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DEFINITION: v., To prepare for holiday events where you must chat with irritating co-workers or nagging relatives, by consuming just enough alcohol to make you feel "relaxed". n., A person who arrives at a party pre-inebriated.
Verboticisms
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Wassailant
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: was say lant
Sentence: There is one at every Christmas Party...the wassailant. It's that friend, co-worker or relative who needs liquid courage in order to face their demons and tell people what they really think of them. The only good thing of them coming soused is that they inevitably conk out on the coat pile in the bedroom, leaving the rest to enjoy themselves.
Etymology: Wassail (a punch made of sweetened ale or wine heated with spices and roasted apples; especially at Christmas;celebrate noisily, often indulging in drinking; engage in uproarious festivities & Assailant (someone who attacks)
Absolutsanta
Created by: libertybelle
Pronunciation: ab-soul-oot-san-tah
Sentence: Gary showed up to the Christmas party playing the role of Absolutsanta - he had obviously been rehearsing all day with a bottle of scotch. No one really minded until he decided to "water" the Christmas tree.
Etymology: Absolut -popular brand of Vodka + Santa -play on Absolut ad campaign.
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COMMENTS:
poor tree!! - Jabberwocky, 2007-12-18: 10:51:00
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Soirebacchus
Created by: jajsr
Pronunciation: Swa-ray-bock-us
Sentence: Pete loved the holiday season because he loved going to the parties for the free booze. Going from party to party, Pete would always show up at another party drunk. He was a classic Soirebacchus.
Etymology: Combination of "Soire" from soiree - a party or reception held in the evening; and "Bacchus" - the Greek God of wine.
Premixslur
Created by: kateinkorea
Pronunciation: pre MICK slur
Sentence: He already had his premixslur thing already going before he even got to the party. He drank a whole mickey on the way in the taxi.
Etymology: PRE: before MIXER: party SLUR: to not enunciate words clearly
Merrynaded
Created by: MrDave2176
Pronunciation: mehr-ree-nayd-ed
Sentence: (True story): My wife and I and a friend attended a champagne tasting, then went home and sampled some single malt scotch and then proceeded to the Christmas party already merrynaded.
Etymology: Merry + (Mari)naded
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COMMENTS:
funny - Jabberwocky, 2007-12-18: 14:12:00
Positively brilliant word! - libertybelle, 2007-12-18: 14:50:00
Sounds like you were on a merry-go-round. Great word, DAVE ! - OZZIEBOB, 2007-12-18: 16:03:00
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Prehammered
Created by: spickaspanner
Pronunciation: Pree-ham-er-ded
Sentence: Oh no, not lunch with that twat again... Don't you just feel prehammered?!
Etymology:
Saintnipped
Created by: mweinmann
Pronunciation: saynt - nipped
Sentence: Joshua got saintnipped this near before arriving at his family Christmas gathering. Uncle Clyde's 20 minute monologue about his illustrious post office career didn't bother him this time, nor did Aunt Sara's endless questions about when he was going to bring home a nice Presbyterian girl to meet the family. Actually, all of these things started to seem amusing to Joshua for a change.
Etymology: This word combines Jolly Old Saint Nick (or Santa Claus) with the past tense of Nip (a small drink of liquor).
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COMMENTS:
Funtastically cute! - silveryaspen, 2008-12-19: 10:26:00
Great word...Saintnipped also explains a very cold Christmas Eve... - Nosila, 2008-12-19: 22:38:00
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Pretoxicate
Created by: Redrover
Pronunciation: pre-tox-uh-cate
Sentence: The only way Marsha could get through Christmas with her family was to completely pretoxicate herself into a totally medicated state.
Etymology: pre=before intoxicate=to make drunk
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COMMENTS:
Excellent! - Mustang, 2007-12-18: 19:00:00
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Putrumintumtum
Created by: Jabberwocky
Pronunciation: poot/rum/in/tum/tum
Sentence: When he received his invitation to the Christmas lunch he took the little drummer boy's advice and putrumintumtum.
Etymology: put + rum + tum (as in tummy) + pa rum pum pum pum
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COMMENTS:
Hysterical!!! - libertybelle, 2007-12-18: 10:36:00
I need to ruminate on this one! Very clever and offbeat! - OZZIEBOB, 2007-12-18: 16:17:00
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Fauxmas
Created by: jmotsch
Pronunciation: foe mass
Sentence: After a full day of toasting, Jim was totally fauxmassed when he arrived at the children's choir performance. I must always fauxmas before attending midnight mass.
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Comments:
Today's definition was suggested by yellowbird Thank you yellowbird ~ James
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