Verboticisms

Created by: Jaxies

Pronunciation: /mirra-irra-tay-shun-a-lism/

Sentence: "Doug had developed an acute case of mirrirritationalism as his roommate's snoring increased every night. It did nothing to appease his mind that every other night his roommate thought the same thing about him."

Etymology: Mirror + irration + -alism

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Created by: jedijawa

Pronunciation: slop-el-gang-er-eye-tis

Sentence: Slopelgangeritus took over as Bill's irritation at his roommate burst forth even though Bill knew that he did the same things and shouldn't be mad at his friend.

Etymology: slop + doppelganger + itis

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COMMENTS:

Has there been an outbreak of itisitis in the verbotomy circle? - petaj, 2007-04-04: 05:51:00

Slopelgangrene sounds really nasty - petaj, 2007-04-04: 05:55:00

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Created by: pinwheel

Pronunciation: dop/ell/an/ger

Sentence: Jim quietly seethed with doppelanger as Suzie threw her dirty laundry on the floor, obscuring his own smelly socks.

Etymology: Doppelganger + anger

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COMMENTS:

Jim and Suzie were the spittingimage of each other -- or is spitting (as in spitting chips) only an Aussie saying? - petaj, 2007-04-04: 05:48:00

twice as funny if you're from Cork. (See Langer!) - galwaywegian, 2007-04-04: 06:08:00

i am from Cork which is why I laughed so much at this one. - suzanne, 2007-04-09: 19:31:00

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Created by: galwaywegian

Pronunciation: herr ed it ik

Sentence: the hereditic was finally proven when aunt Agatha replayed her video recording of john's christening to find a conversation where four generations of Murphy men had their fingers up their nostrils while talking.

Etymology: heredititary, tic

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Created by: Zahira

Pronunciation:

Sentence:

Etymology: 'irri' from irritation 'pain'from the resulting factor of irritation

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Created by: Jabberwocky

Pronunciation: ape/a/thy

Sentence: Jill's habit of greeting everyone who approached the desk with "what's up guys?" stereophonically in sync with her own sent her into state of apeathy

Etymology: ape (to mimic) + apathy (cool detachment

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Created by: Sketchy

Pronunciation: twin-CH

Sentence: Today I saw Earl drink milk from the carton and I started to twinch. I thought I was the only one in the house who did that???

Etymology: twin, twitch

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Created by: jonobo

Pronunciation: i right ation

Sentence: After irightating my way through the party i realized that i had no friends because i deserved no friends. Obsessive irightation may lead to the character of an irighctator.

Etymology: i am right irritation of self-reflection.

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Created by: Alchemist

Pronunciation: twin-FYUR-e-ate

Sentence: My roommate Karl is so twinfuriating! I hate it when he covers my dirty dishes with his! Like there isn't enough dishcord around here...

Etymology: twin, infuriate

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Created by: rikboyee

Pronunciation: car-bon-cop-eevd

Sentence: he became so carboncopeeved that that he had no choice but to find somewhere else to live

Etymology: carbon copy, peeved

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COMMENTS:

missed this the first time round - good one - Jabberwocky, 2007-04-05: 14:50:00

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