Verboticisms

Created by: elcomputo

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Created by: leomar

Pronunciation: force-to-wake-though-asleep

Sentence: forcing to be awake, eventhough she was so sleepy..

Etymology: force to be awake

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Created by: noztril

Pronunciation: yo - dōz

Sentence: The flight attendant announced the red-eye was piloted by two of the most gifted practitioners of yodoz.

Etymology: yo - to indicate attentiveness + doze - To sleep lightly and intermittently

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Created by: PeePaw00

Pronunciation: cast-a-net-ah-vah-gay-shun

Sentence: The desert highway was empty, and in my state of mind only castanetivigation could help me reach my ultimate destination.

Etymology: Cast-a-net (and/or Carlos Castaneda) + navigation

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Created by: trioptimum

Pronunciation: crooz

Sentence: She fastened the seat belt, cued up her favourite album, and prepared for the zen-like bliss of the morning crooze.

Etymology: snooze (a light sleep) + cruise (to travel at a moderate speed)

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Created by: OZZIEBOB

Pronunciation: ka-ro-BOT-ik

Sentence: Those who didn't know Bob well, thought that his driving seemed a bit jaloopy. But Roxie knew that driving with Bob was autopian. For he was mild-hearted towards mergeicians and courteous to cyclopaths, while driving safely with a carobotic awareness that allowed him to drive without watching the road.

Etymology: Blend of car & robotic: to act like a robot or automaton. Jaloopy (jalopy & loopy); Autopian, Mergeician & Cyclopath from Richard Glover's "The Dag's Dictionary."

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COMMENTS:

Some cool words in that sentence - petaj, 2007-09-05: 03:10:00

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Created by: recessivejean

Pronunciation: Zen-uh-gayt

Sentence: I've no idea how she managed to zenigate rush hour traffic while fixing her makeup, talking on her phone, and flossing her teeth.

Etymology: zen/igate from zen + navigate

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Created by: Stevenson0

Pronunciation: aw/toh/vah/nuh

Sentence: Driving was pure pleasure when she climbed into her car and slipped into a state of autovana.

Etymology: automobile + automatic + nirvana

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Created by: skepsis

Pronunciation: slay-kin

Sentence: I was able to get to work in a slaken state without causing any accidents (that I can remember).

Etymology: sleep and awaken

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Created by: thebudman

Pronunciation: nahv-ih-sight-ness

Sentence: I know we shouldn't have stayed up all night at the party, but we'll be okay driving back. I've got navisightness.

Etymology: Navigation + Sight + the suffix "ness"

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