Verboticisms

Created by: ChrisCarrk

Pronunciation: sell-flat-oh-no-me

Sentence: He was a graduate of the selflatonomy class.

Etymology: self flattering

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Created by: Nosila

Pronunciation: in fars yu ay ted

Sentence: Art Fulretort was the office wag. He was clever enough and could be very droll in his assessments of people and events. He had always been the class clown in school and now had a broader audience on which to practice his comedy craft. He was so full of confidence that his humor was better than others that he entered the America's Got Talent Contest. So infarceuated was he with his schtick that he failed to hear the 3 judges bang their red X buttons in record time and the audience boo him off the stage. Art's not going to Vegas...

Etymology: Infatuated (obsessed with; marked by foolish or unreasoning fondness) & Farce (a comedy characterized by broad satire, wit and improbable situations)

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Created by: queeny

Pronunciation:

Sentence: even his wifes had issues with his trumpolious. For god sakes, he even thinks his hair looks good.

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Created by: Jabberwocky

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Sentence: His vanwitty was so astonishing - he kept himself amused all day with his clever banter

Etymology: vanity + wit

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Created by: mweinmann

Pronunciation: sell - f - ry - et - us

Sentence: Charlie's selfriotous behavior was getting on everyone's nerves. He constantly goofed around while others were talking. Fashioning himself to be the next Charlie of Rickles, he was in his own world of gags, tricks and jokes that only he thought were funny.

Etymology: self, self righteous, riotous (In a manner that causes uncontrollable laughter)

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COMMENTS:

We are amused... - Nosila, 2009-07-17: 10:16:00

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Created by: rombus

Pronunciation: kaws - bee - ing

Sentence: Bart was known for his cosbeing behavior. He thought he was a comedian; but he was really just annoying everyone with his "unfunny" routines and self-amusement.

Etymology: Cosby (as in Bill Cosby), Being

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Created by: quippingqueen

Pronunciation: wit/snit

Sentence: He threw a little "witsnit" when he learned he hadn't been given the Dazzling Daemon of the Day award.

Etymology: An American English expression meaning an extreme state of agitation or angst when not being able to have one's way

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Created by: mrskellyscl

Pronunciation: e-go-twit

Sentence: Mark was such an egotwit that no one could stand to be around him, especially at parties. He would try so hard to impress everyone with his cleverness that he would end up making a fool of himself.

Etymology: egotist: show-off; know-it-all + wit: cleverness, humorous + twit: a foolishly annoying person

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Created by: qwerty

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Etymology: auto = self, phasia from aphasia

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Created by: Stevenson0

Pronunciation: wit/ti/sis/sis/tic

Sentence: Paul is a perfectly proud, puffy, pompous witticissistic, unashamed of his own lack of humour in the so-called jokes that he constantly pushes on his unlaughing friends.

Etymology: witticism + narcissistic

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