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DEFINITION: v., To speak in an inspirational but perhaps incomprehensible manner by stringing together a series of grunts and clichés. n., An inarticulate TV or radio, post-game interview, typically given by a panting, toothless, sweating, verbally-challenged, and hugely overpaid, athletic superstar.
Verboticisms
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Paloologue
Created by: loxhobabl
Pronunciation: pa-loo-log
Sentence: I wish ESPN would invite translators for the paloologue after the boxing match is over.
Etymology: palooka, -logue
Superfludundant
Created by: Mustang
Pronunciation: soo-per-flue-DUN-dant
Sentence: Giving his usual superfludundant gobbledygook responses to the rapid fire questions about the game following his teams' victory, Garrison felt was making a good impression on the tv audience while in fact few people actually understood a word of his gibberish.
Etymology: Blend of 'superfluous' and 'redundant'....a word that is doubly redundant/superfluous itself.
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COMMENTS:
just trying to say the word gets your point across - Jabberwocky, 2008-11-27: 13:21:00
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Beefcant
Created by: Stevenson0
Pronunciation: beef/cant
Sentence: Once all the sports writers were present, the football hero rolled into his beefcant of all the wonderful things his team did on the field today.
Etymology: BEEFCANT - noun - from BEEFCAKE (men with muscular physiques) + CANT (to speak in a jargon, or secret language; to use phraseology particular to a group)
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COMMENTS:
or can't as in can't speak - great word - Jabberwocky, 2008-11-27: 09:15:00
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Beefcant
Created by: Stevenson0
Pronunciation: beef/cant
Sentence: Once all the sports writers were present, the football hero rolled into his beefcant of all the wonderful things his team did on the field today.
Etymology: beefcake (male with a muscular physique) + cant (jargon, lingo)
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COMMENTS:
very nice!!!!!!!! - purpleman, 2008-02-04: 15:38:00
wow its weird that no1 is puting any commants - purpleman, 2008-02-04: 18:11:00
Any comment I make would have me blushing and giggling ... but I'll share ... finally. Stevenson, beefcant is a most appealing verboticism! Simply, because we ladies always like the beefcake that always comes with it! - silveryaspen, 2008-02-07: 21:01:00
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Dufferedview
Created by: raindrops
Pronunciation:
Sentence: As media rushed towards him and poured questions,Jon Bedraw dufferedview some big words he had recently heard on the tv.
Etymology: A viewpoint of a duffer
Adrenablabber
Created by: picabomama
Pronunciation: a-dren-a-blaa-ber
Sentence: The game winning goal was procured by Stone Galumphus, who spoke in rapid adrenablabber to reporters shortly after the conclusion of today's contest.
Etymology: adrenalin + blabber
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COMMENTS:
Good word! Got a sentence for it? - ErWenn, 2008-02-04: 09:58:00
Great Combo! - sean30, 2008-02-04: 15:58:00
Like your word! It's easy to say and to pick the meaning. Just saying it sounds like some adrenablabber being spouted! - bananabender, 2008-02-05: 00:02:00
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Jockscrap
Created by: galwaywegian
Pronunciation: jok sskrapp
Sentence: his jockscrap stunk even more than his joclstrap used to.
Etymology: jock strap, jock crap
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COMMENTS:
Roared with laughter! - silveryaspen, 2008-02-06: 09:07:00
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Lipoosuction
Created by: Jabberwocky
Pronunciation: lip/ooo/suk/shun
Sentence: The hockey superstar was trying so hard to suck up to the interviewer and not offend any of his team that his interview was merely lipoosuction.
Etymology: lip(as in lip service) + ooh(didn't put the 'h' in the word because it turned it into pooh)+ suck (as in suck up) + liposuction
Patwha
Created by: bookowl
Pronunciation: pat/whah
Sentence: His religious patwha was so confusing I didn't understand a word.
Etymology: patois + wha (short for what?)
Animarillson
Created by: sean30
Pronunciation: Ani-mar-ill-son
Sentence: i suffer with Animarillson, but im famous and rich and super and great. What where we talking about again?
Etymology: Animarillson; to remain ignorant and stupid, and to remain so after by luck a person succeeds in sport...(word created from all other sports commenters names; Hill/Motson/Kamare etc)
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COMMENTS:
I like the way you constructed your word - bookowl, 2008-02-04: 15:58:00
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Comments:
Today's definition was suggested by Nosila. Thank you Nosila. ~ James
Today's definition was suggested by Nosila. Thank you Nosila. ~ James