Verboticisms

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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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: browe07

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Created by: CanadianAndyCapp

Pronunciation: Ak-wa-holl-ik

Sentence: After refusing to leave his bottle of water behind during the tour of the food factory, John's companions labeled him an aquaholic

Etymology: Aqua - Water / Holic - Addict

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Imagined ditch water (whiskey using water mixer) and all kinds of interesting libations in his bottle! Great creation! - silveryaspen, 2008-02-21: 13:26:00

oooo! great word! - purpleartichokes, 2008-02-21: 18:15:00

Good one, Andy...where's the next Aquaholic Anonymous Meeting? At the pool...? - Nosila, 2008-02-23: 00:07:00

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Created by: idavecook

Pronunciation: Suh-kit-down-sin-d-rome

Sentence: All day yesterday my suckitdownsyndrome got the best of me. Thankfully it did, but strangely I woke up with a kitten, a hockey stick, and a stuffed gizmo that was all wet.

Etymology: Come on now, read it!

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Great pun fun! - silveryaspen, 2008-02-21: 13:12:00

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Created by: rikboyee

Pronunciation: aych-too-oh-ver-dohss

Sentence: my friends ended up having to hold an intervention to stop me from H2Overdosing

Etymology: H2O, overdose

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OK! P+! (bad pun on pee plus)! - silveryaspen, 2008-02-21: 13:10:00

I'm glas you finally dried out - Jabberwocky, 2008-02-21: 13:35:00

oops that should be glad - I guess I was thinking of glass - Jabberwocky, 2008-02-21: 13:36:00

I try your approach, but found it difficult. Best I could come up with was., "H2osis" - OZZIEBOB, 2008-02-22: 00:16:00

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Created by: pipitblog

Pronunciation: /sa-kee/

Sentence: The dead victim had been sucking a water bottle when the investigators arrived on the scene. They also couldn't quite miss the numerous water bottles on the kitchen sink and the boxes of mineral water stacked on one side of the kitchen wall. They believe the man was a suckee. However, two sets of fingerprints were lifted off from the bottles. One belonged to the victim and the other to an unknown person.

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He definitely looks like a suckee - bookowl, 2008-02-21: 11:00:00

Stirs the imagination! - silveryaspen, 2008-02-21: 13:22:00

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Created by: trueblue147

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Mis-spelt the word. Should be hydroplonk. Hydro - water powered. plonk - to be a plonker. Worried that he would dry out completely the hydroplonker persistently pursed for hydro power. - trueblue147, 2008-02-21: 19:43:00

Is hydroplonk related to hydroplonic? Good one! - silveryaspen, 2008-02-21: 20:39:00

You might like to know there's an 'edit' button at the bottom before 'comments and points' ... and early on there's a 'change spelling' button too. Hope this helps you. - silveryaspen, 2008-02-21: 20:42:00

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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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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: bookowl

Pronunciation: bottle/u/lism

Sentence: Harry was ever fearful of the dreaded bottleulism outbreak of '99 and therefore kept his bottled water handy at all times.

Etymology: bottle + botulism

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Wish I'd thought of it. Great word!! - Mustang, 2008-02-21: 08:02:00

That is so clever!! - libertybelle, 2008-02-21: 09:12:00

Outstanding! - silveryaspen, 2008-02-21: 13:19:00

Very clever! - OZZIEBOB, 2008-02-22: 00:20:00

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Created by: Tigger

Pronunciation: /uh-KWAIR-ee-ass/

Sentence: Lisa carried that stupid water bottle with her everywhere — even when they went out for lunch. Carl told her, "I'm sure they have Coke or tea here, Lisa. You don't need to bring your own drink." Lisa replied, "My body needs water to stay hydrated. I am an Aquarius, you know." Rolling his eyes, Carl thought to himself, 'You mean an Aquariass, don't you?'

Etymology: Aquarius - eleventh sign of the zodiac; the Water Bearer (Latin literature, "water carrier") + ass - a stupid, foolish, or stubborn person (from Old English, assa "donkey")

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Roaringly funny! Ingenious! Extraordinary! May it Asspire to be top verbot! - silveryaspen, 2008-02-21: 02:04:00

water good word! - galwaywegian, 2008-02-21: 06:19:00

I think that today is the Age of Aquariass. Your verbot is a mystic crystal revelation. - Banky, 2008-02-21: 13:08:00

I enjoy your work! - OZZIEBOB, 2008-02-22: 00:14:00

I missed this yesterday... sheer brilliance!! - libertybelle, 2008-02-22: 08:59:00

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