Verboticisms

Created by: OZZIEBOB

Pronunciation: rangk-IN-phile

Sentence: The moment our eyes met, I had $ense to know that we were an "exact matching." His deep "green-back" eyes, slumped "head and shoulders" which had long ago peaked hiding century old, blushless cheeks deep as one of his Western Australian open-cut iron ore mines. Our "historical exchange" was fatal; it was his last trading day; you could say that the "horizontal spread" had been too much for him. I had hit a "home run" Perhaps, for him, it had been a "self-liquidating loan" The "separation theorem" told me that I was the richest 25 year old rankinphile in the Southern Hemisphere. Girlfriend, it was "back up the truck" my "line of credit" was about to flow.

Etymology: Blend of Rank, Ranking: social class, standing,status & -Phile: attraction to, liking for, preference for, obsession with.

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COMMENTS:

What a cent$able $entence! $plendid Won! - silveryaspen, 2008-03-17: 13:13:00

great sentence - Jabberwocky, 2008-03-17: 14:01:00

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Created by: libertybelle

Pronunciation: prow-track-shun

Sentence: It didn't seem to matter to Linda that her new beau was severely deficient in personal hygiene skills and basic principles of politeness, her protraction to him was solely based on the fact that he drove a Ferrari. (Too bad she didn't realize that "Ferrari" was a pure emblemishment and was really a Fiat in disguise!)

Etymology: professional + attraction

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COMMENTS:

Linda, the protractor, didn't quite get the right angle! Complements to you. Outstanding Won! - silveryaspen, 2008-03-17: 13:06:00

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Created by: queenjane75

Pronunciation: kre-den-tyal-eyes-er

Sentence: Everyone that watched the mediastorm had Anna pegged as the credentializer, that is until it was known how much he paid her to read fifty of his boring sext-messages.

Etymology: credential+ (the verb-forming suffix -- to form into) izer= credentializer:to make oneself into somehow having credentials

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COMMENTS:

Sext-messages is a great last word to end your sentence! Your verbote is a very creditable creation! - silveryaspen, 2008-03-17: 18:43:00

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Created by: Mustang

Pronunciation: STAT - uss - suk -up

Sentence: Elwood was very envious of the folks above him on the socioeconomic ladder and was a statusuckup who would shamelessly grovel for any sort of acceptance and approval.

Etymology: blend of status and suck up

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COMMENTS:

Suckcessfully done! - silveryaspen, 2008-03-17: 12:56:00

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Created by: purpleartichokes

Pronunciation: fiss-kull-ah-trak-shun

Sentence: The classes in whorticulture finally paid off when she met the Popeye'd face millionaire and was able to recognize the subtle signs of fiscalattraction stirring within her.

Etymology: fiscal, attraction, physical attraction

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COMMENTS:

etymology - and physical attraction good one - petaj, 2008-03-17: 06:26:00

Thanks petaj. I forgot to put the physical in the etymology. I hate Mondaze. - purpleartichokes, 2008-03-17: 06:41:00

bet she made his spineache - galwaywegian, 2008-03-17: 08:00:00

Whorticulture and fiscalattractions! Outstanding Puns! Double Wonderfuls! SuperDuper Wons! - silveryaspen, 2008-03-17: 13:22:00

nice one purple - Jabberwocky, 2008-03-17: 13:49:00

whorticulture! I think we should be able to vote for that one too! Two great words in one! - arrrteest, 2008-03-17: 15:53:00

Great words. - OZZIEBOB, 2008-03-17: 22:17:00

Fantastic pun! - Tigger, 2008-03-17: 23:31:00

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Created by: petaj

Pronunciation: circumference

Sentence: Carrie had been around for a long time, but was still a succumbference when surrounded by wealthy men.

Etymology: succumb (give in to seduction, capitulate) + deference (esteem for someone of higher standing) + circumference (perimeter of a circle - she's been a round!)

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COMMENTS:

Great etymology. Wonderful Won! - silveryaspen, 2008-03-17: 12:58:00

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Created by: galwaywegian

Pronunciation: may err gaz ma tron

Sentence: she was the ultimate mayorgasmatron, hot and high maintenance.

Etymology: mayor orgasmatron, matron, the doo ron ron , rontonamera,

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Created by: abrakadeborah

Pronunciation: Greed-glu-ter

Sentence: Streetcornergutterslut was such a greedglutter she would do anything to get what she wanted!

Etymology: Greed:An excessive desire to acquire or possess more than what one needs or deserves, especially with respect to material wealth. Gluter:(slang for gluton) A person who is always eager for more of something usually unpleasant, for the sake of their own twisted $atisfaction.

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Created by: Jamagra

Pronunciation: sik/e/sent (or even "seek-o-cent"?)

Sentence: When Elise, that gold digging sycocent, realized the "Vette" Edward drove was in fact a Chevette, not a Corvette, she dropped him hastily and unapologetically. She redoubled her benephishiary efforts.

Etymology: sycophant (self-seeking flatterer) + cent

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COMMENTS:

3 very clever word playes! Great sentence. Unique etymology and word! - silveryaspen, 2008-03-17: 23:32:00

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Created by: Tigger

Pronunciation: /ped-i-GREE-dee/

Sentence: Victoria didn't know anything about golf, but as soon as she found out that doctors, lawyers and other rich and powerful bigwigs were often found on the links, she borrowed a set of clubs and invested in a cute golf outfit. She was pedigreedy, and she was determined to begin her social climbing at the country club.

Etymology: Pedigree - a distinguished, superior, or pure ancestry (from Anglo-French, pe de gru "foot of a crane" — for the resemblance to the branches of a genealogical chart) + Greedy - extremely eager or desirous (from Gothic, gredus "hunger")

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COMMENTS:

pertinent and easy to say - petaj, 2008-03-17: 03:34:00

Cute! Could be a real word! - libertybelle, 2008-03-17: 10:09:00

There's actually an old movie named Pedigreedy - porsche, 2008-03-17: 10:20:00

Truly great create! - silveryaspen, 2008-03-17: 12:53:00

A natural creation! - arrrteest, 2008-03-17: 15:55:00

So that was Victoria's secret! and, i suppose she hoped to score a hole-in-one. Brilliant word! - OZZIEBOB, 2008-03-17: 22:19:00

Wow, I just looked up that movie, porsche. It was actually a 'Felix the Cat' cartoon film from the 1920's, a silent cartoon! - Tigger, 2008-03-17: 22:55:00

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