Verboticisms

Created by: gregoriantumor

Pronunciation: al-ko-spam-i-tis

Sentence: The Nigerian spammer accuses his chronic spamming to alcospamitis.

Etymology: English; adj/adverb, 14th century

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Created by: ianbkk

Pronunciation: The main stress is on the third syllable.

Sentence: His irratractablessness swallowed all hope.

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Created by: greenwichgirl

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Sentence: she suffers from vinoemailia several times a week.

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Created by: metrohumanx

Pronunciation: spin-AG-lay-ikes

Sentence: After consuming several bottles of fine New Jersy wine, Tommy savored the intimate caress of the cool floor tiles and realized that he WASN'T going to die just yet. When his glasses de-fogged, he checked the "sent" folder on his laptop and the SPINAGEYIKES gripped him like the angry fist of an ourang-outang. Giselle would certainly never speak to him again, his co-workers would treat him like a leper on the morrow, and his boss would NEVER let him take a week off work to go to that wordsmith festival in the desert. Trembling with SPINAGLEYIKES, Tommy realized that his best career option might be to: cut the soles off his shoes, live in a cave and learn to play the nose flute.

Etymology: SPIN+AGLEY+yIKES=SPINAGLEYIKES..........SPIN:to revolve rapidly,gyrate,to feel as if in a whirl,reel,to move swiftly especially on or as if on wheels or in a vehicle from hell,to fall in a spin,to plunge helplessly and out of control;Middle English spinnen, from Old English spinnan; akin to Old High German spinnan to spin and perhaps to Lithuanian spęsti to set (a trap).....AGLEY:chiefly Scottish, awry ,terribly wrong (the best-laid schemes o' mice an' men gang aft agley);Scots, from 1a- + gley to squint.....YIKES: exclamation,used to express fear or astonishment; probably alteration of yoicks (origin kind of blurry)

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COMMENTS:

Please stagger outside on December 13th & 14th and enjoy the GEMINIDS meteor shower.... - metrohumanx, 2008-12-03: 01:50:00

interesting word and etymology and sentence. - silveryaspen, 2008-12-03: 15:35:00

Thank you, silveryaspen! It's time we got some NEW challenges, yes? - metrohumanx, 2008-12-03: 16:29:00

Everybody needs a break now and then, and it is probably for a very good reason, so just be patient. - silveryaspen, 2008-12-03: 17:17:00

Quite right. Thank you. - metrohumanx, 2008-12-03: 23:40:00

Uniquely pleasing - OZZIEBOB, 2008-12-05: 03:08:00

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Created by: Misscj

Pronunciation: Skiz-o-may-li-a

Sentence: "I must have had schizomailia, I emailed everyone at work a photo of my nuts. I don't even remember doing it. It wasn't me".

Etymology: Schizophrenic emailing

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Created by: emdeejay

Pronunciation: slur realise ayshun

Sentence: Samuel, or "Shixpack Shammy" as he was known to his colleagues was a troubled young lad. His entire life the world and people in particular seemed daft to him. Every day he woke to a prison of mediocrity and banality, where 'unreasonable' people refused to bend to suit his narcissistic views. Unable to stand the incessant anxiety, Sam escaped each evening to the comforts of drunken stupor; a slurrealistic realm where he was king. One evening after a particularly unproductive day of pointless meetings Sam snapped. He downed a case of his favourite lager, opened his laptop, and began to compose. He cajoled his colleagues, belittled his boss, and flummoxed his friends. Finally, exhausted and relieved, he collapsed upon his keyboard and drooled himself to sleep. The next day as he commuted, Sam opened his curiously sticky laptop and had a gut wrenching slurrealisation.

Etymology: "Slur": (a) A nasty statement directed at someone you dislike. (b) The chaotic cadence inherent in the speech of inebriated humans. "Realisation": The curious sensation felt when something new occurs to you. "Surreal": That's like, totally surreal man

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Such a schlock to the system, slurtainly. - petaj, 2008-12-03: 05:29:00

Schamuel done got his tang all toungled up, didn't he? - Mustang, 2008-12-03: 07:26:00

drooliscious - Jabberwocky, 2008-12-03: 10:11:00

Now THATS a killer sentence. Good one, MDJ! - metrohumanx, 2008-12-03: 16:32:00

great sentence and etymology - silveryaspen, 2008-12-03: 17:01:00

Thanks :-) It's great fun writing them - emdeejay, 2008-12-03: 20:47:00

Sham should learn to emole his controtions! Good word & sentence. - Nosila, 2008-12-04: 00:52:00

Another good one - OZZIEBOB, 2008-12-05: 03:05:00

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Created by: whirlingstorm06

Pronunciation: al-konk-shoes

Sentence: Dave was alconxious last night. He drank, rambled on his computer and sent out emails and passed out. Now, he doesn't remember a thing he did.

Etymology: "alco" - alcohol "conx" - conked (passed out from drinking) "xious" - anxious

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Created by: DaddyNewt

Pronunciation: eeg/NOM/uh/nee

Sentence: Even his throbbing head didn't overshadow Sam's feeling of egnominy.

Etymology: e(ubiquitous as in email) + ignominy

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Created by: shaggy1452

Pronunciation: Drunk-i-fide

Sentence: he was soooo Drunified last weekend, he sent out a mass txt

Etymology: drunk - to be intoxicated ification - a noun ending related to the supine ending

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Created by: mweinmann

Pronunciation: hayng - maled

Sentence: Riley really felt hangmailed this morning in more ways than one. First, there was the enormous headache and queasiness from his hangover. But most horribly, he felt a sense of impending doom over the emails he thought he remembered sending last night. Did he really tell off his boss, his girlfriend, his brother and his best friend all in the span of a few hours? He was afraid to open his inbox.

Etymology: Hang (kill by hanging, hang one's head in shame; to be menacing, burdensome, or oppressive; "This worry hangs on my mind") + Hang is the beginning of the word hangover. The last part of the word is mailed (past tense of mail, as in its too late)....you've been hanged with your mail!!

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Super word and super etymology - silveryaspen, 2008-12-03: 17:06:00

Hangmailing sounds like a hanging offense...Good Word! - Nosila, 2008-12-03: 20:51:00

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