Verboticisms

Created by: Mustang

Pronunciation: rez-uhr-EX-shun

Sentence: Either in complete denial or actually failing to notice that the expensive and exclusive cosmetics she was using merely filled in the cracks and crevices Emma truly believed her efforts at resurrexion were thoroughly successful.

Etymology: Blend of 'resurrect' ( To bring back to life; raise from the dead) and 'complexion' (the natural color, texture, and appearance of the skin, esp. of the face)

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COMMENTS:

rises like cream to the top - silveryaspen, 2009-02-16: 10:46:00

Like it! - TJayzz, 2009-02-16: 13:49:00

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Created by: artr

Pronunciation: mithiliksər

Sentence: Mythty may be mythguided or mythtaken but she let mythgivings go and put her faith in the mythticism of the latest mythsteriouth mythelixir she saw on TV. Was she mythled? Perhaps, but it was produced in her home State of Mythithippi.

Etymology: myth (a traditional story, esp. one concerning the early history of a people or explaining some natural or social phenomenon, and typically involving supernatural beings or events) + elixir (a magical or medicinal potion)

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COMMENTS:

My tongue hurts! - otherguy, 2009-02-16: 07:05:00

Unmythtakeably good word! - Nosila, 2009-02-16: 15:58:00

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Created by: Stevenson0

Pronunciation: oint/mith

Sentence: At $139.00 an ounce the latest facial cream is another ointmyth to make your skin "look ten years younger in just days".

Etymology: OINTMYTH - noun - from OINTMENT (soft, unctuous preparation for application to the skin) + MYTH (any invented story, idea, or concept)

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Created by: zrotv

Pronunciation: trŏsh

Sentence: She slathered it on with dreams of beauty. But nothing had changed when she dried it off. The vendor she'd met must've been wrought with cruelty! To sell the poor dame a bottle of Traush.

Etymology: Trash (a worthless object) + Wash (a cosmetic liquid)

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Created by: Nosila

Pronunciation: ponds de leeon

Sentence: Mother had used her cold cream since anyone could remember, faithfully twice a day, after cleansing. When she looked in the mirror, she saw herself as a younger woman, then the 89 year old person everyone else saw. She always called her beauty secret her pondsdeleon, instead of admitting the fact that she really should get some glasses.

Etymology: Pond's (cold cream used since last century to moisturize skin make it appear youthful) & Ponce de Leon (Spanish explorer who sought the Fountain of Youth, by leading first European expedition to Florida)

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Created by: artr

Pronunciation: hoh-kuhs-poh-shuhn

Sentence: Despite numerous clues to the contrary Emma fully believes in her favorite hocuspotion to maintain her youthful appearance.

Etymology: hocuspocus (sleight of hand) + potion (concoction prepared for mental or physical effect)

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Created by: scorp12871128711

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Created by: feltcap

Pronunciation: ˈjʊŋ-krm

Sentence: The jungcream helped in her quest to find individuation by immersing her in analysis of her psyche.

Etymology: jung - a reference to Carl Jung, a Swiss psychologist who founded analytical psychology, cream - a cosmetic agent used to soften or smooth the skin

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Created by: DnBrown

Pronunciation: Foe/tox

Sentence: "I really thought this cream made me look younger, I was wrong. Turns out its just another Fauxtox on the market."

Etymology: from the word Faux, (which is a French word for false or fake) and Toxin( is a poisonous substance produced by living cells or organisms). Creating a word similar to the name Botox (Botulinum toxin)

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COMMENTS:

Good word - TJayzz, 2009-02-17: 04:01:00

Quite clever. - Ismelstar, 2009-02-18: 19:58:00

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Created by: abrakadeborah

Pronunciation: cold-screem

Sentence: Poor old Trinkle Wilskins's imported caviar Koldskream gave her quite a fright. She could not figure out why when she looked in the mirror...her Mother appeared instead.

Etymology: Cold spelled with a K. and Scream spelled with a K. to be a version of coldcream- Coldcream - a cream used cosmetically (mostly by women) for softening and cleaning the skin cold cream, face cream, vanishing cream emollient, ointment, cream - toiletry consisting of any of various substances in the form of a thick liquid that have a soothing and moisturizing effect when applied to the skin. *If it doesn't erase 50 years off your face you'll end up screaming.

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