Verboticisms

Created by: Stevenson0

Pronunciation: trans/hor/ri/fi/cation

Sentence: It was a moment of total transhorrification when he realized he was more like mom than mom.

Etymology: transmogrification (convert, transform, or change)+ horror + horrific

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COMMENTS:

perfect for the cartoon - Jabberwocky, 2007-07-02: 11:02:00

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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: Stevenson0

Pronunciation: trans/hor/ri/fi/kay/shun

Sentence: The transhorrification took place when he realized that he was more mom than mom.

Etymology: transmogrification (to transform) + horror

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COMMENTS:

Must be the horromoms... - jrogan, 2009-07-14: 23:45:00

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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: 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: mweinmann

Pronunciation: sun - stun - d

Sentence: Seth was sonstunned when he heard himself repeating the phrases his father had said during his childhood. In a moment of revelation he recognized that he was turning into his dad.....

Etymology: stunned (overcome as with astonishment or disbelief), son

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Created by: loofarama

Pronunciation: parent-all-eyes-ation

Sentence:

Etymology:

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Created by: ziggy41

Pronunciation: Pro-jen-eh-tay-shun

Sentence: I was mystified and horrified when I realized that my progenitation was of neither of my parents but of Arthur, my dog.

Etymology: Progenitor (parent) + transformation / transmutation (a change)

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COMMENTS:

shouldn't that be transmuttation - Jabberwocky, 2007-07-02: 19:36:00

hmm, true, or at least transfurmation - ziggy41, 2007-07-02: 23:45:00

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Created by: galwaywegian

Pronunciation: mee as maa

Sentence: a terrifying measma occurred when she heard her own recorded message and thought briefly that she had phoned her mother's number, which was unlikely since she hadn't spoken to her since the morning of her graduation three decades ago. It was apparent that she was becoming aparent

Etymology: me as ma, miasma as in terrible odour

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COMMENTS:

Gets it. - Clayton, 2007-07-02: 15:12:00

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Created by: remistram

Pronunciation: bread-morf

Sentence: As she wondered why she had so many undesireable traits, it suddenly occurred to her that bredmorphing had taken place.

Etymology: bred + morph

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