Verboticisms

Created by: Nosila

Pronunciation: fall tee pow urs

Sentence: Basil Fawlty is a faultypowers. He faultypowers his hotel guests for expecting too much from him, like sunny weather and decent food. He faultypowers his wife Sybil, his little nest of vipers, for his cynical world view, due to his prison camp of a marriage (she being the warden, of course and he the lifer). And mainly he faultypowers Manuel, his dogsbody, on everything and anything else that clouds his day, just because Manuel is from Barcelona and can never understand enough English to know he is to blame. In his own mind, nothing is ever Basil's fault. Luckily he has Sybil to constantly remind him that he is wrong about that, too!

Etymology: faulty (describes a situation where things are wrongly done; being responsible for errors or defects;gives reason to complain) & powers (in fluential persons; ability to act or make changes; superhuman skills) & for rhyming and reference, Fawlty Towers (popular British sitcom)

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COMMENTS:

I love Faulty Towers! - pieceof314, 2008-04-24: 11:30:00

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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: Nosila

Pronunciation: man ip u blaym

Sentence: Sherry is the Queen of manipublame. Nothing in the world is ever her fault. It's her parent's fault she was born; her teachers' fault she did poorly in school;her boss' fault she got fired and her boyfriend Andrew's fault that she is having to plan a wedding. If he thinks she's grumpy now, wait till she is stressed out by wedding details. Run, Andrew, run while you still can...

Etymology: Manipulate (influence or control shrewdly or deviously) & Blame (Accuse;reproch;attribute responsibility to)

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Created by: jadespring

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Etymology: from german stinkfinger.

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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: rebelvin

Pronunciation: extra+culp+deflect

Sentence: You're already late due to your own procrastination, don't waste even more time extraculpdeflecting.

Etymology: extraNEOUS+culpABLE+deflectION

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Created by: pieceof314

Pronunciation: fall tih nay tor

Sentence: Janice was a pathological faultinator. She had to blame every single disappointment on someone. "It's your fault my ice cream is melting, you twit," she decried. "If you hadn't stopped to tie your shoe and paid the cashier, he would have handed it me earlier." Mark just looked on with surprise. "And if you hadn't rushed my decision, I would have gotten chocolate chip mint instead of pistachio." "WTF? I didn't rush you," Mark relplied. "Yes you did; you were staring at me." Mark thought about planning his exit strategy.

Etymology: Fault + inator

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COMMENTS:

so that's what happened - Jabberwocky, 2008-04-24: 13:24:00

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Created by: Stevenson0

Pronunciation: fawlt/foist

Sentence: Jenny faultfoists all her marriage problems on her mother.

Etymology: fault (flaw; failing) + foist (to force upon or impose fraudulently or unjustifiably)

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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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