Mocking Poor Grammar
Since 2007
A noun that is formed from a verb and which describes an action. In English it ends in -ing, eg 'the baking of bread' and 'Smoking damages your health'.
Thanks for this mess go to Autumn Faulkner, who says “I saw this sign outside a gas station near Gadsden, Alabama. In Gadsden, it appears, people celebrate the advent of some guy named Chris. A local deity, perhaps?”
I’m not so sure. I’d like to think it’s a misspelled (but nevertheless intriguing) advert for an event celebrating ‘Charisma Belles’ – attractive ladies with irresistible social magnetism.
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