Vote for the best verboticism.
DEFINITION: v. To sit in your car and repeatedly honk your horn, so that your passengers, who are waiting inside the house, know you are ready to go. n. A person who uses a car horn as an multi-purpose communication tool.
Verboticisms
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Impatonk
Created by: Eightbhall
Pronunciation: Imp-a-tonk
Sentence: Collin was so frustrated that Jenny was still in the house that his genetic structure had bubbled up with rage and devolved down past the point of Neanderthal to Impatonk- and so it was that the whole street was now aware of his frustrations at having been made to wait.
Etymology: Impatient honking
Rudetoot
Created by: libertybelle
Pronunciation: rewd-tewt
Sentence: It doesn't bother me so much that my neighbor gets picked up for work by the ambulance every day at 5 am, what really gets me is that her partner insists on summoning her with a rudetoot consisting of every siren for at least 10 minutes.
Etymology: rude + toot - also a play on rooty-toot.
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COMMENTS:
oops, i didn't see that i came so close to someone else's word. I try to create before i read. Sorry! - libertybelle, 2009-05-04: 09:14:00
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Hornbell
Created by: dekra
Pronunciation: horn-bell
Sentence: John couldn't bring himself to walk 30 feet up the sidewalk, so he simply rang the hornbell repeatedly until Jess was annoyed enough to come outside.
Etymology: Car Horn + Door Bell
Honkarass
Created by: splendiction
Pronunciation: honk r a--
Sentence: Bell and Bert held the night shift at the local all-night gym. Carpooling in Bert’s old honkda, they had a tight routine. Every evening at 9:50, Bert felt justified in honkarassing Bell’s neighboors for a few minutes. After all, it was the neighboors’ autumnal leaf blowing that shook his chick out of bed early afternoon, nearly two months every year! Tonight Bert’s honkarangue lasted longer than usual. Bell finally emerged from her apartment, removing her earplugs: “Hey, let me give you a little peeptalk before our shift”.
Etymology: From: honk, harass and "a--"!
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COMMENTS:
Honky dory word! - Nosila, 2009-05-01: 18:37:00
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Hornbag
Created by: Koekbroer
Pronunciation: horn bag
Sentence: Wow, what a racket! Is that your brother out there sitting on the horn like a hornbag?
Etymology: horn + douche bag
Littlebeaubeep
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: litlbōbēp
Sentence: Littlebeaubeep is stealing sleep, He's honking for his girlfriend; If she'd come out, The neighbors would shout, And no one would have to hurt them.
Etymology: Little Bo Peep (A nursery rhyme about a girl and her sheep)+ beau (a boyfriend or male admirer) + beep (a short, high-pitched sound emitted by electronic equipment or a vehicle horn)
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COMMENTS:
love it! - mrskellyscl, 2009-05-01: 05:31:00
excellent - Jabberwocky, 2009-05-01: 13:42:00
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Hornicate
Created by: Biscotti
Pronunciation: hor nuh cay t
Sentence: Amy was blatantly ignoring John's hornication. She didn't really want to go out with him, and it was fun to annoy the neighbors.
Etymology: horn (beep beep!) + communicate (talk or convey a message)
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COMMENTS:
seriously hilarious - mweinmann, 2009-05-01: 11:40:00
and if she lived in California it would be califohornication - Jabberwocky, 2009-05-01: 13:40:00
Surely this is what a mommy rhino and a daddy rhino do when they love each other ver very much? - Eightbhall, 2013-08-29: 09:28:00
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Irritoot
Created by: mweinmann
Pronunciation: eer - eh -toot
Sentence: Lester always managed to irritoot all of my neighbors. Everytime he came to pick me up, he sat in my driveway beeping his horn every 30 seconds. Needless to say, I don't have him pick me up anymore and because he had a bad habit of repeating everything he said over and over, I seldom see him either......he was just so irritooting and irritating!!!
Etymology: irritate and toot
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COMMENTS:
this made me laugh - Jabberwocky, 2009-05-01: 13:41:00
No Les no more! - Nosila, 2009-05-01: 18:38:00
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Masterhonkus
Created by: someperson101
Pronunciation: mæstərhɑŋkəs
Sentence: The masterhonkus can break the steering wheel when mad.
Etymology: mastermind + honk
Toottweet
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: toottweet
Sentence: Jeremy has his own form of e-communications. Texting,Twitter? Not for him. When he wants to summon his girlfriend he tweets her with his car horn. And he expects her to appear toottweet.
Etymology: toot (to sound or blow a horn, whistle, or wind instrument) + tweet (to post on Twitter)a play on toot sweet (Quickly, immediately, at once. This word is a corruption of the French ‘tout de suite’, which literally means 'all at once')
Comments:
Today's definition was suggested by metrohumanx. Thank you for giving us the honk! ~ James
splendiction - 2009-05-01: 16:47:00
I wasn't going to play today, but I couldn't resist your definition, metro!
These are all so good -- very talented wordsmiths.
abrakadeborah - 2009-05-02: 05:35:00
I haven't wanted to play all week here...but Metrohumnax you've always got the right words to say :) Great definition as always! I do come vote on my favs. I may come back one day and create again...I don't know yet...Ciao!
abrakadeborah - 2009-05-05: 01:15:00
OMGosh another freakin' typo..."Verbotoslap" me Metro! lol METROHUMANX* ya know you're one of my best friends on here...sorry about that typo... :)~ Great definitions as always Metro!
dochanne - 2009-05-06: 00:25:00
Nice.
Today's definition was suggested by metrohumanx. Thank you metrohumanx. ~ James