Verboticisms

Created by: justinchau

Pronunciation: sit-you-ah-gree

Sentence: I regularly situagree with my boss on his opinions about the current stock market.

Etymology: situation + agree

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Created by: quippingqueen

Pronunciation: bravo/buss

Sentence: Tis better to be a bravobuss than face the slings and arrows of outrageous fortune with this specimen of humanity.

Etymology: The opposite of a "blunderbuss" (a dolt, fool, simpleton, or moron)

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Created by: purpleartichokes

Pronunciation: fal-ah-seed

Sentence: Her boss was well-known for seeking reprisal, so when he asked her if she liked his plan to open a snowboard shop in Florida, Sue fallacceded and replied "Yes!". (While secretly praying that her concurception wouldn't be found out.)

Etymology: fallacy (falsehood), accede (agree)

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COMMENTS:

Too bad these places of work have so much nonsensus going on. - petaj, 2007-02-19: 17:27:00

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Created by: w5lf9s

Pronunciation: kou.kou

Sentence: He is such a damn kowcow. Never opens his mouth and if he does, only to agree with everyone around him.

Etymology: to kowtow (bend the knees and bow in a servile manner) + cower (show submission or fear)

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Created by: rikboyee

Pronunciation: due-plah-cayte

Sentence: he needed to duplacate his wife quickly or the conversation was going to spiral out of control

Etymology: dupe, placate

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COMMENTS:

sorry erasmus...i didn't realise you had hooked up with my other word and i had a sudden whim to change it.. is there a word for such a whim - rikboyee, 2007-02-19: 19:43:00

bah no worries I was at a loss with this one anyway - erasmus, 2007-02-22: 08:22:00

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Created by: petaj

Pronunciation: con-CORD-ance

Sentence: The team concurred with the boss, although they knew that his views showed what a fool he was. Their concordunce meant that the boss went away happy, but ignorant, and they could carry on doing things the right way.

Etymology: concord (agreement) + dunce (fool)

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COMMENTS:

I work there too! - purpleartichokes, 2007-02-19: 08:08:00

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Created by: shrimp

Pronunciation: wisj-think

Sentence: you wich you could have said something about it

Etymology: wish-to wish, think- to think

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Created by: Mobelia

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Sentence: Her rhetorical political questions called for a bit lip and agreegious nodding.

Etymology: From agree meaning to concur From egregious meaning flagrant and grievous

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Created by: allwise

Pronunciation: miss-con-seed

Sentence: -"Why did you have to ruin the show by poking me in the side, so I screamed, you inconsiderate bastard!" -"errr... uh-huh.." He missconceded, not mentioning that she had been sitting with her heel on his toe for half an hour.

Etymology: miss - to miss a chance. concede - to agree.

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Created by: redrockmullet

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