Verboticisms

Created by: galwaywegian

Pronunciation: flopp ta misssst

Sentence: When life gives you lemons...make a scrunched up face, she added floptimistically

Etymology: optimistic flop

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Created by: Nosila

Pronunciation: flop tim izm

Sentence: Her excitement soon turned to floptimism when Ashley gave her sister Erika a dandelion from the yard, which she had inadvertantly killed.

Etymology: Flop (disappointment;failure) & Optimisim (a general disposition to expect the best in all things;the optimistic feeling that all is going to turn out well)

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Created by: OZZIEBOB

Pronunciation: BLIS-uh-peyt

Sentence: As rainclouds fade away to distant horizons, only the waterless desert blissipates at its sandy dunes.

Etymology: BLISS :Middle English blisse, from Old English bliss, from blīths, from blīthe, joyful; -_SIPATE:from L. sipatus, pp. of (dis)sipare "disperse, squander, disintegrate, cause to vanish" + supare "to throw, scatter about."

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COMMENTS:

very poetic - Jabberwocky, 2008-03-31: 12:53:00

Great word Oz! - purpleartichokes, 2008-03-31: 14:05:00

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Created by: Mustang

Pronunciation: Ser - un - DUMP - it -ee

Sentence: Thinking she was spreading great joy only to receive criticism for her choices, little Helga experienced a sudden sadness and severe pangs of serendumpity.

Etymology: Blend of serendipity and 'dumps' or state of sadness.

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COMMENTS:

great blend - Jabberwocky, 2008-03-31: 12:53:00

Excellent. - OZZIEBOB, 2008-04-01: 00:14:00

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Created by: artr

Pronunciation: əndʒɔɪmənt

Sentence: The bad news is that a child’s life can be filled with moments of unjoyment. Some of the biggest are when they try to share great discoveries with adults. The white cardboard telescopes you found in your mom’s bathroom trashcan... how excited the dog gets when you rub certain parts of his tummy... Others moments need no adult intervention at all to quash the fun. Discovering that semi-sweet chocolate is a lie... that amusement park really means scare the bejesus out of you... that you are NOT the next Tony Hawk... The good news is that eventually get to become an adult and can start helping your kids unjoy their lives.

Etymology: un (denoting the absence of a quality or state; not) + enjoyment (take delight or pleasure in an activity or occasion)

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COMMENTS:

"White cardboard telescopes" - good one - I laughed out loud! - karenanne, 2010-06-07: 22:10:00

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Created by: Mustang

Pronunciation: yew-TOPE-e-aynt

Sentence: Finding joy and beauty where most others found only ugliness, Little Melanie's eden was in fact, a utopiaint.

Etymology: Blend of 'utopia' (a place of ideal perfection especially in laws, government, and social conditions) and 'ain't' (am not : are not : is not)

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Created by: stache

Pronunciation: trān'zē-ən-chānt'mənt

Sentence: Marvin suddenly knew his crush on the willowy blond/e he had met at the bar earlier that evening was mere transienchantment when, as they were making out in the darkened booth in the back, his hand felt the stiffening bulge beneath the front of "her" miniskirt.

Etymology: Trans, from transgender, politically correct term for the range of proclivities from cross-dressers to full-blown top and bottom transsexuals; iench, unit of measurement in the deep southern U.S.; antment, that which befalls one's honey sandwich when dropped on the ground.

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COMMENTS:

Ahh, his own personal Crying Game! - Nosila, 2008-03-31: 20:41:00

Yep, I understand, the willowy blonde was an undercover cop and the "bulge" was his gun! Very funny; good word. - OZZIEBOB, 2008-04-01: 00:02:00

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Created by: Biscotti

Pronunciation: hah-pih-kay-shun

Sentence: Andrea was so excited to give her mother the beautiful flower she picked from the grass. When presented with it, mom only said, "What a hideous weed! Thank you for killing it sweetie!" Distraught that she had killed something, Andrea quickly ran back to the spot at which she had picked it, dug a small hole, and buried it there. She felt such a feeling of happication that she felt she had to have a funeral service for the flower as well.

Etymology: Happy (joyful, excited) + complication (something that gets in the way)

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Created by: youmustvotenato

Pronunciation: Positive and attitude

Sentence: Dude, cut the positude.

Etymology: Positive + attitude

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Created by: eap6217

Pronunciation: Opti - pess - i

Sentence: I am feeling rather optipessi because I won on the lottery but it was only £5.

Etymology: Being optimistic and pessimistic at the same time

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COMMENTS:

Good word eap! - purpleartichokes, 2008-03-31: 18:21:00

Like it, eap6217...have had similar experience...I had all the numbers for today's draw, only to discover I was looking at last week's ticket. With my luck, I will win the big one, but I will be 98 and unable to go out and spend it!! Cheers! - Nosila, 2008-03-31: 20:47:00

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