Verboticisms

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: porsche

Pronunciation: toh/dee/tung

Sentence: Toadytongue is the universal language for bootlicked individuals.

Etymology: toady (fawning flatterer) + tongue (language)

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Created by: galwaywegian

Pronunciation: a gree men tal

Sentence: he nodded in agreemental, she was so pretty her beauty was only matched by her lunacy.

Etymology: agreement, mental

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Created by: sodium

Pronunciation: toak-en-odd

Sentence: Instead of giving his honest opinion, Paul tokenodded when Cynthia asked him if he liked her hairstyle.

Etymology: token - adjective describing an offering made only out of necessity & nod - a gesture of agreement

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Created by: BMott

Pronunciation: Fib - u - late

Sentence: I frequently fibulate to my boyfriend because I don't want him to know it's not THE biggest ever...

Etymology: Fib - Lie ulate - From Formulate

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Created by: ErWenn

Pronunciation: /ˌsɪvlˈɪŋkwɪʃ/

Sentence: Not only did he refuse to civilinquish his viewpoints at the hot dog festival, but he also started handing out flyers advertising the university vegetarian's club.

Etymology: From civility + relinquish

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Created by: redrockmullet

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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: Alchemist

Pronunciation: kahn-FIB-yoo-late

Sentence: Brandon was so exited about winning the Yugo, I couldn't bear to enlighten him, so I just gave him a big smile and my warmest confibulations.

Etymology: combination of confirm, fib and congratulate.

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Created by: Mobelia

Pronunciation:

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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