Verboticisms

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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COMMENTS:

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: Biscotti

Pronunciation: a-kwa-feen-ul

Sentence: Joe was aquafinal, fearing death by dehydration so much that he eventually made a portable glass tank to swim in 24/7, therefore not interfering with his personal life.

Etymology: a play on the popular water brand Aquafina.

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COMMENTS:

What a thought! Extraordinarily Clever! - silveryaspen, 2008-02-21: 20:53:00

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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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COMMENTS:

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: 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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Created by: hanumanu

Pronunciation: suck-AH-kyu-buss-izz-um

Sentence: Your incessant succaqubusism is waering me out; weren't you ever weaned?

Etymology: A pastiche portmanteau of latin words aqua and succubus.

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Created by: Nosila

Pronunciation: high dro jents

Sentence: Freddie always thought himself as one of life's hydrogents. He enjoyed his bottle of water everywhere and while recycling 64 ounces of the fluid behind a tree in the park, accidentally exposed himself to a policeman. It was then he realized that you don't buy the bottle of water, you only rent it. It was also then that he finally realized why his co-workers nicknamed him Liberace...because he was the peeanist in the group!

Etymology: hydrogen (H2O) & gentleman (man of refinement)

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COMMENTS:

Very elegant! - but what about people with different hydrogenitalia? (And what about that Oxygen atom?) Nevertheless, your snazzy creation snares my vote. - Maxine, 2008-02-21: 08:14:00

Also a great pun on the word hydrojets! A water-deflying peeanist escaping from the cops! Excellent humor! Extraordinary verbot! Excellent! - silveryaspen, 2008-02-21: 13:38:00

Cheers, Maxine & silveryaspen! It is the origin of the phrase: "Water you in for"? - Nosila, 2008-02-21: 19:56:00

You're on a roll! When it come to word fun ... your tops! - silveryaspen, 2008-02-21: 21:09:00

Takes one to know one...must be the lunar eclipse/full moon! - Nosila, 2008-02-22: 23:55:00

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Created by: trueblue147

Pronunciation:

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Etymology:

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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: 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: 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: silveryaspen

Pronunciation: Baht-tul -sap

Sentence: Don't you feel sorry for the water bottle bearers and their constant need to be suckers? Poor bottlesaps!

Etymology: Play on bottle caps. Bottle: container for water. Sap: slang term for a sucker. Zap: hit by a need. (In the book of bent grammar, could sap be the past tense of sip?)

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I believe some people have collections of bottlesaps - Jabberwocky, 2008-02-21: 13:31:00

I like the comment about 'sap' being the past tense of 'sip' (like sit and sat)... I know, I'm such a dictionerd. - Tigger, 2008-02-21: 23:15:00

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