Verboticisms

Created by: Scrumpy

Pronunciation: buhg-uh-boo-boo

Sentence: Ken was reminded of the bugabooboo on his finger when he attempted to fish some jalapenos out of a jar. This was the worst pain he had experienced since he had eaten a salty potato chip and irratated his lip ulcer.

Etymology: bugaboo (a recurring problem or situation) + boo-boo

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she's crying in the cartoon so maybe it's a bugabooboohoo - Jabberwocky, 2007-10-03: 15:23:00

Clever and interesting! - OZZIEBOB, 2007-10-03: 18:27:00

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Created by: OZZIEBOB

Pronunciation: OUCH - nik

Sentence: Ozzie was an ouchnik, obsessed and overwhelmed by the fear of being ouchnicked.

Etymology: OUCH: an exclamation expressing sudden pain or dismay & NICK: a small dent or wound.

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Created by: rebelvin

Pronunciation: linger+finger+injury

Sentence: I tried to keep from shaking hands since somehow I had managed to lingerfingerinjure my right thumb.

Etymology: linger+finger+injury

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Created by: fourgirls

Pronunciation:

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COMMENTS:

great word! - fourgirls, 2007-10-03: 15:24:00

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Created by: BSqueeze4

Pronunciation: Injur-rance

Sentence: The split toenail could really prove to be an injurance for her.

Etymology: Injury+Hindrance

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Created by: Stevenson0

Pronunciation: uh/pang/dij

Sentence: A pianist's worst nightmare is to suffer an appangdage just before an important performance.

Etymology: APPANGDAGE -noun - from - APPENDAGE (a part attached to the body, such as a finger, arm, or leg) + PANG (a sharp pain, or physical distress)

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Created by: AlouattaPigra

Pronunciation: Ehv ver Crew Shul Ihm Myu Tih Lus

Sentence: "Ouch!!" Zjanhatae hissed to herself. She had badly abraised the naked palm of her hand and it had already begun to bleed. "Awe sourmuzzles- This here old evercrucialimutilus just aint never 'gonna heal up quite right."

Etymology: Ever - From Forever + Crucial - Important + Limu - Protogermanic meaning branch + Mutilus - Latin for maimed

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Created by: Jabberwocky

Pronunciation: cut/stray/shun

Sentence: Sally felt deep cutstration whenever she tried to unpick the stitches she'd so cautiously sewn. Her part time job shelling shrimp (crustaceans) didn't help.

Etymology: cut + frustration + crustacean

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COMMENTS:

Shudderingly close to castration. Great word! - Scrumpy, 2007-10-03: 14:03:00

Good word! Reminds me of this image: http://www.discovervancouver.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=103199 - purpleartichokes, 2007-10-03: 15:05:00

funny purple and scrumpy - one should be very circumspective when using a photocopier - Jabberwocky, 2007-10-03: 15:21:00

Etymology: cut, frustration, crustacean - Fantastic! - OZZIEBOB, 2007-10-03: 18:29:00

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Created by: purpleartichokes

Pronunciation: han-dee-gash

Sentence: I would have had the report done earlier, however, the bleeding from my handigash shorted out my keyboard.

Etymology: handicap, gash

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sounds nasty!! - Jabberwocky, 2007-10-03: 10:49:00

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Created by: petaj

Pronunciation: lass-ter-ay-shun

Sentence: Lucy lasterated her toes on the sharp rocks and was forever doomed to wear flip flops (thongs for my aussie buddies).

Etymology: laceration + last (as in endure)

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COMMENTS:

Better late than never - petaj, 2007-10-04: 03:39:00

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