:00
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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
Decksess
Created by: mrskellyscl
Pronunciation: deck-sess
Sentence: Norma was anything but normal over the holidays. To say that she got into the holiday spirit was an understatement to say the least. In fact, she would decorate to decksess. Her house was so brightly lit with twinkie lights that it could be seen from the space shuttle, and her yard was bedecked and littered with moving reindeer, angels, blowup santas, Peanuts characters and huge, giant snow-globes containing Eeyore and Winny-the-Pooh. In her house she had a large Menorah next to her silver Christmas Tree and her Kwanzaa candles. She would come to work wearing reindeer antlers and a large string of twinkie lights around her neck. We found it amusing, then, when we asked her about her religious observance. "I don't believe in the religious stuff," she said, "I just like to decorate."
Etymology: deck: to decorate (as in "Deck the Halls") + excess: exceeding what is normal or sufficient
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COMMENTS:
I think I\'ve met Norma. - artr, 2009-12-14: 12:51:00
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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