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DEFINITION: v. To assess an individual's current mental state, or identify hidden personality traits, through careful analysis of their hairstyle. n. A method of psychoanalysis based hairdos and don'ts.
Verboticisms
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Hairot
Created by: Fleury
Pronunciation: HAIR-oh
Sentence: Your Hairot Card reading says "something wicked this way comes"
Etymology: hair + tarot
Ponytelltale
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: poh-nee-el-teyl
Sentence: Anne is usually quite meticulous with her appearance. She spends a fair amount of time in the morning getting her hair just right. It doesn't require tips from Sigmund Freud to pick out her bad-mood days. The ponytelltale sends co-workers scurrying in every direction but in her path. If all she has done is cram her locks into a scrunchie the world better look out.
Etymology: ponytail (an arrangement of the hair in a long lock drawn tightly against the back of the head and cinched so as to hang loosely) + telltale (a thing serving to reveal or disclose something)
Categhairise
Created by: chris
Pronunciation: cat-egg-hayr-ize
Sentence: Sebastian's ability to categhairise people accurately (even if bald) had usually kept him out of ha(i)rm's way.
Etymology: categorise + hair
Fricktrizzle
Created by: msokoloffster
Pronunciation: Frik - Triz - uhl
Sentence: Sarah slapped anyone who fricktrizzled her; she thought it was bogus.
Etymology: Unknown...
Coiffuread
Created by: remistram
Pronunciation: kwah-fyoor-reed
Sentence: Judging by his greasy comb-over they coiffuread that he was fighting the aging process and his mirrors at home were filthy.
Etymology: coiffure (a style of arranging or combing the hair) + read (to interpret the meaning of by scrutiny or observation)
Coiffenalysis
Created by: andystephenson
Pronunciation: kwaf-nalli-sis
Sentence: I performed a quick coiffenalysis and realised that she was in a very bad mood.
Etymology: Coiffure + analysis
Pilidivinate
Created by: torgo
Pronunciation: pilly-div-in-ate.
Sentence: I have mastered the art of pilidivination. see that girl over there? Total nutter.
Etymology:
Hairathought
Created by: exmugger
Pronunciation: hair-ra-thought
Sentence: Can you guys please hairathought for her? she isnt feeling too well today! cant you see?
Etymology: Spare a thought. now, Hairathought!
Comments:
chris - 2006-12-01: 11:32:00
I like 'coiffology'.....
wordmeister - 2006-12-01: 11:49:00
I like hairballogy, but then again I created it. I guess it's lucky we can't vote for our own words...
CHANGES TO VOTING AND SCORING
Due to popular demand we are changing the voting and scoring rules. Here is how the new setup works:
1. Voting: Each player gets two "plus" Votes (Against votes have been eliminated.)
2. Creativity Points: You get 4 points for creating a word, 4 points for creating a sentence, plus 1 point each for the pronunciation and etymology.
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chris - 2006-12-01: 13:01:00
...good of you to be so objective about things, wordmeister :)
Jabberwocky - 2006-12-01: 13:42:00
I like it alot - sometimes the sentences are better than the words. This will encourage all of us with fragile egos
wordmeister - 2006-12-01: 13:54:00
Check out the revised player standing -- chris and Jabberwocky are neck and neck. This could get vicious! Oh wait... They removed the negative voting. Dang!
ChrisCarrk - 2006-12-01: 15:57:00
it seems menthairity is a really funny word, rock on!
wordmeister - 2006-12-01: 23:39:00
Hey Bjorn, Nice one with 'Salonalysis'. It's from different angle...
splendiction - 2009-07-30: 23:21:00
yes, and Mona (Lisa) has that mysterious smile, too! Excellent word
artipt - 2018-12-03: 19:28:00
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