Verboticisms

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: oren22

Pronunciation: ring as in ring stant- like in instant

Sentence:

Etymology:

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Created by: shutz

Pronunciation: Cell-o-Fan-itis

Sentence: He knew her cellofanitis had reached the next level when she answered a call from her her husband as he was proposing to her.

Etymology: From "Cell" (cellular phone), "Fan" (short for fanatic) and "-itis", the common suffix that is used to denote an inflammation, irritation, or more generally, a negative medical condition.

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Created by: Carria

Pronunciation:

Sentence: My boner was replaced with a phoner

Etymology: Phone + Boner

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Created by: ldikarev

Pronunciation: sel-O-fean-ting

Sentence: At the cellofan convention everyone was present; cellofanatics and cellofantologist to discuss issues of cellofanitis.

Etymology: cell +fanatic

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Created by: newworldview

Pronunciation: sell-pull-shun

Sentence: His cellpulsion was so strong that he answered his phone in the middle of a root canal.

Etymology: Cell (phone) + compulsion

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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: Osomatic

Pronunciation: phone + pull + shun

Sentence: No matter I'm doing, I gotta answer it when it rings - it's a phonepulsion.

Etymology: phone + compulsion

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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: ohwtepph

Pronunciation: hel - LOH - to

Sentence: Like a monster out of a horror movie, Jill's hand shot out of the shower and in a second, hellotoed her ringing cellphone.

Etymology: Hello [What is often said at the beginning of a call conversation] + Auto [automatic]

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