V-NOTY -- "to (Charlie) sheen"

[Joel S. Berson]

Verbed-Noun Of The Year?  Here in the
participular --  "(Charlie) Sheen-ing"  (nounal) & "sheening" (verbal).
 From the NYTimes Sunday:
http://tinyurl.com/5sln42y
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When Your Life Becomes a Verb
By LAURA M. HOLSON
Published: March 4, 2011 [on paper on March 6]

LAST Monday night Matt Stone and Trey Parker, the
creators of “South Park,” regaled the audience of
“Late Show with David Letterman” with a vivid
description of their appearance at the Academy
Awards ceremony in 2000. They told the audience
how they decided to dress in drag that night —
their hairy chests scantily covered in silk and
taffeta — which they fretted was a mistake even before they left home.

“Then we did some Charlie Sheen-ing and we were
fine,” said Mr. Parker, to a roar of laughter.
Added Mr. Stone: “We were just sheening our heads off.”

But what, exactly, did that mean? Drinking? A
raucous pre-Oscars party involving cocaine and porn stars?
...
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The article goes on to discuss the
meaning(s).  Also claimed is that "sheen"
appeared on Urban Dictionary last year.  It seems no longer to be there.

The ADS archives contain another article by
Holson that mentions Sheen -- he must be an
obsession with her -- but only for "prehab" --
"rehab as a preventative measure" -- although as a WOTY candidate.
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Joel

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