Verboticisms

Created by: Nosila

Pronunciation: fayse down book

Sentence: When Leonard came home from work and got soused every night, he often felt a strong urge to phone, email, text or Facebook everyone he had ever known and say rambunctious things,which he did not remember in the morning. One morning, after such an orgy.org he had achieved facedownbook, when his boss unfriended him by disabling him;his girl dumped him by text and he felt like a real A-ol...his textoserone was at an all-time low.

Etymology: Facebook (popular social media site on computer) & Face down (fallen on the floor;drunk;out of it)

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Created by: metro1

Pronunciation: hang-male

Sentence: Roger was so dedicated to his new job that he decided to work all night long. As it got later, he gave himself a beer as a motivational reward. As it got later and later, he found he needed more and more rewards to keep going... But he persisted and documented his progress with a series of emails to all his colleagues. When he regained conscious, he discovered that he had created potentially career-ending hangmail.

Etymology: hangover + hangnail + email

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COMMENTS:

Well-crafted ... slid right into the ending with a nifty verboticism! - silveryaspen, 2008-02-08: 18:22:00

HA! - purpleartichokes, 2008-02-08: 20:40:00

Thanks Silvery and Purple! - metro1, 2008-02-10: 14:49:00

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Created by: kakru

Pronunciation: ee-mayl-eyz

Sentence: This morning Leroy has a hangover and is mired in a deep emailaise because of those terrible messages he sent last night.

Etymology: Email+malaise (a feeling of uneasiness or impending doom)

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Created by: Pmac46

Pronunciation: Thurst-i-fide

Sentence: Ted was fired from his job after he sent a rude e-mail to his boss while thirstified last night.

Etymology: (Thirst = a sensation of dryness in the mouth and throat caused by need of liquid. + "ify" + past tenswe)

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Created by: galwaywegian

Pronunciation: twit ur ur

Sentence: you could safely say that the twiterror was not so chirpy the next morning

Etymology: twitter, twit error

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Created by: purpleartichokes

Pronunciation: tip-see-mail-ayz

Sentence: After a night of pounding down shots, singing rousing bouts of "What Shall We Do With a Drunken Mailer?", and sending out dozens of Jack Danmails, Bob awoke to an In Box full of hate mail, three computer viruses, and a heavy sense of tipsymailaise.

Etymology: tipsy, email, malaise

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COMMENTS:

Sounds like a fairly nasty dis e-ase - galwaywegian, 2008-02-08: 06:28:00

Terrific Puns ... Double Funs! Can I get tipsymalise from the fumes when I open JackDanmails? - silveryaspen, 2008-02-08: 11:25:00

nice one purple and now I've got that song n my head for the rest of the day - Jabberwocky, 2008-02-08: 12:46:00

I especially like the reference Jack Danmails in the sentence. - picabomama, 2008-02-09: 07:59:00

Great sentence; luv the word! - OZZIEBOB, 2008-02-10: 16:52:00

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Created by: artr

Pronunciation: vädkənēzēmāl

Sentence: When Bill woke up Sunday he vaguely remembered spending much of his Saturday night catching up with his friends. He cringed at the thought that he had sent a scathing vodkuneasymail to his boss. You can imagine how relieved he was when he found that email still in the drafts folder. A quick delete and a couple Advil improved the morning greatly.

Etymology: vodka (an alcoholic spirit of Russian origin made by distillation of rye, wheat, or potatoes) + eneasy (causing or feeling anxiety; troubled or uncomfortable) + email (messages distributed by electronic means from one computer user to one or more recipients via a network)

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Created by: OZZIEBOB

Pronunciation: E-doom-SHAYN

Sentence: Edoomshine overwhelmed Bob when he realized that he had sent out a few too many evodkagrams after drinking the night away online.

Etymology: Blend of E as in Email; DOOM:fate or destiny, esp.adverse fate & MOONSHINE: Illegally distilled whiskey; hard liquor. 2. Foolish talk or thought; nonsense.

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COMMENTS:

Excellent! The moonshine's east, the moonshine's west, and Ozziebob word shines among the very best! - silveryaspen, 2008-12-03: 16:55:00

What a rye sense of humour! - Nosila, 2008-12-04: 00:45:00

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Created by: Christianack

Pronunciation: In-eh-BRIG-no-me

Sentence: Igor felt inebrignomy when he was fired for not showing up for work after a night of drinking and computer using.

Etymology: Inebriety + Ignomy

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Created by: galwaywegian

Pronunciation: day ja scr oooood

Sentence: The feeling of dejascrewed was so familiar, the message light on his phone throbbing in time with his headache, the dry mouth and the message from his boss in his inbox entitled "Re:hey Benny Brownnose"

Etymology: deja vu, screwed.

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COMMENTS:

Good prose and verboticism! Paints mind pictures and the feelings that go with it, very effectively! - silveryaspen, 2008-02-08: 11:16:00

great words this week galway !! - Jabberwocky, 2008-02-08: 13:42:00

Almost been there... thank goodness I have full permissions on the boss's e-mail. - purpleartichokes, 2008-02-08: 20:38:00

Nice word! - OZZIEBOB, 2008-02-10: 16:44:00

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