Verboticisms

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: qwerty

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Etymology: auto = self, phasia from aphasia

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Created by: xMelody

Pronunciation: rep-er-tee-go, -tey-go.

Sentence: He's suffering from an oversized reparteego.

Etymology: repartee; ego

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Created by: artr

Pronunciation: prēˈäkyəproud

Sentence: Harry is so preoccuproud that he refuses to sign up for any but his own Twitter feeds. After all, how could he possible learn anything from anybody who is far less clever than himself.

Etymology: preoccupied (dominate or engross the mind to the exclusion of other thoughts) + proud (feeling deep pleasure or satisfaction as a result of one\'s own achievements)

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COMMENTS:

another subtle excellent word - Jabberwocky, 2009-07-17: 12:27:00

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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: Paloma

Pronunciation: NAR-sih-vay-ted

Sentence: John was so narcivated he would laugh at his own pretentious jokes before he'd even said the punchline.

Etymology: Narcissus (Greek hero who fell in love with his own reflection) + captivated

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Created by: Jabberwocky

Pronunciation: fun/nee/da/men/tal/ist

Sentence: Sam was a funnydamentalist who's wit was the cornerstone of his very being. He constantly had himself in stitches although sadly no one else found him amusing.

Etymology: funny + fundamentalist (sticks to inherent belief)

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COMMENTS:

I believe! - jrogan, 2009-07-17: 06:28:00

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Created by: queeny

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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: chris

Pronunciation: ort-oh-wit-ee-fill-ee-yer

Sentence: he was so wrapped up in his autowittiphilia that never even paused to wonder why rooms emptied in seconds upon his arrival

Etymology: auto (self) + witticism + philia (love)

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Created by: wordygrrrl

Pronunciation: ego-wild

Sentence: The egowilde chortled at his own jokes so loudly he could not hear anyone else speak.

Etymology: egotistical character wild about themselves as Oscar Wilde was reportedly

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