Verboticisms

Created by: Pipeski

Pronunciation: Santa-ize

Sentence: Christmas is always a busy time for the telephone santaizer.

Etymology: Santa + Sanitize

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Created by: Jasmine

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Created by: MTwain

Pronunciation: Hyo - MIL- tiv- ate

Sentence: "You'll be sorry" is one way that our boss humiltivates us to grow...

Etymology: Humiliate + Motivate = Humiltivate

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Created by: mdschermer

Pronunciation: Bit-ter-pill-ing

Sentence: I know I should wash my hand before diner, but my mom's bitterpilling about "to bed with no desert" is really unfair.

Etymology: "To swallow bitter pill"; having to do something unpleasant for one's own good.

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COMMENTS:

good one! - wordmeister, 2006-12-19: 09:37:00

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Created by: Fenners

Pronunciation:

Sentence: Please portentuate me!

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Created by: riflesandkids74

Pronunciation: pink-mayl

Sentence: My mother would often try to pinkmail me into cleaning my room. As I grew older i realized how empty her threats were and would often defy her.

Etymology: based on blackmail. pink replaces black as it is traditionally an unthreatening color.

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Created by: maxronez

Pronunciation: pet-tih-presh-urr

Sentence: I was pettipressured into climbing Mount Everest; I mean, otherwise, I wasn't going to get dessert!

Etymology: petty + pressure

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Created by: omista

Pronunciation: crush-sti-GAYT

Sentence: To get the most out of his new hires John was known to crushtigate them during training. They always start out strong but turn over was horrendous.

Etymology: crush + instigate

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Created by: kevinrio

Pronunciation: Child'lie

Sentence: I love childlying to them, they are so gullible!

Etymology: Lie to child for their own sake

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Created by: ArsMajika

Pronunciation: TAWN-taw-lo-JEE

Sentence: Mom guilted me into finishing my masters with Tauntology

Etymology: Taunt + Psychology

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