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'Wow! It's just what I wanted!'

DEFINITION: v., To show appreciation for a gift, even if it is something that you do not really need or want, by feigning joy. n., A faked display of gratitude.

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Piticiation

Created by: chaiandallthatjazz

Pronunciation: piteee (pity) ciation (like in appreciation)

Sentence: Celeste could show none but piticiation for the stainless steel and gold dessert spoons.

Etymology: to pity the giver and the gift; however show appreciation as best possible.

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Ewwphoria

Created by: Tigger

Pronunciation: /eyoo-for'-ee-uh/

Sentence: Lauren's convincing ewwphoria upon opening the Handy-Ma'am brassiere repair kit that Uncle Frank gave her this year was worthy of an Academy Award nomination.

Etymology: Ew - what you feel like saying when you open a gift you dislike (Orig. unknown) + euphoria - a feeling of great happiness; elation (from Greek, euphoros "well-being")

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COMMENTS:

Good word! - OZZIEBOB, 2007-12-20: 16:13:00

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Gleebluff

Created by: remistram

Pronunciation: glee-bluhf

Sentence: She gleebluffed her way through the unwanted gifts - the fancy broom, the new iron, the shiny cooking utensils, and last but not least - the toilet brush.

Etymology: glee (delight, joy, merriment) + bluff (to mislead, deceive, dupe)

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Cheschagrin

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Created by: artr

Pronunciation: cheshəˈgrin

Sentence: From the time Marnie got up on Christmas til she went to bed, she wore her best cheschagrin. And just like the Cheshire cat, there was little-to-nothing behind it. What her family lacked in originality they more than made up in repetitiveness. Yes, she was brought up Catholic but why did Uncle Phil think she needed her third Pope-soap-on-a-rope? Yes, it rained but why did Aunt Alice think Marnie need her sixth Totes umbrella? And ever-practical Mom gave her some lovely plain white underwear. By the end of the day, from all the forced smiling, her jaw muscles hurt as much as her heart. She was never going to get her pony.

Etymology: Cheshire Cat (a cat depicted with a broad fixed grin, as popularized through Lewis Carroll's Alice's Adventures in Wonderland) + chagrin (distress or embarrassment at having failed or been humiliated)

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COMMENTS:

Always loved the Cheshire Cat. - wayoffcenter, 2008-12-23: 04:33:00

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Fauxpreciation

Created by: Nosila

Pronunciation: fo pree shee ay shun

Sentence: Rhoda was bowled over when her new suitor, Clive, brought her a lovely, fancily wrapped Christmas gift. She had to hold her smile, even though it turned fake, when she opened the box and discovered assorted electrical tools. Clive figured that since she lived in such an old house, she could use the tools. She had to show her fauxpreciation and try not to kill Clive on Christmas morning.

Etymology: Faux (not real or genuine) & Appreciation (gratitude)

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Fauxglee

Created by: Mustang

Pronunciation: Fo - glee

Sentence: Clarabella's exaggerated enthusiasm for the mysterious gift was the result of her often used and well rehearsed fauxglee technique.

Etymology: Faux (False) + glee (joy)

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COMMENTS:

Nice word. - OZZIEBOB, 2007-12-20: 16:16:00

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Guessticulation

Created by: Ismelstar

Pronunciation: [ges-stik-yuh-ley-shuhn]

Sentence: "guess", to arrive at or commit oneself to an opinion about (something) without having sufficient evidence to support the opinion fully and "gesticulation", an animated or excited gesture.

Etymology: The in-laws had closed in, all eyes were trained on my face as the bottom fell away from the boxtop. "Oh, a knitted...sweater, a sweater scarf, a--?" "A scarfthingie," my mother-in-law supplied. "I hear all the graduate students are wearing them." "Of course!" I guessticulated wildly. "I saw one just like it on my friend Jude! I've always wanted one!"

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Joyfaux

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Created by: artr

Pronunciation: joifō

Sentence: Loving animals as she did and growing up in a family of hunters, Beth found holidays to be a joyfaux time. She would plaster on her best mock smile and listen to the tales of relatives tramping through the woods trying to kill what she cherished. This year she managed to bust out a real smile as she when she opened a present from her parents of a jacket with a faux-fur collar. **Couldn*t afford the real stuff** muttered her father. HURRAY FOR THE RECESSION!

Etymology: joyful (feeling, expressing, or causing great pleasure and happiness) + faux (artificial or imitation; false)

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Imaginarithanks

Created by: gemmgemms

Pronunciation: em-aj-en-air-ee-they-enk-sa

Sentence: She showed a half-hearted imaginarithanks not realizing that with such little effert he could tell she did not like his gift.

Etymology: imaginary:not real + thanks

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Thaunk

Created by: stvspl

Pronunciation: "thonk"

Sentence: Upon receiving a fishing pole from her grandson, Grandma Millie thaunked him, and threw it away later.

Etymology: thank + the "au" in "faux"

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Verbotomy Verbotomy - 2007-12-20: 02:50:00
Today's definition was suggested by Mustang. Thank you Mustang. ~ James

silveryaspen - 2008-12-23: 10:37:00
Powerfully perceptive and filled with emotional depth, yet simple and direct so easily remembered. Great word!

silveryaspen - 2008-12-23: 10:39:00
sorry I got into the wrong box ... and this is not the season to make this mistake!

Verbotomy Verbotomy - 2009-12-24: 00:07:00
Today's definition was suggested by Mustang. Thank you Mustang. ~ James

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