Verboticisms

Created by: TJayzz

Pronunciation: All-turr-ay-gif-i

Sentence: When Simon and Linda went on their first date, she told him that she was only 34 years old, when, in fact, she was nearer 45. When he eventually found out the truth he dumped her on the spot. She vowed from that day on she would never alterageify ever again.

Etymology: Alter (to change) ORIGIN alterare from alter 'other' + Age (the length of time a person or thing has existed) ORIGIN Old French, from latin aevum 'age,era'. + Falsify (alter(information) so as to mislead) = Alterageify

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COMMENTS:

nice blend - Jabberwocky, 2008-07-23: 12:08:00

Looks good. - OZZIEBOB, 2008-07-25: 17:51:00

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Created by: remistram

Pronunciation: old - bagg

Sentence: Beatrice oldbagged her way through life until her friend Kay told her that she wasn't fooling anybody.

Etymology: old (advanced in years) bag (reference to the inevitable saggy bagginess of the loss of youth)

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Created by: AcesOfHearts

Pronunciation: Alien-If-I

Sentence: I alienified myself to get into a party.

Etymology: Alien-of another

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Created by: juliadeboard

Pronunciation: (null-eh-skate)

Sentence: After nulliskating her customers for so long, she forgot her real age.

Etymology: null-nothing skate-to get away with something

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Created by: EvelynS

Pronunciation: mis-ger-ohnt

Sentence: When my bones ache I am reminded how much of a misgeronte I am.

Etymology: mis- hatred of; geront- old age

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Created by: mplsbohemian

Pronunciation: KRAHNG

Sentence: Little did Alex realise when he asked out the "non-traditional" grad student that she had a child almost as old as he--a classic case of chwrong.

Etymology: chrono- + wrong

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COMMENTS:

Dang it, it would have been clearer as "chwrongology". - mplsbohemian, 2007-05-29: 13:08:00

That starts to sound a bit Welsh, though. - Scattercat, 2007-05-29: 14:05:00

if you ever want to update your word just click 'edit' and then click 'oops i want to change the spelling'.. - rikboyee, 2007-05-29: 20:01:00

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Created by: mrskellyscl

Pronunciation: ma-nip-u-lage

Sentence: Grandma could manipulage herself when it suited her. She carried an old ID card in her wallet so that when she went to the singles dances at the firehall she could show that she was still a young chick, but at the mall she had her AARP ID to prove that she was eligible for her senior discount.

Etymology: manipulate: to tamper with or falsify for personal gain + age

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COMMENTS:

manipulant word - Nosila, 2009-12-10: 09:21:00

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Created by: Scattercat

Pronunciation: KROH-noh-man-see

Sentence: A bit of skillful chronomancy, and little Bobby was Robert, old enough to buy cigs for his classmates.

Etymology: Chronos, from the Greek, meaning time, and the -mancy ending, which is generally associated with magic or wizardry.

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COMMENTS:

Brilliant. - ErWenn, 2007-05-30: 03:41:00

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Created by: galwaywegian

Pronunciation: lye den tit eeee kard

Sentence: Being eaten by short sighted cannibals was not the most wonderful of ends, but she did have the posthumous last laugh when the chief choked on a barticularly tough piece of her liver, having trusted the date on her liedentity card.

Etymology: identity card, lie

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COMMENTS:

well aged...good one! - Nosila, 2009-12-10: 14:53:00

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Created by: fieldman

Pronunciation: D-O-B-ception

Sentence: I think I have been the victim of D-O-B-ception.

Etymology:

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