Verboticisms

Created by: sodium

Pronunciation: ret-row-skedj-yool

Sentence: To bypass all that red tape, Homer simply retroscheduled his date of birth.

Etymology: retro = past + schedule

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Created by: urbanwookie

Pronunciation: deja-skew

Sentence: John realised the best chance of landing an interview would be to dejaskew some of the less glorious facets of his remume...

Etymology: dejavu -> skew

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Created by: toadstool57

Pronunciation: Kron-ill-logic

Sentence: When Dave found tickets to the opera in Jill's purse, he quickly ran out and puchased cheap, nosebleed seat tickets, to a football game, telling Jill he had his tickets first. Dave got out of going to the opera due to the chronillogic order that the tickets were purchased.

Etymology: chronologic/illogic

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COMMENTS:

good! - wordmeister, 2007-01-31: 09:49:00

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Created by: Nosila

Pronunciation: ak kom no dayt

Sentence: Samuel Adams was such a cad. He would accomnodate many events in his history to escape blame, especially when it fitted his extra-marital activities. If he had his way, his children would be mins 8 and minus 12!

Etymology: Accomodate (make fit for, or change to suit a new purpose) & No date (eliminated time or day)

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COMMENTS:

Even if you're good (and you aren't that good) nobody is so good they get the most votes every time. You are obviously gaming the system. Why?! - Koekbroer, 2012-06-07: 11:13:00

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Created by: Auxilizz

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Created by: paperhoard

Pronunciation: re-proto-kron-i-kuhl

Sentence: Jim tried to reprotochronicle his life experiences in an effort to locate all the children he fathered.

Etymology: proto - First in time: prototype chronicle - a chronological record of events; a history.

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COMMENTS:

Jim is such a calendork. - purpleartichokes, 2007-01-31: 07:21:00

I'm going to try an tie all my words to Jimbo, they all seem to fit.... - paperhoard, 2007-01-31: 07:25:00

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Created by: gabngar

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Created by: Nosila

Pronunciation: hak dayt

Sentence: Who knew when computers were invented that we could illegally invade people's computer systems and change our lives. Because I could hackdate my employer's network, I improved my performance scores from last review; gave myself a bigger raise and had warnings placed in an enemy colleague's file. And best of all, I am now actually only 29...oh, no, I am going to have to work there longer now...Bummer!

Etymology: Hack (fix a computer program piecemeal until it works;electronically invade a computer site or system) & Backdate (make effective from an earlier date)

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Created by: mbacon

Pronunciation: Krono mawr fox

Sentence: Betty chronomorphosed her birthdate so she could get the senior's discount

Etymology: Chrono meaning time, and morphose, from metamorphose meaning to transform

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Created by: artr

Pronunciation: dimemwär

Sentence: Despite the fact that his dementia means he can\'t remember many of the events he was writing about the retired politician is busy crafting his dememoir. If history makes him look bad he merely changes the dates or sequence of events to put himself in a better light. If you were to add up his account of experience in various offices, he started his career in public service at the age of seven.

Etymology: dementia (a chronic or persistent disorder of the mental processes caused by brain disease or injury and marked by memory disorders, personality changes, and impaired reasoning) + memoir (a historical account or biography written from personal knowledge or special sources)

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