Verboticisms

Created by: Clayton

Pronunciation: pach-uh-REY-shuhn

Sentence: Cindy's realization of her inevitable paturation came with the consternation of the maladministration of her Haitian vacation.

Etymology: pat- + maturation

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Created by: Jabberwocky

Pronunciation: meta/mum/for/sis

Sentence: When her kids rolled their eyes at her comments she realized the metamomphosis was complete.

Etymology: met+ a + mom + metamorphosis

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COMMENTS:

Been there, done that. Now I get the pleasure of turning into my grandmother. Great word. - mrskellyscl, 2009-07-13: 08:22:00

Too true! - Nosila, 2009-07-14: 22:01:00

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Created by: purpleartichokes

Pronunciation: bee-got-it

Sentence: When I found myself beginning a sentence with the phrase "Ya know, when I was your age...", it was clearly evident that I had begotit.

Etymology: begot, "got it" (realization)

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Created by: administraitor

Pronunciation: mis-e-gen-er-ay-shun

Sentence: As the "Big Four-Oh" approached, Harold began to notice the thinning hair, drooping jowels and vacant expression that in his mind characterized both his father and grandfather. "Maybe," he thought "I could stave off this miscegeneration if I were to leave home!"

Etymology: miscegenation + generation

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Created by: mplsbohemian

Pronunciation: ee-pah-PAH-fuhn-ee

Sentence: The grey hair nearly brought Alex to an epapaphany, but the traces of acne brought him back to his senses.

Etymology: epiphany + papa

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Created by: rahullotli

Pronunciation: par-tyak-parte

Sentence: John be a god child and stop this partyakparte

Etymology: konkani

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Created by: annieb

Pronunciation: Pa-rent-i-ci-tis

Sentence: I've got a bad case of parenticitis - I'm turning into my mother!

Etymology: mixture of parent and -itis

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Created by: blondibabi121692

Pronunciation: oh crap hood

Sentence:

Etymology:

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Created by: Osomatic

Pronunciation: Air + apparent

Sentence: Suddenly it was all too clear, I saw my father's face in the mirror, and in that moment of heirapparent, I swooned to the ground.

Etymology: The really cool thing about this one for me is that it contains my last name internally.

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COMMENTS:

Hello Mr/Ms Rap, or is it Mr/Ms Ira, or is it Mr/Ms Ppa, or is it Mr/Ms Ir, or is it Mr/Ms Ra, or is it Mr/Ms Arent, or is it Mr/Ms Pp, or is it Mr/Ms Appa, or is it Mr/Ms Par, or is it Mr/Ms Irapp, or ....... - Stevenson0, 2007-07-02: 15:50:00

All of those and you juuuust missed! It's "Rapp." - Osomatic, 2007-07-03: 13:45:00

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Created by: ErWenn

Pronunciation: patrimorpiphany /ˌpætɹəmɔɹˈpɪfəni/ matrimorpiphany /ˌmætɹəmɔɹˈpɪfəni/

Sentence: I sort of expected to turn into my parents eventually, but I'm quickly approaching 30 with no patrimorpiphany in sight.

Etymology: patri- (father) or matri- (mother) morph- (change) + epiphany

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COMMENTS:

I don't have nearly the work ethic of either of my parents, and that doesn't seem to be changing anytime soon. - ErWenn, 2007-07-02: 00:17:00

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