Got 2 out of the Top 10 Werds this Christmas!
They had a contest this year with the winner getting an iPhone. I had two werds in the top 10, but didn't win. Still, I'm pretty happy about it. Want to see the werds? Here they are:
10. Jinglebills (n) - The large credit card bills that come in right after the Christmas shopping season
9. Santa cause (n) - A Christmas gift in which a donation to a charitable cause is given in the recipient's name
8. eggsnog (n) - A person who has had too much eggnog and wants to kiss anyone and everyone
7. wrapalanche (n) - The mountain of discarded wrapping paper and ribbons on Christmas morning
6. mistleshmoe (n) - The office drone who lurks in the doorway at holiday parties looking to get lucky
5. sprawlidays (n) - The festive occasion when the male members of a family become one with the living room couch
4. Clicksmas (n) - The act of doing all holiday planning, shopping and/or socializing online
3. Excessmas (n) - 1) The act of striving to achieve that "special holiday feeling" through excessive holiday spending 3) Too much holiday decoration. 4) Too much holiday celebration with food and/or adult beverages
2. tannenbomb (n) - The explosion of lights and ornaments hitting the floor after the cat attempts to climb the Christmas tree
And the winner of The Addictionary Holidaze'07 Lingo contest, submitted by New Yorker Walter Quinn:
1. Auld Lanxiety (n) - The angst one feels every December 31 upon the realization that one didn't keep any of last year's resolutions
Mine were EGGSNOG and SPRAWLIDAYS
10. Jinglebills (n) - The large credit card bills that come in right after the Christmas shopping season
9. Santa cause (n) - A Christmas gift in which a donation to a charitable cause is given in the recipient's name
8. eggsnog (n) - A person who has had too much eggnog and wants to kiss anyone and everyone
7. wrapalanche (n) - The mountain of discarded wrapping paper and ribbons on Christmas morning
6. mistleshmoe (n) - The office drone who lurks in the doorway at holiday parties looking to get lucky
5. sprawlidays (n) - The festive occasion when the male members of a family become one with the living room couch
4. Clicksmas (n) - The act of doing all holiday planning, shopping and/or socializing online
3. Excessmas (n) - 1) The act of striving to achieve that "special holiday feeling" through excessive holiday spending 3) Too much holiday decoration. 4) Too much holiday celebration with food and/or adult beverages
2. tannenbomb (n) - The explosion of lights and ornaments hitting the floor after the cat attempts to climb the Christmas tree
And the winner of The Addictionary Holidaze'07 Lingo contest, submitted by New Yorker Walter Quinn:
1. Auld Lanxiety (n) - The angst one feels every December 31 upon the realization that one didn't keep any of last year's resolutions
Mine were EGGSNOG and SPRAWLIDAYS