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DEFINITION: A traditional cleansing ritual used to prepare for the New Year -- often includes the consumption of special tonics or potions.
Verboticisms
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Vindisate
Created by: egonschiela
Pronunciation: vin-di-sate
Sentence: Sharon began to vindisate just before leaving for the New Year Party ....
Etymology: vin (Fr: wine) di (as in vindicate) sate (to gorge, overdose)
Annualism
Created by: mickey666
Pronunciation: anewalism
Sentence: December 31st each year demands an anualism in preparation for the coming 12 months.
Etymology:
Hogmanitox
Created by: Bulletchewer
Pronunciation: hog-man-ee-tocks
Sentence: She would always hogmanitox after Christmas because her liver had taken quite a bashing.
Etymology: From "hogmanay" (Scottish term for New Year's Eve) and "detox". Also a hog is a pig, notoriously filthy animals!
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COMMENTS:
Very witty! Good stuff. - fonka99, 2007-01-01: 08:32:00
Notoriously filthy? No. Pigs are naturally very clean and avoid, if at all possible, soiling their living areas! Their confinement is man-made. But I like your word. - egonschiela, 2007-01-01: 13:22:00
Yeah, rolling in the mud is a clear sign of hygiene obsession! Also note that the Bible (you know, that reliable classic) calls swine "unclean". Most importantly, it was a befittingly crude generalization. - Bulletchewer, 2007-01-02: 16:42:00
....snorts, and puts head back in bucket. - egonschiela, 2007-01-02: 18:55:00
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Bodyclensing
Created by: josje
Pronunciation: bodyclensing
Sentence: Drink this bodyclensing potion and you´ll feel better.
Etymology: clensing from cleaning
Annboozaria
Created by: ErWenn
Pronunciation: /"an-bü-'zär-E-&/
Sentence: The festival of Annboozaria generally begins after dinner on December 1st and lasts until the cops show up.
Etymology: annual + booze + Februaria
Alcocatharsis
Created by: Stevenson0
Pronunciation: al/co/kuh/thahr/sis
Sentence: The annual New Year's alcocatharsis rids of the old me so I can become the new perfect person I am meant to be.
Etymology: alcohol + catharsis
Rebeerthing
Created by: petaj
Pronunciation: re-beerth-ing
Sentence: Marcus felt born-again after using premium ale in his rebeerthing ritual.
Etymology: rebirthing + beer
Blottoflush
Created by: Maureen
Pronunciation: blotto - flush
Sentence: Had a great night at the pub but now I need to blottoflush for New Year's Eve.
Etymology: blotto - under the influence of drink Flush - to cleanse
Alcoholiday
Created by: maxxy
Pronunciation: al-coh-HAHL-ih-day
Sentence: Jim performed his traditional alcholiday on Dec. 30 -- just in case he wasn't sober enough to remember it on the 31st.
Etymology: alcohol + holiday
Bacarditised
Created by: Orlandin
Pronunciation: Bac-ardi-tised
Sentence: It is not Miller Time. I have already been Bacarditised. Where is the bathroom?
Etymology:
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COMMENTS:
Alcohol is a perservative, little embalming fluid should be needed when I go. - Orlandin, 2007-01-02: 00:10:00
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