Verboticisms

Created by: ErWenn

Pronunciation: /ˌhaɪdɹəˈfɪliæk/

Sentence: Severe hydrophiliacs run a risk of hyponatremia or at least of peeing their pants. As the saying goes, "Drink like a fish; piss like a horse."

Etymology: from hydro- + philiac

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COMMENTS:

Too easy, I know. - ErWenn, 2008-02-21: 00:08:00

Maybe it was easy for you, but I'd have never thought of it! When I read it I erupted in loud laughter! You have taken gross humor to new heights ... or should I say watery depths! Kudos for your extraordinary sentence and an ingenious verbot! Excellent! - silveryaspen, 2008-02-21: 02:17:00

how much water would it take to hydro fill a yak? very nice! - galwaywegian, 2008-02-21: 06:22:00

Splendiferous verboticism!! - Mustang, 2008-02-21: 07:20:00

The "too easy" was referring to the word. I've always been a bit of a liquiphiliac (though my drink of choice used to be soda, before my dentist showed me what I was doing to my walle-I mean teeth), so I've had years to refine that fish/horse joke; if it's not funny, I need a new hobby. - ErWenn, 2008-02-21: 21:25:00

Excellent. - OZZIEBOB, 2008-02-22: 00:11:00

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Created by: OZZIEBOB

Pronunciation: sip-BOT-l

Sentence: There they were: a motley mob of drinkwaters, sipsops, aquaholics, potable-notables, hydroeclectics and sipbottles with their prete-a-pote designer bottiglia. I said to Bluey. "Crikey, what's this country coming to when a bloke can't get a beer". Blue nodded, "Dunno, but I got more respect for a koala than this lot. But ya know, Bobbie boy, what "Evian" spells backwards, don't ya? Naive!"

Etymology: SIPBOTTLE:Sip & bottle. PRETE-A-POTE:ready to drink, based on prete-a-porte. KOALA: marsupial whose name means in native languages: one who doesn't drink water. EVIAN: the most popular brand of bottled water in Australia, probably sold worldwide.

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COMMENTS:

I really like hydroeclectics - Jabberwocky, 2008-02-21: 13:38:00

My favorite was potable-notables. Bountiful verbots! Bountiful humor! Nice twists! Great sentence! - silveryaspen, 2008-02-21: 13:49:00

How about 'sipsops'? So many to choose from, Bob. Interesting bit about the word 'Koala' too! - Tigger, 2008-02-21: 23:34:00

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Created by: Banky

Pronunciation: oz-mohr-on

Sentence: "She looks so shriveled and mummified," Paul said, taking another osmoronic pull from the Nalgene bottle. "I can't believe she drowned." He fumbled to recap the jug as he stared at the husk of a woman before him. Kathleen sighed and left him alone by the casket as he noisily unscrewed the cap again for another swig.

Etymology: Osmosis - The involuntary passing of liquid across a membrane, moron - an insipid twit

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COMMENTS:

Chillingly good! - silveryaspen, 2008-02-21: 13:17:00

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Created by: craigfu

Pronunciation: hahy-dro-kon-dree-ak

Sentence: We kept having to stop during our road trip, because Kristen was such a hydrochondriac.

Etymology: hydro- [Origin: < Gk, comb. form of hýdōr water] + hypochondriac [a person who worries or talks excessively about his or her health]

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Created by: sharktrager

Pronunciation: oh-ver-keen

Sentence: This guy was so eauverkeen he drowned whilst running a marathon.

Etymology: eau (French) + overkeen

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COMMENTS:

Eau seau clever! - silveryaspen, 2008-02-21: 20:46:00

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Created by: Mustang

Pronunciation: awk - wuh - mane - ee - ack

Sentence: Filbert is an absolute aquamaniac and no matter where he goes, even in the shower, bathroom and during church services he'll be seen toting his bottle of 'spring water'.

Etymology: aqua and maniac

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COMMENTS:

Fits the definition to a T! Suckceedingly good! - silveryaspen, 2008-02-21: 02:20:00

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Created by: doseydotes

Pronunciation: pair-ee-ay-i-tate, or alternatively, pair-ee-ear-i-tate

Sentence: Bob's constant slurping from his water bottle in Tiffany's so perrieritated Meg that she finally cried out, "Give me that, you perrieritant!"

Etymology: Perrier + irritate

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COMMENTS:

So good, but I saw it so late! I wish I had three votes! It's Great! - silveryaspen, 2008-02-21: 20:36:00

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Created by: Jabberwocky

Pronunciation: prune/den/shul

Sentence: Jack Raisin's job as a plum/ber made him very grapeful that he was a prunedential man and knew the hazards of water loss.

Etymology: prune + prudential

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COMMENTS:

Great fruit puns! Funny 'end'ing! - silveryaspen, 2008-02-21: 13:06:00

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Created by: rebelvin

Pronunciation: Hii-droo-raa-mis

Sentence: Leave your own water bottles behind, we are not hiking, so don't be a hydroramis.

Etymology: hydro + ignoramus

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Created by: libertybelle

Pronunciation: ay-vee-on-oy-ing

Sentence: Everyone stared at Kate as she indulged her eviannoying habit of consistent hydration during the middle of Sunday mass.

Etymology: Evian: popular bottled water brand + annoying

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COMMENTS:

Great etymology. You captured the unnecessary and impolite aspects of the definition swimmingly! - silveryaspen, 2008-02-21: 13:16:00

I can just imagine 'Kate' trying to refill from the baptismal font. - Tigger, 2008-02-21: 23:25:00

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