Verboticisms

Created by: Nosila

Pronunciation: hiss playse ment

Sentence: When Tiger vocalized his indifference, jealousy and displeasure towards Sybil, it was a catastrophe. She was catatonic briefly before projecting her hissplacement categorically towards her boyfriend,Tom. Afterwhich, Tom was feline purrly...

Etymology: Hiss (the fricative, sibilant noise cats make to express disapproval, contempt ot displeasure) & Displacement (the psychological transference of feelings from one person to another; (psychiatry) a defense mechanism that transfers affect or reaction from the original object to some more acceptable one)

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Created by: ahwinters

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Created by: norallama

Pronunciation: Kuh-theckst

Sentence: I burned the toast, ripped my hose, and then, of course, cathexted all over my assistant the very first chance I got.

Etymology: From "cathexis," meaning "emotional energy" ... and "Next!"

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Created by: Bulletchewer

Pronunciation: soo-per-ee-mo-ki-nee-sis

Sentence: Using the power of superkinesis, she transfered the weight of the world to her best friend.

Etymology: From "kinesis" meaning movement, "emo" as the emotions are being transferred, and "super" is perhaps ironic, but could be from "superficial" as such an act hardly involves deep thought. Also a play on Freud's "superego".

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Created by: Nosila

Pronunciation: sin urjee

Sentence: The synurgey that Kitty felt when she met Ramon was quickly turned to catastrophe when she realized he was not a cat lover. In fact, he was a cat hurter.

Etymology: Synergy (the working together of two things (muscles or drugs for example) to produce an effect greater than the sum of their individual effects) & Urge (push for something)

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Created by: Marli

Pronunciation: Fee lo kate

Sentence: Unfortunately, Mandy feelocated all over George as a result of her boss's unfair demands earlier in the day.

Etymology: Feelings + relocate

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Created by: Mechans

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Created by: Hjason

Pronunciation: Emo-ga-share

Sentence: Just because you have been hanging out with those guys obsessed with bird calling, don't emogashare your tweets with me.

Etymology: Emotion+gather+share

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Created by: quippingqueen

Pronunciation: poor/bwire

Sentence: If you can't kick a gift horse in the mouth...at least leave a poorboire they'll never forget!

Etymology: variation of "pourboire" - a gift or gratuity

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COMMENTS:

good one quip! clever... - wordmeister, 2007-01-02: 16:02:00

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Created by: Jabberwocky

Pronunciation: tranz/snub/stan/siay/shun

Sentence: What a weight off my shoulders to practice transnubstatiation on an ususpecting passerby after being snubbed by another.

Etymology: transubstantiation + snub

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COMMENTS:

Funny! - wordmeister, 2007-01-02: 12:59:00

thanks wordmeister - Jabberwocky, 2007-01-03: 16:35:00

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