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DEFINITION: n. A pile of used and discarded tissues; may constitute a bio-hazard. v. To drop a used tissue on to the floor beside your bed or chair, because you are so sick you can barely move.
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Amalgamucus
Created by: stache
Pronunciation: ə-māl'gə myōō'kəs
Sentence: Barney was 15 and a profuse masturbator, but he had been off his oats with a bad cold for several days, and the unholy assemblage beside his bed was part sploogepile and part amalgamucus.
Etymology: amalgam, a mixture or combination; mucus, a viscous, slimy mixture, chiefly mucin, water, cells, and inorganic salts, secreted by glands lining the nasal and other body cavities; main binder in boogers.
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COMMENTS:
Good word. Only one thing to say after that sentence though — Ick! :[ - Tigger, 2008-03-10: 23:18:00
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Topplesnot
Created by: Jamagra
Pronunciation: top'/el/snot
Sentence: "Be careful," she warned her guest, "I've had a nasty cold all weekend and I haven't cleaned up the topplesnots yet. There's one on the couch and one beside the la-z-boy, so watch your step."
Etymology: topple (to fall or tumble forward as from having too heavy of a top) + snot (mucus from the nasal passages)
Kleenexudate
Created by: libertybelle
Pronunciation: clean-ex-you-date
Sentence: Entombed in a layer of his own filthy Kleenexudate, Terry had to be under all that tissue paper and green snot somewhere. The question was who was brave enough to pick through to look for him?
Etymology: kleenex - tissue brand + exudate - fluid from body system, pus.
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COMMENTS:
They may need a terry-picker for that chore. - purpleartichokes, 2008-03-10: 18:26:00
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Masturgration
Created by: idavecook
Pronunciation: MASS-TER-GRAY-SHUN
Sentence: Steve was so sick he couldn't believe the enormity of the masturgration that had occurred when he came to.
Etymology: Those dirty little tissues that seem pile up when you're feeling really sick.
Cleanix
Created by: Nuwanda
Pronunciation: Clee-nix
Sentence: Because she was usually fairly fastidious, Carla took measure of the cleanix surrounding her as a barometer of how sick she was. When she could no longer step off the couch without touching down on one of the slime nuggets, it was time to call the doctor.
Etymology: Kleenex, the popular tissue, altered to combine clean and nix, as in to put the kibosh on something.
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COMMENTS:
Nice etymology! - silveryaspen, 2009-01-07: 15:05:00
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Flupas
Created by: brasstax82
Pronunciation: floo-pa
Sentence: Sick to his stomach, and really not carrying that his roommate was bringing over a few girls, frank wallowed in a mound of his own filth committing a huge flupas.
Etymology: Flu: Sickness Faux pas:Violation of accepted social norms.
Phlegmbankment
Created by: twocent
Pronunciation: flem-bank-mint
Sentence: Judging from the phlegmbankment surrounding the couch, it was a safe bet that Nigel was out of commission for the day.
Etymology: Phlegmbankment -n. Compound of phlegm + embankment.
Snotsam
Created by: bigveg
Pronunciation: snot-sam
Sentence: Bill was astonished by the amount of snotsam that could accumulate in just one night.
Etymology: snot: the stuff you put on a tissue flotsam: wreckage which can wash ashore
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COMMENTS:
HA! Love it! - purpleartichokes, 2008-03-10: 06:52:00
Perfect! - ErWenn, 2008-03-10: 09:47:00
you can really pick em. - petaj, 2008-03-10: 09:52:00
excellent - galwaywegian, 2008-03-10: 11:03:00
Great creation! - Jamagra, 2008-03-10: 13:12:00
you should feel floating yourself after picking this great one :) - kashman, 2008-03-10: 13:13:00
clever - Jabberwocky, 2008-03-10: 16:56:00
Yep, you picked a winner! - purpleartichokes, 2008-03-10: 18:30:00
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Phlegmzard
Created by: kashman
Pronunciation: Flem-zard
Sentence: Fighting with cold left George so numb that he became indifferent to the phlegmzard created in the living room of his shared apartment; this apparent "coldness" resulted in exodus of his roomate to less hazardous environment.
Etymology: Phlegm (viscid mucus secreted while suffering from cold) + Hazard (source of danger).
Infloorendsza
Created by: Jabberwocky
Pronunciation: in/flor/ends/za
Sentence: Josh had learned in his meditation class to let go of problems and let them float away so he put the teaching into practice used infloorendsza to rid himself of his germs carefully wrapped up in tissues.
Etymology: influenza + floor + ends + za (which is sort of like ya)
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COMMENTS:
Serendipsliptissue-ous! - silveryaspen, 2009-01-02: 07:49:00
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Comments:
Today's definition was suggested by remistram. Thank you remistram. ~ James
Today's definition was suggested by remistram. Thank you remistram. ~ James