Verboticisms

Created by: Mustang

Pronunciation: dred-beet

Sentence: Behind her back, all of Sandra's social circle called her the dreadbeat as they all dreaded the malicious and mean spirited attention she would give them at parties, on Facebook and even thru emails.

Etymology: Bleand of 'dread' (horrible, terrifying) and 'beat' (to sound, as on a drum) - also, a play on the word 'deadbeat'

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Created by: artr

Pronunciation: bləndərbôs

Sentence: Harry works for a complete blunderboss. She is so busy proving she is right that she doesn’t have time or interest in people’s feelings or thoughts. As she has stomped her way up the corporate ladder she has picked up the nickname of Thunderfoot.

Etymology: blunderbuss (a short-barreled large-bored gun with a flared muzzle, used at short range/an action or way of doing something regarded as lacking in subtlety and precision) + boss (a person in charge of a worker or organization)

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Created by: stache

Pronunciation: kä'mə-rä'də-rāp'tər

Sentence: After Georgette appended gushingly complimentary comments to every one of the submissions on the poetry blog, Flo just couldn't help herself. She was, by her very nature, a camaraderaptor. She posted a stinging limerick, the first line of which was, "A bunny rabbit named Georgette... ."

Etymology: 'camara,' var. of 'kamara,' soviet-era spy technology popular with kgb notable Boris Badinov; 'der,' German article; 'apt,' particularly appropriate, as this definition vis. doseydotes; 'or,' denoting approximately equally-weighted alternatives, as in 'defecate or vacate the porcelain receptacle.'

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COMMENTS:

Still laughing over the last line. Great! - Jamagra, 2008-04-02: 08:41:00

great word - Jabberwocky, 2008-04-02: 12:55:00

Excellent! - Mustang, 2008-04-02: 18:06:00

Nice! - purpleartichokes, 2008-04-02: 19:03:00

Stache, you are an etymologizing animal! Very funny; good word. - OZZIEBOB, 2008-04-02: 20:30:00

thanks, y'all. from giants among verbotomists such as yourselves these kind words mean much. - stache, 2008-04-02: 23:21:00

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Created by: youmustvotenato

Pronunciation: Bun-a-terry

Sentence: Dalton, throwin down his empty threats on the latest Mac v. Linux flame war, was a big-bad bunnatieri since his threatees were only grade-schoolers.

Etymology: Bunny- a small domesticated mammal; Vinatieri- former place kicker of the Super Bowl winning New England Patriots

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Created by: arrrteest

Pronunciation: beh seej ee us

Sentence: Gretta suffered from an ingrown sense of entitlement and superiority. Often she would join a group and try to quickly assess how to rise up in the ranks of coolness by selecting the weakest link. Her years in middle and high school prepared her with many opportunities to crush anyone who were not worthy of her attention and who would not be spineless followers of her entourage of cliquiness. However, this all came to a screeching halt when she decided to enter the workforce and had to make nice with all of the other employees. Her besiegious behavior was not tolerated and when she attacked the nicest person within the established office culture, she was immediately shown a different pecking order.

Etymology: besiege + egregious

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Created by: Nosila

Pronunciation: brow ser beet

Sentence: By day, Faye was a mild mannered person. But at night, in front of her screen with several cocktails under her belt,Faye loved to browserbeat others on websites and networks where she could remain anonymous and insulting to vent her spleen at will. It's like addiction fed the other.

Etymology: Browser (Computer Science A program that accesses and displays files and other data available on the Internet and other networks) & Browbeat (bully;dominate;intimidate)

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Created by: scarletzinc

Pronunciation: stay-pahr-foe

Sentence: She just walks in here and starts judging us. She's such a stepperfoe.

Etymology: Stepper-one who steps on other people's feelings/personality. Foe-enemy or villain

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Created by: Stevenson0

Pronunciation: mey/tree/arch/en/uh/mee

Sentence: Janice became the matriarchenemy of the book club regulars by verbally attacking the opinions of Dody, the friendliest and most popular member at the neighbourhood library Book of the Month discussion.

Etymology: matriarch + archenemy (antagonist, adversary, attacher)

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Created by: CanadianAndyCapp

Pronunciation: Snar-kast-i-grin-ch

Sentence: After failing to impress the other members of the War of 1812 onelist chat group with his badly researched and spurious historical submissions. Colin sought to boost his own ego by attacking the work of others and where that failed, to make the criticisms personal. For this he was rapidly branded as a Snarcastigrinch by the rest of the group.

Etymology: Snarkastic -(Sarcastic)- The lowest form of wit. (Snarky)- Geordie form of bad-tempered. / (Grinch)- see Dr. Seuss.

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COMMENTS:

nice - Jabberwocky, 2008-04-02: 11:36:00

Clever blend! - OZZIEBOB, 2008-04-02: 20:42:00

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Created by: artr

Pronunciation: nekstdôrnāboŏlē

Sentence: It can be easy to identify the nextdoorneigbully. Just look for a couple of houses for sale on your street with one in the middle that’s not. If there are more houses for sale up and down that street, you might want to reconsider that under-priced bargain you found.

Etymology: next-door neighbor (a person in or to the next house or room) + bully (a person who uses strength or power to harm or intimidate those who are weaker)

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