Verboticisms

Created by: OZZIEBOB

Pronunciation: Treis-hell-E-ment

Sentence: Bob, googled and gazette-gawped, hoping to find Trixy, who friends said had turned, since school days, from a termagant to a "ten" But, finally, when the folketchup took place, there was nothing saucy about her. Trixy was an "aghast from the past." Bob, blunderstruck and aghasthenic, conceded that the whole episode had been a total tracehellement. He vowed that he would never allow himself to tracehellementate again.

Etymology: Blend of trace & hell & element. element:one of the facts in the enquiry. Folketchup=folkatchup. Aghasthenic: weakened by surprize and horror.

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COMMENTS:

Great word and sentence OZ! - Scrumpy, 2007-10-01: 09:28:00

you always get my vote for your sentences - Jabberwocky, 2007-10-01: 12:24:00

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Created by: Jabberwocky

Pronunciation: has/been/stock/ur

Sentence: Jack just couldn’t live in the present and became a hasbeenstalker. His mother accused him of living in a fairy tale but he assured her that one day he would live happily ever after. Eventually he got a job at he supermarket stocking day old beans.

Etymology: has been (behind the times) + stalk (hunt or pursue) + Jack and the Beanstalk

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COMMENTS:

heh - galwaywegian, 2008-09-01: 07:34:00

Like IS like a beanstalk, isn't it? - metrohumanx, 2008-09-01: 08:41:00

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Created by: remistram

Pronunciation: ree-yoon-id-ee-uht-yuhn

Sentence: Because he was bored, he poked her back and accepted her friend request. He realised that she would take this as his reunidiotion so to annoy her he posted her grad picture which was the most horrendous thing ever.

Etymology: reunion + idiot

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Created by: readerwriter

Pronunciation: flay-gruh-mee-guize, verb; flay-gruh-mee-goe, noun

Sentence: "What a flagramigo," Tiffany thought, "Wasn't he always that way?" Brent had just dissed her royally as he worked his way around the old high school gym. But, she had been prepared for him earlier, when she saw him flagramigizing almost every chick in the room.At least his abuse of her had only been verbal. All night long she had seen him "accidently" bumping into and spilling drinks on those he was attracted to. She was so thankful for the book called "The Beauty of Boundaries" she had just read.

Etymology: As a verb: from flagrant, meaning consipicuously offensive + amigo, Spanish for friend; noun: flagramigo, meaning a person who is a conspicuously offensive "friend."

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COMMENTS:

What an unusual combination. Hilarious sentence, RW! :) - metrohumanx, 2008-09-03: 09:02:00

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Created by: artr

Pronunciation: uh-luhm-nurd

Sentence: Jim was looking forward to his class reunion. He really wanted to catch up with his old friends. Instead he somehow found himself caught in a corner with the alumnerds.

Etymology: alumnus (a graduate or former student of a specific school, college, or university) + nerd (an intelligent but single-minded person obsessed with a nonsocial hobby or pursuit)

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Created by: DrWebsterIII

Pronunciation: ˈrü 'ˈfās ˈbu̇k

Sentence: Bobby had also ruefacebooked before the reunion, which bolstered his archetypal disdain for some of his former classmates

Etymology: RUE (regret) + Facebook (a social tool to for connection or to reconnect or spy)! Maybe you've heard of it

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Created by: mchristof

Pronunciation: ar-kay-stalk-o-jist

Sentence: I haven't seen her in years, but now she shows up everywhere I go like some archaestalkogist.

Etymology: Archaeologist - student of the past, usually in reference to human history and culture. Stalker - individual who fixates on another person, following them and often documenting their activities all while attempting to get their attention.

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Created by: TJayzz

Pronunciation: Hi-skool-hoos-r-u

Sentence: Derek was forever telling his wife how popular he had been at school, so when he was invited to a school reunion he jumped at the chance, deluding himself that his fellow pupils would be delighted to see him again after all these years. He arrived promptly on the night and sought out everyone who looked vaguely familiar and introduced himself with great ethusiasm only to be greeted with puzzled looks and much highschoolwhosaryou expressions.

Etymology: Highschool(a place of learning) + Who are you? = Highschoolwhosareyou

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Created by: Stevenson0

Pronunciation: deja/dupe

Sentence: Joe was a victim and total loser in high school and fifteen years has passed. He discovered Face-Book and began seeking out and contacting "old friendships and acquaintances" only to find he was dejaduping himself and renewing hostilities toward himself.

Etymology: DEJADUPE - verb - from DEJA VU (an impression of having seen, or experienced something before) + DUPE (a person who is easily deceived, or victimized)

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COMMENTS:

Cutting and concise....good word, S.O. - metrohumanx, 2008-09-02: 12:31:00

Nice word - vmalcolm, 2008-09-03: 12:50:00

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Created by: Stevenson0

Pronunciation: deja/dupe

Sentence: Joe was a victim and total loser in high school and fifteen years has passed. He discovered Face-Book and began seeking out and contacting "old friendships and acquaintances" only to find he was dejaduping and renewing old hostilities toward himself.

Etymology: DEJADUPE - verb - from DEJA VU (an impression of having seen, or experienced something before) + DUPE (a person who is easily deceived, or victimized)

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