Verboticisms

Created by: Jabberwocky

Pronunciation: kri/ti/size

Sentence: Sally was convinced that the world was doomed by thoughtless people and would often let her opinions out in carefully aimed citisighs. "odor" "mold" "dust" "waste of space"

Etymology: criticize + sighs

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COMMENTS:

funny word! - wordmeister, 2008-04-24: 10:09:00

Nice word. - OZZIEBOB, 2008-04-26: 19:10:00

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Created by: stache

Pronunciation: āt'rə-bŭt'

Sentence: "You're such an attributt," Georg whined. Inga had just finished explaining why he was responsible for the rainstorm that soaked them as they dashed from their car to the bistro, and for the lack of nearby parking spots.

Etymology: 'attri,' var. of Atra, trade name for late 20th century shaving device; 'butt,' any of several flatfishes, esp. the halibut; literally, 'attributt' is 'to shave one's halibut.'

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COMMENTS:

worth a vote for the etymology alone!! - galwaywegian, 2008-04-24: 07:20:00

What can I say? lol Good word. - Mustang, 2008-04-24: 22:13:00

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Created by: artr

Pronunciation: blāmslingər

Sentence: Marge doesn’t like to admit fault for anything. She can be quite the blameslinger, all too ready to shoot from the lip at anybody within earshot.

Etymology: blame (assign responsibility for a fault or wrong) + gunslinger (a man who carries a gun and shoots well)

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Created by: Mustang

Pronunciation: im-PYOON--uh-tee

Sentence: Miranda's usual approach to things she disliked or disapproved of would be to launch an attack of impugnity without regard to truth or veracity.

Etymology: Play on the word impugn

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Created by: artr

Pronunciation: kəlpəboŏlē

Sentence: Joyce is a culpabully, blaming everybody else for everything that happens to her or anyone else. Just this morning her dog Patsy took a lambasting for causing Joyce to drop her breakfast even though he was sleeping in his crate at the time.

Etymology: culpability (deserving blame) + bully (a person who uses strength or power to harm or intimidate those who are weaker)

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Created by: mrskellyscl

Pronunciation: sin-flate

Sentence: Jean would sinflate every mistake Jack made until he felt like he needed to beg for absolution.

Etymology: sin: guilt, trespass, ungodliness + inflate:aggrandize, blow out of proportion

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Created by: artr

Pronunciation: bluhn-der-buhs

Sentence: Jill never feels that she is to blame for anything. Should one of her friends suggest that she has made a mistake, she is perfectly willing to throw them under the blunderbus. She will then take over for the driver and do doughnuts just to drive her point home.

Etymology: blunder (mistake) + blunderbuss (an obsolete short musket with large bore and flared muzzle, used to scatter shot at short range )

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Created by: petaj

Pronunciation: folt-you-n

Sentence: Kate was shunned by her neighbours because they were tired of her faultuning them. They had tried to be friendly, but what could they do with someone who castigated them for the sun coming up later as Winter came on.

Etymology: fault + fortune (destiny, fate) + tune (she's not singing that same old song again?)

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Created by: bookowl

Pronunciation: blame/bee/dex/trose

Sentence: A blamebedextrous person can shift blame with double the speed.

Etymology: blame + be + ambidextrous

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COMMENTS:

clver! - mweinmann, 2009-06-18: 08:52:00

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Created by: abrakadeborah

Pronunciation: A-tak-tir-ade

Sentence: Brenda was quick to attacktirade every little problem she could imagine was happening in order to insult everyone she came in contact with. She was so consumed with being perfectly right...even when she was wrong.

Etymology: Attack-assault. Tirade-abuse, outburst.

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