Verboticisms

Created by: cryptc

Pronunciation:

Sentence: Dave never bothered with the little things, so his friends suspected he was afflicted by microblindness.

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Created by: artr

Pronunciation: yoōtōpətən

Sentence: John*s boss is a Utopitan. He has never been introduced to a practical detail that he can*t ignore, much to the pain of his employees. Where others can*t see the forest for the trees, he can*t see the trees for the forest. This is especially bad for someone who owns a tree trimming service.

Etymology: Utopian (modeled on or aiming for a state in which everything is perfect; idealistic) + pita (pain in the ass)

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Created by: CharlieB

Pronunciation: mi-nū-shi-a-vûrs

Sentence: Rob believed that to get ahead in hedge fund management you really needed to minutiaverse.

Etymology: minutia (minute detail) + averse (disinclined, reluctant)

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Created by: Nosila

Pronunciation: viz zhun err ee

Sentence: Vincent was a visionairy who worked in an apiary. No, he did not look after apes, he was a beekeeper, who was always abuzz with new ideas. He would drone on and on to his co-workers about his revolutionary ideas, like planting mini-video cams on the bees' backs to make cute movies for the Internet. He would wax poetic about spelling bees...bees who would spell out words. His friends thought he'd bee better off using a comb on his hair, playing his Queen cd's while actually becoming a worker and using some cream on those hives!

Etymology: Visionary (a person with unusual powers of foresight;a person given to fanciful speculations and enthusiasms with little regard for what is actually possible adjective:not practical or realizable; speculative) & Airy (not practical or realizable; speculative;characterized by lightness and insubstantiality; as impalpable or intangible as air)

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Created by: ArsMajika

Pronunciation: PAN-or-AM-OH-sis

Sentence: Tod has wicked panoramosis... keeps him on track, but he often misses out on the little things in life.

Etymology: pan- + Gk (h)órāma - all seeing; Gk ōsmos, thrust, push.

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Created by: Jabberwocky

Pronunciation: zen/rr/ah/si/ty

Sentence: His uncanny zenerosity enabled him to have an instant appreciation of the essential picture which he was always happy to pass on to others

Etymology: zen (a specific type of meditation) + generosity (being able to give)

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COMMENTS:

I think Buddha is sitting on a bumble bee. - wordmeister, 2007-01-26: 16:31:00

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Created by: rikboyee

Pronunciation: pan-oh-rah-moor-eh

Sentence: he continued to focus on coming up with a clever word for the new definition, even while the children ran riot around him....he couldn't help but see what was really important for he was blessed with panoramore

Etymology: panorama, amore[love]

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COMMENTS:

Funny sentence!!! Toss the kids a box of Cheerios and turn on Sponge Bob. - purpleartichokes, 2007-01-26: 06:13:00

Hey rikboyee! How did you know what was happening at my house this morning? - wordmeister, 2007-01-26: 07:05:00

- rikboyee, 2007-01-27: 18:41:00

we are all similarly afflicted... its hard work being defined by your definitions - rikboyee, 2007-01-27: 18:43:00

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Created by: jedijawa

Pronunciation: ill-de-loo-shun-al

Sentence: Bill was illdelusional in his goals and often missed the details that were his undoing.

Etymology: illusion + delusional

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Created by: kyotonils

Pronunciation: dee-ny-o'-pi-a

Sentence: Even after a panel of long-time experts advised him to pull out of Iraq, Bush's denyopia would not allow him to consider it.

Etymology: deny+opia (eye disorders such as myopia, near-sightedness, and presbyopia, inablilty to see presbyterians)

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COMMENTS:

Hey kyotonils, You should get a job as a speech writer at the white house! I'm sure the president would love to expand his vocabulary, and you could help him do it! - wordmeister, 2007-01-26: 07:14:00

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Created by: Alchemist

Pronunciation: BOOSH-vizh-yun

Sentence: When Andy started using his shotgun to swat flies, we knew he'd become afflicted with bushvision.

Etymology: Bush + vision

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COMMENTS:

Yes, Andy used the big guns to shoot big picture... - wordmeister, 2007-01-26: 00:54:00

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