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DEFINITION: v., To not feel guilty about all the weight you're putting on, because you need all the extra calories you can get, to survive the harsh winter climate. n., A type of fat gained by mammals in preparation for winter hibernation.
Verboticisms
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Iconical
Created by: jsmccarty82
Pronunciation: I-con-ik-al
Sentence: He is a very iconical personality.
Etymology: Help me with this one!
Bulkinate
Created by: Stevenson0
Pronunciation: bulhuk/uh/neyt
Sentence: With winter just around the corner, Janice instinctively knew it was time to bulkinate for the coldness to come by eating five meals a day in an effort to pack on twenty five pounds to thwart off that minus 18 degree northerly wind.
Etymology: BULKINATE - verb from - BULK (to increase in size; expand; swell) + LAMINATE (to cover with layers)
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COMMENTS:
We need words like that to fend off the hyperborean blast! - metrohumanx, 2008-10-20: 09:55:00
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Hamnesty
Created by: Tigger
Pronunciation: hām'-nə-stē
Sentence: "It sure is getting cold lately. Oh hey, if you're not going to finish that meat, I'll have the rest of it," said Margaret, adjusting her waistband, "and please pass the mashed potatoes and gravy," she stated, with hamnesty. She had been putting on quite a few pounds of insulard over the last few weeks.
Etymology: ham (Middle English, hamme "meat from the leg of a hog") + (Greek, amnéstía - oblivion, "a period during which offenders are exempt from punishment")
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COMMENTS:
Hilarious!! - purpleartichokes, 2007-11-21: 04:29:00
yes - very funny - Jabberwocky, 2007-11-21: 10:54:00
It seems with Margaret that it's all going to waist! Great sentence & word. - OZZIEBOB, 2007-11-21: 16:34:00
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Justifat
Created by: mvandyke
Pronunciation: just e fat
Sentence: 'Justifat', the weight you gain over the holidays to insulate you from the winters chill.
Etymology:
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COMMENTS:
What's the old saying: " When a man gets too fat to conceal his weight, he starts to boast about it" Nice word! - OZZIEBOB, 2007-11-21: 16:48:00
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Bulkernate
Created by: Stevenson0
Pronunciation: bul/ker/nate
Sentence: With winter just around the corner, Janice instinctively knew it was time to bulkernate for the coldness to come by eating five meals a day in an effort to pack on twenty five pounds to thwart off that minus 18 degree northerly wind.
Etymology: bulk + hibernate
Snowbesity
Created by: Nuwanda
Pronunciation: snow-bee-city
Sentence: Carla had come to anticipate her snowbesity. In fact, her winter clothes were two sizes larger than her summer clothes. Her snowbesity was harder to justify, however, once she moved to Florida.
Etymology: Snow + obesity
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COMMENTS:
snow doubt, that's a great word - Jabberwocky, 2008-10-20: 10:50:00
I scream- closed for the season-the reason: it's freezin! - metrohumanx, 2008-10-20: 13:33:00
Love it...nothing worse than having a blizzard on your gizzard! - Nosila, 2008-10-20: 20:11:00
Love it! - lumina, 2008-10-20: 20:15:00
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Skaarf
Created by: andbot37
Pronunciation: skarf
Sentence: I was really cold last winter, so I thought that I should start to skaarf up early this year.
Etymology: scarf:n, a piece of cloth worn around the neck for warmth. scarf:v, the act of eating quickly or vigorously.
Darwinablub
Created by: remistram
Pronunciation: dahr-win-ah-bluhb
Sentence: He put on 50 pounds in the span of a week to help him endure the harsh winter months, but due to his sudden darwinablub his cholesterol levels became alarmingly out of whack and he had subsequently suffered a sudden stroke.
Etymology: Darwin (as in survival of the fittest) + blub (short for blubber)
Bloatcoat
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: blōtkōt
Sentence: While others are wearing heavy parkas and what they call puffy jackets Tim is wearing a thin windbreaker. This is because he is wearing a bloatcoat. Starting at Thanksgiving he has been on a Paula Dean-inspired diet of butterfried schrimp, buttermilk cake with butter icing and buttermilkshakes. His only regret is that he has not been able to find a ready source of muktuk.
Etymology: bloat (become swollen with fluid or gas) + coat (an outer garment worn outdoors, having sleeves and typically extending below the hips)
Fatsulation
Created by: samsync
Pronunciation: fat-su-leh-shern
Sentence: In cold countries, it is important for people to consume more as they need the extra calories as fatsulation.
Etymology: FAT- : lard, oil -SULATION : from insulation
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COMMENTS:
Can you fatsulate your attic to R-14? - metrohumanx, 2008-10-20: 13:35:00
Sounds very much like 'hiberflate'. I like it! - Mustang, 2008-10-20: 20:45:00
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Comments:
Today's definition was suggested by remistram. Thank you remistram! ~ James
galwaywegian - 2008-10-20: 09:35:00
good standard today:)
Nuwanda - 2008-10-20: 22:51:00
Does anyone else get an error message when trying to vote sometimes? I think it keeps counting the votes I am trying to cast even though it comes up with a long string of unintelligible text.
Today's definition was suggested by remistram. Thank you remistram. ~ James