Verboticism: Defolihaternal
DEFINITION: v. To try to kill a weed that just won't die. n. A weed that just keeps on coming back, no matter what you do to it.
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Zombeanstalk
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: zämbēnstôk
Sentence: Zack planted some beans that he was told were magic. Little did he know how true that was. Once planted they could not be stopped. After harvesting a few nasty tasting beans he decided to plant tomatoes so he turned over the soil and put in a few nice plants. The next day he found the uprooted ”mater” plants plastered against the shed as if flung by some unseen hand and the zombeanstalk standing in their place. Thus began a summer of battle to reclaim the garden. Pesticides, herbicides, even hoes and machetes were no match for this evil thing. Every assault just seemed to make it stronger. The onset of Winter finally brought Zack the relief he sought. He is now desperately trying to sell his house so that he can be gone by the Spring thaw.
Etymology: zombie (a soulless corpse said to be revived by witchcraft) + beanstalk (the stem of a bean plant, proverbially fast growing and tall)
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COMMENTS:
love it! - galwaywegian, 2010-11-02: 16:06:00
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Bilkweed
Created by: splendiction
Pronunciation: rhymes with milkweed
Sentence: Henry knew the weedwacker definitely wasn't the answer to their recurring weeds. He wondered which herbicide he would next try. Maybe he'd just dig out the whole garden and start again? Hmmm. Those bilkweeds!
Etymology: From BILK, to frustrate and MILKWEED. Bilkweeds cause constant frustration because they manage to resist removal.
Deeterminate
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: dee ter min ayt
Sentence: When Stella realized that the dandelions were not so dandy and the crabgrass was very crabby,she decided to act. Because these weeds allowed pesky bugs to dwell, she decided to deeterminate their existance. Sure for the first few weeks,it was a Garden of Eden, but then all the weeds and bugs returned, like bad boomerangs.
Etymology: DEET (anagram for diethyl(meta)toluamidef, a bug/weed killer) & Terminate (to kill, end) and WordPlay on Determine (shape or influence)
Audreytwonacious
Created by: readerwriter
Pronunciation: Aw-dree-twoo-nay-shuhs
Sentence: Lil Seymour cried out for her husband's help. They were coming after her, those audreytwonacious dandylions, elephant ears, tigerlilies, zebra grass and spider plants!
Etymology: Using AUDREY II, the man-eating plant of "Little Shop of Horrors" fame + TENACIOUS, meaning holding firmly, stubbornly. Sometimes also spelled AudreyIInacious
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COMMENTS:
Great word! - splendiction, 2009-04-20: 21:25:00
It's cute and Oddry,too! - Nosila, 2009-04-20: 22:20:00
I love your etymology and word very nice:) - abrakadeborah, 2009-04-22: 06:24:00
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Eradicaint
Created by: Mustang
Pronunciation: ee-RAD-ehck-aynt
Sentence: Over the course of the growing season Gloria had tried all kinds of chemicals, digging, chopping, lawn mower, and with her latest effort of pouring charcoal starter fluid and lighting it, she was distressed to find that this too was one more eradicaint when she saw the plant flourishing a couple days later.
Etymology: Blend of 'eradicate' and 'ain't'
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COMMENTS:
must be a variety of naypalm - galwaywegian, 2009-04-20: 11:25:00
Clever blending! Great Word! - silveryaspen, 2009-04-20: 17:35:00
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Zombelion
Created by: Biscotti
Pronunciation: zawm-buh-ly-on
Sentence: After going so far as to dig a small crater in his front yard to get rid of that hideous weed, Adam decided this was war. He rented a bazooka and blasted the sucker half way to China. But nevertheless, he woke up next morning to an entire yard of walking dead zombelions. Not even the exterminator could rid him of this curse...
Etymology: Zombie (living dead, never dies) + Dandelion (a common weed which never seems to go away either)
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COMMENTS:
Reminds me of "Day of The Triffids"- an old sci-fi movie about ambulatoty killer plants. - metrohumanx, 2009-04-20: 00:56:00
oh, very good. voodzu is another of this type. (voo doo + kudzu) - petaj, 2009-04-20: 05:25:00
Great word for weedy monsters that keep coming back from the dead! - silveryaspen, 2009-04-20: 10:05:00
It's like Shaun of the Deadlylions! - Nosila, 2009-04-20: 22:27:00
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Permanettle
Created by: mrskellyscl
Pronunciation: per-ma-net-tle
Sentence: (no offense to Dr. Suess & Fox in Socks) This is the story of Annette L. Snettle who loved to garden, but hated nettle: Have you ever heard of a permanettle battle? Well, when Annette L. battles nettles where the nettles like to settle and they settle in a kettle where Annette L. planted petals; they call this Annette L. Snettle permanettle settle metal kettle petal battle.
Etymology: permanent: forever, eternal + nettle (n): a nasty weed with stinging hairs that cause a skin reation + nettle(v): to vex or irritate
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COMMENTS:
Love it! - readerwriter, 2009-04-20: 09:31:00
Exceptional! - silveryaspen, 2009-04-20: 10:01:00
We are nettle lone! - Nosila, 2009-04-20: 22:17:00
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Eradicaint
Created by: Mustang
Pronunciation: ee-RAD-ehck-aynt
Sentence: Over the course of the growing season Livonia had tried all kinds of chemicals, digging, chopping, lawn mower, and with her latest effort of pouring charcoal starter fluid and lighting it, she was distressed to find that this too was one more eradicaint when she saw the plant flourishing a couple days later.
Etymology: Blend of 'eradicate' (eliminate, dispose of, wipe out) and 'aint' (is not)
Clovercome
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: klo ver kum
Sentence: Daisy's attempts to unsuccessfully remove the clover from her lawn made her realize that she was now clovercome.
Etymology: Clover (3 leaved plant that is hard to get rid of) & Overcome (rendered powerless especially by an excessive amount or profusion of something)
Inweedstructable
Created by: remistram
Pronunciation: in-weed-struck-tab-ul
Sentence: She didn't care if she using the most toxic weed killer around and that it was polluting the water or potentially harming the neighbourhood cats or dogs, as long as all the inweedstructables in her garden were dead, she was happy.
Etymology: indestructable + weed
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