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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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Athletesfootinmouth
Created by: TJayzz
Pronunciation: Ath-leets-foot-in-mou-th
Sentence: After a vigorous game of football, David Wreckham was so exhausted he could hardly string two words together. In fact he claimed he was suffering from the classic athletesfootinmouth when he said in his post match interview that he had really enjoyed the hockey game and couldn't wait to get back in the pool.
Etymology: Athlete(a person who is good at sports, someone who competes in track and field events) + Foot in mouth(To say something stupid, not making sense)
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COMMENTS:
Hahaha... this on is very funny! But I've just used up my votes for today! :-( - logarithm, 2008-11-27: 11:11:00
great sentence - Jabberwocky, 2008-11-27: 13:14:00
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Trightning
Created by: Banky
Pronunciation: tryt-ning
Sentence: John Edwards' speeches are sheer trightning. He tries to convince poor people he's one of them with rapid-fire down-home folksiness and then disappears, like a fart in the wind, off to another rally in his private jet.
Etymology: trite + lightning
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COMMENTS:
very nice - Jabberwocky, 2008-02-04: 13:40:00
I like it! - OZZIEBOB, 2008-02-04: 15:09:00
i like it but its hard to pronounce - purpleman, 2008-02-04: 15:38:00
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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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Pigskinese
Created by: OZZIEBOB
Pronunciation: pig-skin-NEEZ
Sentence: Spurred on by the victory and athulation of the fans, the pigskinese of the full-back, during the after-match interview, went from golemic to gridiotic.
Etymology: PIGSKIN: Slang term for a football; pig and its grunting & ESE: as in languages as computerese. Golemic: Blend of goal & golem+ic (yiddish) for graceless, tactless, foolish - altho, not necessarry intentionally. GRIDIOTIC (grid(iron) & idiotic
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COMMENTS:
good timing with the super bowl - Jabberwocky, 2008-02-04: 13:42:00
Amusing words and impressive etymology! - bananabender, 2008-02-04: 23:58:00
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Jocktalk
Created by: Maxine
Pronunciation: jawk tawk
Sentence: My son's old baseball coach, Mr. Greminski, was a regular jocktalker. His jocktalk brought tears to my eyes, and a restraining order to my legal files.
Etymology: Jock: Obsessed athlete who like play sport. Talk: Loosely defined as issuing words from one's mouth.
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COMMENTS:
Excellent! - silveryaspen, 2008-02-04: 22:09:00
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Showmethemumble
Created by: rikboyee
Pronunciation: show-me-thuh-mum-bul
Sentence: he was an outstanding athlete, but it was well known that in every interview he would showmethemumble
Etymology: show me the money, mumble
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COMMENTS:
nice - bookowl, 2008-02-04: 16:02:00
My favorite! Cuts right to the heart of it all ... the money! - silveryaspen, 2008-02-05: 07:40:00
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Inchamprehensible
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: in-champ-pri-hen-suh-buhl
Sentence: All too often at televised sporting events the winner is interviewed the moment the victory is won. The resulting blather is usually inchamprehensible.
Etymology: champ (a person who has defeated all opponents in a competition or series of competitions) + incomprehensible (impossible to understand or comprehend)
Gatorant
Created by: goldenferret
Pronunciation: gay-tore-ant
Sentence: "Yeah... we really did our... huh... best out there today... Everybody gave 110%... huh..." the athlete gatoranted.
Etymology: Gatorade + rant
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COMMENTS:
excellent! - galwaywegian, 2008-02-05: 07:19:00
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Superfluent
Created by: Mustang
Pronunciation: soo - PER - floo - unt
Sentence: Lindal gave his usual superfluent responses to the rapid fire questions about the game following his teams' victory even though he had little to do with the outcome.
Etymology: Mix of superfluous and fluent
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COMMENTS:
Very clever, and it sounds natural, too! - Maxine, 2008-02-04: 08:40:00
So natural that I was convinced it was an actual word for a moment! - ErWenn, 2008-02-04: 09:57:00
nice one - HerOralHighness, 2008-02-04: 17:54:00
very good!!!!!!!!! - purpleman, 2008-02-04: 22:52:00
A good blend! - bananabender, 2008-02-04: 23:53:00
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Gumbyism
Created by: CanadianAndyCapp
Pronunciation: Gum-bee-ism
Sentence: After competing in the "Twit of the Year" competition, the former brain specialist and Britain's leading Gumbyist, Mr. Arnold Poutee, proudly banged his winning brick medal against his head and gave a rousing speech, filled with fluent Gumbyism's. Making everyone say "My Brain Hurts"
Etymology: Gumbyism: Obscure origin, originally thought to derive from an overly flexible green animated character of children's television. Now claimed for a popular booted, sweatered and hankie'd character from a British television show dealing with snakes.
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COMMENTS:
great sentence - bookowl, 2008-02-04: 15:57:00
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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