Verboticisms

Created by: BuenoCabra

Pronunciation: (AW-toh-spond)

Sentence: I hear my ring so often that whenever Beyonce's new song comes on the radio, I totally autospond.

Etymology: From "auto," short for automatic and "respond," meaning to react or answer.

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Created by: porsche

Pronunciation: self/pose/essed

Sentence: She was so cellfpossessed that she had to pick up her calls immediately

Etymology: cell + selfpossessed + possessed

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Created by: Kirubeza

Pronunciation: Ring-klihn-ay-shun

Sentence: Dorothy's ringclination was so powerful that not even being in bed with her best friend Jemma's husband could stop her answering the call - even with it being Jemma on the line.

Etymology: RING - to call someone up by telephone. INCLINATION - the predisposition to do something.

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Created by: zacharyalanstewart

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Created by: ziggy41

Pronunciation: In-col-un-ta-ee

Sentence: It was such a turnoff when she incalluntarily answered her cell to find it was her mother who had called.

Etymology: Involuntary (instinctively, spontaneous) + call (a telephone communication)

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COMMENTS:

great word ziggy41 - Jabberwocky, 2007-05-18: 11:34:00

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Created by: petaj

Pronunciation: sex-em-ess

Sentence: Sam was overwrought when he realised that Anna had been sexemessing despite his ardour and best efforts.

Etymology: SMS - short message service + sex (a compromising position) + sexy mess (can be the result of answering your phone at an inappropriate time)

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COMMENTS:

I sexemess too - kensiesfate, 2007-05-19: 00:07:00

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Created by: logarithm

Pronunciation: pik-all

Sentence: My boss is looking for a natural PICKALL to replace the receptionist whom he has just fired because he caught her polishing her fingernails unperturbed by the ringing phone.

Etymology: Pick + all + call

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Created by: treyb

Pronunciation: Hell-low-lawl-lick

Sentence: That Sandra is such a hellololic, she answered her phone right in the middle of the movie.

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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: BemaSelf

Pronunciation: Hi-phone-et-ics

Sentence: The guy totally has Hiphonetics or something. He answered the phone even though we were in the shower together!

Etymology: Hello, Hi, Phone, Phonetics

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