Verboticisms

Created by: gspadoni

Pronunciation: dur'mi'fob

Sentence: As a card-carrying dermaphobe, Alicia had mastered the ability to peel an apple skin in one long, continuous spiral.

Etymology: Derived from the late Latin epidermis (epi=outer layer; dermis=skin) + Latin phobus (phobus=fear)

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Created by: Koekbroer

Pronunciation: shell-con-shis

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Created by: mrskellyscl

Pronunciation: der-ma-fright

Sentence: When she was a small child, Sue had a dermaffright when a clown slipped on a banana peel in front of her at the circus. Her brother, always looking for an opportunity to torment his little sister, would chase her around the house with banana skins, orange skins or anything else that came from a fruit or vegetable. After several years of therapy she came to the conclusion that it was the clown she was afraid of, not the skin, and now she can enjoy fruit again, although not bananas yet because she developed a fear of monkeys after seeing a Discovery Channel special.

Etymology: derma: skin (greek-dermis) + affright: sudden terror

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Created by: Discoveria

Pronunciation: skinn-TAWL-ur-unse

Sentence: Mina's skintolerance prevented her from eating apples unless they were completely peeled and cored.

Etymology: skin + intolerance

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Created by: purpleartichokes

Pronunciation: skin-tim-id-ay-shun

Sentence: The potato looked great inside, but the skintimidation proved too much for him, and he moved on to the peas and carrots.

Etymology: intimidation, skin

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Created by: Mustang

Pronunciation: Rind-ossifer-ous

Sentence: Betsy worried that her skin would crinkle and crack to the point that she became totally rindossiferous.

Etymology: Rind + ossify

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Created by: Roosje

Pronunciation:

Sentence: While the fingcutler ate his Peking duck, the dermoconservator started to panic.

Etymology: Dermo = skin conservate = to save

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Created by: Daneslarue

Pronunciation: Derm-In-Jest-I-fo-Bee-A

Sentence: I suffer from acute dermingestiphobia; banana peels have been known to send me cowering into the corner.

Etymology: Derm - Skin Ingest - Consume Phobia - Fear

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Created by: DrWebsterIII

Pronunciation: 'durm a vur zhun

Sentence: Jenny Dole had long had her serious condition; dermaversion, ever since Bob would force her to eat not only the fruits, but all their skins entirely!

Etymology: derma: skin + aversion: a fear of, scared

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THIS DEFINITION WAS A DIFFICULT STRUGGLE CAUSE IT WAS SO MORBID!!:( AND WHO IS VOTING SO MUCH IT'S OFF THE CHARTS - DrWebsterIII, 2012-11-09: 05:15:00

i'm glad with the voting enthusiasts - DrWebsterIII, 2012-11-09: 05:37:00

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Created by: wordslikevenom

Pronunciation: Sir-cum-skin

Sentence: Time and time again, Quasimodo had been advised to circumskin the Ugli fruit. Alas, he did not know what 'fruit' meant.

Etymology: circumnavigate - to proceed completely around. Skin - the natural outer layer which covers a person, animal, fruit, etc.

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COMMENTS:

:) - Nosila, 2011-06-20: 18:37:00

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