Verboticisms

Created by: serendipity9000

Pronunciation: ring-jurk

Sentence: I just can't let the phone ring, one ring and I ringjerk that button and answer.

Etymology: Ring (the sound your phone makes) + jerk (a combo of 'kneejerk' reaction and stupid)

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Created by: guesser

Pronunciation: auto-pilot-mode

Sentence: Despite her better judgement to leave the burning house, her brain, in autopilotmode, stopped to answer the phone on the way out the door!

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Created by: zacharyalanstewart

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Created by: purpleartichokes

Pronunciation: bloo-kooth

Sentence: Sue knew that Bob was cellfish, but when he committed blewcouth in bed - that was the last straw.

Etymology: bluetooth, couth, whoops I "blew" it.

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Also the past tense of blow!... - petaj, 2007-05-18: 06:43:00

Blewcouth You saw me standing alone Without a dream in my heart Without a cell of my own (aha - now you've been Sinatra'd Purple) - Jabberwocky, 2007-05-18: 09:43:00

Verbitch. - purpleartichokes, 2007-05-18: 10:15:00

ouch!! I think verbich is verboten - Jabberwocky, 2007-05-18: 10:20:00

hehe! - purpleartichokes, 2007-05-18: 10:24:00

Bluecouth of Kentucky, keep on ringing, Ring the one that's gone and left me blue. - petaj, 2007-05-18: 19:59:00

Hey! Who declared it Pick on Purple week? I'm telling Verbmommy! I'm taking my toys and going home now... home, where my thought's escaping, home, where my music's playing, home, where my love lies waiting... ack! I just garfunkled myself. - toadstool57, 2007-05-19: 06:04:00

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Created by: Nosila

Pronunciation: kawl day ting

Sentence: George hated the fact that Lulu had that new feature on her phone, calldating. It meant that every time they had relations, she would answer every call. This was annoying, especially since their trysts only lasted an hour, until she had to handle her next client...

Etymology: Wordplay on Call-Waiting...Dating (having a steady, intimate relationship)

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Created by: rockchic101

Pronunciation: insta-action

Sentence: The phone rang, so his gut instaction was to answer.

Etymology: combination of instant and reaction

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Created by: Clayton

Pronunciation: AW-toh-MAT-n-neyt / aw-TOM-uh-tuh-neyt (obsc.)

Sentence: Chris automatonates for anyone, including his mother-in-law. He doesn't bother to quelltone anymore, or even put it into vibernation. It's become his ringtonus.

Etymology: automaton (robot) + intonate (speak with a particular tone)

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Created by: ekath

Pronunciation: comune-no-wait

Sentence: Her boyfriend gets mad because she always commmunowaits during intimate moments.

Etymology: from communicate + no wait

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Created by: heartnsoul

Pronunciation: PAV-luv-er

Sentence: Making love to a person for the first time is an exploration of the boundaries and fuels of passion, unless you try to "connect" with a Pavlover who is turned on by a cellphone's ring, or a Stimlover who is turned on by their own fleeting thoughts.

Etymology: "Pavlov" (Ivan Petrovich Pavlov - known for his discovery of an involuntary salivation response in dogs) + "Lover" (known for much better involuntary and voluntary responses than answering phones)

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Created by: mikebezner

Pronunciation: yoo-ring

Sentence: Despite being on the toilet, Isaac couldn't help himself and, once again, uringed.

Etymology: Urinate+ring

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