Verboticisms

Created by: Mustang

Pronunciation: comp - luh - muh - lyn

Sentence: Marjorie was always frustrated with Brad because of his refusal to look for a job and she took every opportunity to complimalign him when she asked for help with a task.

Etymology: Blend of compliment and malign

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Created by: Nosila

Pronunciation: u sless

Sentence: When she came home from a hard day at work, Sylvia, was upset to find her boyfriend, Kermit, had not only done her honey-do list, but had passed out on the couch, surrounded by 8 of his green glass bottled friends. She shouted at him that he put the you in yousless. She turfed him since he was neither functional nor decorative to keep around the house anymore.

Etymology: You (refers to the person addressed) & Useless (having no beneficial use or incapable of functioning usefully)

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Created by: mplsbohemian

Pronunciation: hehs-SIHS-tuhnt

Sentence: Alex's lovely young tutor proved to be a mere hessistant, cancelling their sessions as soon as he mentioned that they'd be by candlelight.

Etymology: hesitant + assistant

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Created by: wordslikevenom

Pronunciation: Nought-tee

Sentence: Sid's noughtiness left Kelly wondering whether she'd kissed the wrong toad.

Etymology: Nought - Nothing.

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COMMENTS:

Well, it was news to me! - wordslikevenom, 2011-06-17: 06:37:00

Wow! Super alchololicbrainfade day. - wordslikevenom, 2011-06-17: 06:47:00

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Created by: Osomatic

Pronunciation: know + you + don't

Sentence: I hate to knowyoudont you, but you've never been helpful before so I have no expectation of assistance with taking this splinter out of my toe.

Etymology: I know you don't.

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Created by: metrohumanx

Pronunciation: lie-uh-BILL-uht-ont

Sentence: Sally tried to LIEABILLETAUNT Oscar into getting off his chromium sofa and helping her compose a winning sentence to submit to Verbotomy, but he chose to lie around in a semi-catatonic state and dream of imaginary guitar notes that would irritate...his irritatingly overproductive girlfriend Camouflossie. No amount of LIEABILLETAUNTING could make Oscar expend even a single erg of his preciously guarded energy...if he ever HAD any.

Etymology: LIE+ABILITY+BILLET+LIABILITY+TAUNT=LIEABILLETAUNT......... LIE: to be or to stay at rest in a horizontal position : be prostrate on someone’s couch-Middle English, from Old English licgan; akin to Old High German ligen to lie, Latin lectus bed, Greek lechos..... Ability: the quality or state of being able yet reluctant-Middle English abilite, from Anglo-French, from Latin habilitat-, habilitas, from habilis apt, skillful..... Billet: an official order directing that a slacker be provided with board and lodging (as in a private home)- Middle English bylet, from Anglo-French billette, diminutive of bille bill..... Liability: one that acts as a disadvantage to all..... Taunt: a sarcastic challenge or insult

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COMMENTS:

http://www.shibumi.org/eoti.htm - metrohumanx, 2008-09-05: 11:51:00

can't argue with such a persuasive etymology - Jabberwocky, 2008-09-05: 15:39:00

Thanx, Jwock...I guess i did get carried away. - metrohumanx, 2008-09-05: 23:08:00

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Created by: Stevenson0

Pronunciation: uh/sist/kant

Sentence: Because of family politics and pressures and because he's out of work again, I had to hire my useless, down on his luck cousin as my assistcant.

Etymology: ASSISTCANT - noun - from ASSISTANT (someone who aids and supplements another) + CAN'T (cannot, like my cousin)

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Created by: lalaland

Pronunciation: All-ser-been

Sentence: Last night when i asked my daughter to help clean up the kitchen, she was very alserbeen. Turns out she was on verbotomy creating new words.

Etymology: This word has come from 1840's. It was created by one of own founding fathers. Tomhas Jefferson.

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Created by: artr

Pronunciation: gōfərlōfər

Sentence: When Harry hired his nephew as an office assistant, he thought he would get some much-needed help. What he got was a goferloafer. Where Harry saw somebody to run errands, the nephew saw the insides of his eyelids.

Etymology: gofer (a person who runs errands) + loafer (a person who idles time away)

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Created by: OZZIEBOB

Pronunciation: HIN-d'uh-lent

Sentence: The haunty spectre of Bob's growing ignavia, convinced Roxie's that he was rapidly turning into a hopeless hindolent like his father.

Etymology: HINDER: to cause delay, interruption, or difficulty in; hamper; impede; to be an obstacle or impediment & INDOLENT:Indulging in ease; avoiding labor and exertion; habitually idle; lazy; inactive; easygoing; layback

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COMMENTS:

fantastic - Jabberwocky, 2008-09-05: 13:31:00

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