Verboticisms

Created by: benjamin

Pronunciation: MIM-thoose

Sentence: Ever since my girlfriend took up knitting, I've mimthused a lot about scarves.

Etymology: mimic + enthusiasm

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Created by: Kevin

Pronunciation: Hob big itree

Sentence: He smiled at his friends demonstrating pure Hobbigitry knowing he'd rather not go on this trip.

Etymology: it stems from need of the hobbits where loyalty and responsibility causes one much frustration and a passive attitude

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Created by: ErWenn

Pronunciation: /gʌŋfoʊ/

Sentence: I'm gungfaux about all my boss's interests, especially his collection of rare fingernail clippings.

Etymology: From "gung ho" + "faux"

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COMMENTS:

I know, I know; this is an adjective, which is neither a verb nor a noun. I just couldn't resist. - ErWenn, 2007-05-25: 02:23:00

Perfect! - Clayton, 2007-05-25: 02:55:00

I really wanted to vote for this, but the wrong part of speech thing prevents me. I'm sorry! Great, though. - BuenoCabra, 2007-05-27: 03:14:00

bit of a gunghoax really, - galwaywegian, 2007-05-28: 06:10:00

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Created by: jesster

Pronunciation: ANG-ush

Sentence: In order to keep my job, I must angush about the product when I meet with my manager every week.

Etymology: Anguish - extreme pain + Gush - to make an effusive display of enthusiasm

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Created by: artr

Pronunciation: foh-nat-ik

Sentence: Jill's boyfriend is an extreme sports fan. Trying to make a good impression she has become a fauxnatic, even though she doesn't know the difference between a touchdown and a hole-in-one.

Etymology: faux (artificial or imitation; fake) fanatic (a person with an extreme and uncritical enthusiasm or zeal)

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Created by: Clayton

Pronunciation: per-FAD-ee-uhs-nis

Sentence: Richard's needy perfadiousness was most evident whenever foreign films were discussed. He kept referring to Kurosawa as "the caterer's crowning achievement."

Etymology: perfidiousness (intentional deceit) + fad (well, we all know what a fad is)

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Created by: mplsbohemian

Pronunciation: AHR-durr-fihs

Sentence: Alex's spasmodic glee at the sight of his date's grey dress was merely a work of ardourfice.

Etymology: ardour + artifice

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Created by: mweinmann

Pronunciation: pashun - akt

Sentence: Elvira was passionact about the Christmas grab bag this year. Everyone else thought she was really excited about it but, in truth, she was pretending to be excited because she thought that everyone else was.

Etymology: passion, act

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Created by: Alchemist

Pronunciation: bo-GUS-toe

Sentence: Opening her wedding gifts, Alice wondered if she could muster any more bogusto as she unwrapped her third Salad Shooter.

Etymology: bogus, gusto

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COMMENTS:

rolls off the tongue! also great for archaic etymology! - jadenguy, 2007-05-25: 10:06:00

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Created by: Osomatic

Pronunciation: whee + jack + you + late

Sentence: Everybody at the party thought that ear candling was the best thing they'd ever heard of and I didn't want to be rude, so I wheejaculated about it too even though I thought it was pretty stupid.

Etymology: It is spoken in the Bible of those who would shout when coming upon those things which made them happy or which they would wish others to think made them happy: Those people would say Whee, and then ejaculate.

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