Neil Krieger, who died of Covid, coined #orbisculate to describe when a citrus fruit squirts in your eye. Please join our quest to get it into the dictionary!

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Orbisculation Nation retweeted
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Wore my shirt to my daughter's soccer game- She scored for the first time ;)
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Buzznet tries to seduce you, however neglect to advise of the "perils" of this citrus item . . . . as you open the fruit beware of getting squirted in the eye. Oranges & grapefruit will orbisculate !!! #orbisculate #WordOfTheDay @orbisculate @CBSSunday
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Orbisculation Nation retweeted
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@SteveHartmanCBS @orbisculate @HilaryKrieger I made a little GIF out of my #orbisculate moment... Sending ❤️, and lemon juice. 🍋💛
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Orbisculation Nation retweeted
I always thought it was the grapefruit’s way of getting even with us for cutting it in half.
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Orbisculation Nation retweeted
Painful Orbisculation could be a garage band name 😎
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Orbisculation Nation retweeted
An idea for @orbisculate's @HilaryKrieger - Add a Wikipedia page to your list of efforts to make #orbisculate a word in the dictionary. Love love love..your story. So much so I made it a Twitter Moment. Click for highlights: xitter.cf/i/events/1388876896365…
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Orbisculation Nation retweeted
#Orbisculate has been added to one of the best dictionaries around!! Super grateful to @WordsWFriends and @zynga for making one of our word dreams come true!
We’ve added a new word to the #WordsWithFriends2 dictionary: #ORBISCULATE. How would you use #ORBISCULATE in a sentence? Comment below! Learn more about this new, playable word at orbisculate.com.
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Orbisculation Nation retweeted
CBS Evening News with Tony Dokoupil
@CBSEveningNews16 Apr 2021
Should “orbisculate” be added to the dictionary? One family who thinks so is on a mission to honor their late father by getting the word some official recognition. Spread the word if you agree with this week’s “On the Road” with @SteveHartmanCBS.
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Orbisculation Nation retweeted
The @orbisculate campaign has really needed a full-faced demonstration of what happens when you get #orbisculated on. Thankfully, @SarahKSilverman filled the void. Go to the 5:54 minute mark to see what happens: youtube.com/watch?v=tAa8l8A2…
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Orbisculation Nation retweeted
I’m going to show you the number of people who saw this Tweet as, the larger the number the more power I have to convince the dictionary to adopt #orbisculate as an accepted word. It would help if @TheEllenShow & @Rosie & friends could RT the original reply. #WeCanDoThis
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Orbisculation Nation retweeted
Found my new favorite word! (Or I guess not technically yet) Orbisculate! @orbisculate
These siblings are honoring their father by trying to get his made-up word added to the dictionary. Some friends and I wanted to help make it happen. Your move, @merriamwebster. @orbisculate
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Orbisculation Nation retweeted
As someone who has been orbisculated upon many times, I’m thankful to finally understand what the heck happened, and to be able to put it into words. Or word. #Orbisculate
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Replying to @PreetBharara
This inspired me. I am going to have my second grade students invent words this week in his honor. I agree. It should be a word.
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Orbisculation Nation retweeted
I talked about this on Stay Tuned recently. “Orbisculate” should be a word👇
Neil Krieger invented the word "orbisculate" to describe a citrus fruit accidentally squirting in your eye. When he died of Covid last year, his kids @HilaryKrieger & @jonkrieger launched a campaign to get @orbisculate into the dictionary in his honor. orbisculate.com/
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Orbisculation Nation retweeted
Neil Krieger invented the word "orbisculate" to describe a citrus fruit accidentally squirting in your eye. When he died of Covid last year, his kids @HilaryKrieger & @jonkrieger launched a campaign to get @orbisculate into the dictionary in his honor. orbisculate.com/
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Orbisculation Nation retweeted
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Orbisculation Nation retweeted
True Action! In today's @VancouverSun a great act of memorial. Such a powerful reminder of moments in parenting that become a legacy. If you can relate to @orbisculate then add it to your vocabulary and in turn, the dictionary. What a story @iborganization @Taaleem #orbisculate
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I just heard about the @orbisculate project, and I genuinely agree that the world needs @Lin_Manuel to use it in a song.
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Orbisculation Nation retweeted
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Aggressive #orbisculatuon
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