Sunday, August 2, 2009

puke-alyptus

Origin:
puke + eucalyptus = puke-alyptus

Definition:
n. The smell or taste of eucalyptus so intense that it induces nausea.

Exemplum:
Crimson Lounge was thick with the heat of jiggling softbodies and the stench of puke-alyptus, causing Nate to vomit on a urinal and stumble from the club prematurely.

Commentary:
While this portmanteau refers specifically to hyper-intense eucalyptus, it serves merely as an example. At its core, this term effuses the idea that there can be too much of a good thing. Thus, "puke-alyptus" can refer metaphorically to a sickening overabundance of anything positive. Please feel free to use it accordingly.

Credit:
Nate Winter

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