Verboticisms

Created by: mweinmann

Pronunciation: gid - dee - part - chure

Sentence: After her boss yelled at her yet again, Gloria had a giddyparture. She made one last grand "gesture" at him; picked up her purse, clicked her heels, gave a loud cheer and walked out for good.

Etymology: giddy, departure

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giddyup! - Nosila, 2009-11-21: 01:24:00

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Created by: groklord

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this word comes from the latin root "defung", meaning 'to quit'. - groklord, 2007-05-04: 19:48:00

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Created by: jedijawa

Pronunciation: res-ig-lay-shun

Sentence: John felt resiglation at finally quiting his job so that he could persue that career as a deadbeat like he'd always wanted.

Etymology: resignation + elation

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I like it! Resiglation was my first verbotomy, but I was feeling grindstoned this AM and woke up late. - purpleartichokes, 2007-05-04: 06:02:00

By the way, I really enjoyed your splinterview. Being that you are an attorney, I was wondering if you could advise me if there is any legal recourse I can take against players who pick on my tunacy (I get songs stuck in my head). (mymottosalwaysbeenwhenitsrightitsright...) - purpleartichokes, 2007-05-04: 14:10:00

nice try purple but I'm sure jedijawa will not take sides (especially after he sees my "May the 4th be with you" joke - Jabberwocky, 2007-05-04: 15:46:00

Good one Jabber! "Fluke, I am your flounder." Thank goodness I don't get lyricless tunes stuck in my head. - purpleartichokes, 2007-05-04: 16:20:00

Haha! You know, I tell people you can always sue anyone for anything ... but good luck getting a judgment (I prefer negotiation over litigation). Thanks for reading my spliterview. :-) - jedijawa, 2007-05-07: 11:28:00

Good one! - HubbMU, 2007-05-08: 10:11:00

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Created by: verysimplegame

Pronunciation: grine-duh-ler-e-um

Sentence: Overcome with grindelerium, Gene yelled back at the assistant manager that bathing occasionally couldn't hurt.

Etymology: Grind - delerium

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Created by: trunktickle

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Created by: galwaywegian

Pronunciation: eee lay shuv

Sentence: his elashove was intense but short lived, as he realised his car was clamped in the employees car park, and he was going to have to return and ask his ex-boss for the release fee

Etymology: elation as in joy. shove as in take this opportunitythat would suit an ambitious self-starter and shove it!

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Created by: Brooklie

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Created by: whipspeak

Pronunciation: kwit-i-ley-shuhn

Sentence: Tom, cradling his small box of personal belongings, felt suddenly aroused by the quitilation of seeing his fantasy unfold as security escorted him into the elevator.

Etymology: quit: to cease, or discontinue + elation: exultant gladness + titillation: to excite or arouse agreeably

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Created by: inkvision

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Sentence: After indulging in some Atlasshrugging, she came to the realization that even though she was barely going to make it through the month financially, she was still glad she quit that poor-paying, soul-sucking academic job at Stanford.

Etymology: (mythology of Atlas, dropping the weight of the world)

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Created by: galwaywegian

Pronunciation: yip eee fohr tee fiev

Sentence: his yippeefortyfive lasted the precise length it took his boss to remove the pilkington report from his fundament

Etymology: p 45 yippee

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