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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Blowedrage
Created by: fabdiva
Pronunciation: blow-ed-rage
Sentence: Mike needed a ride to the game but was hesitant to accept Gavin's offer, having been the victim of his blowedrage in the past.
Etymology: Blow - (trans.) - of a horn. Rage - an instance of aggressive behaviour caused by a stressful or frustrating situation.
Beepcreep
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: beep kreep
Sentence: The neighbors called Jeff, Captain Hornblower, because he never got out of his car when he called on Nancy. Her father thought him just a beepcreep, who showed no respect, because he'd never even bothered to meet the family when he first came calling on his daughter. One morning he woke up and thought somewone had been in his garage, but nothing seemed amiss. That is until he drove up to Nancy's house and pressed the car horn. Instead of the usual beep, the noise of a grunting pig bellowed throughout the neighborhood. The racket was so embarassing, he stopped pressing the horn. If only he'd bothered to meet Nancy's family, he would have learned that her brother was famous for his custom car horn jobs...
Etymology: Beep (a short high tone produced as a signal or warning;call, summon, or alert with a beeper;make a loud noise) & Creep (someone unpleasantly strange or eccentric
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COMMENTS:
haha funny! - remistram, 2010-11-15: 08:51:00
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Claxonator
Created by: Mustang
Pronunciation: clax-ehn-ayt-ehr
Sentence: Rufus was an ardent and often obnoxious claxonator who could always be depended upon to use his car horn as a signaling device, rather than just going to the door to alert folks that he's ready to roll.
Etymology: 'Claxon' (v. to sound loudly; - of car horns) with suffix '-ator' to denote one who 'does something'
Hornacular
Created by: kalex
Pronunciation: hor-naa-kew-ler
Sentence: Her mother spoke in the hornacular, just honking and honking rather than going to the door.
Etymology:
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
Toottootcommon
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: toōttoōtkämən
Sentence: When Glen pulls up to pick up Jill, he acts like Tutankhamen, too good to get out of his custom chariot and ring the doorbell. Jill’s dad thinks of Glen as toottootcommon, an all-too-typical teenager with a all-too-noisy car horn. He hopes this is the only type of horn(y) he has to deal with.
Etymology: toottoot (a short, sharp sound made by a horn, trumpet, or similar instrument) + common (occurring, found, or done often; prevalent) a play on Tutankhamen - Egyptian pharaoh of the 18th dynasty
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COMMENTS:
De Nile ain't just a river in Egypt,as my Mummie would say! - Nosila, 2010-11-18: 21:57:00
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Masterhonkus
Created by: someperson101
Pronunciation: mæstərhɑŋkəs
Sentence: The masterhonkus can break the steering wheel when mad.
Etymology: mastermind + honk
Cacophannoy
Created by: mrskellyscl
Pronunciation: ca-cau-phan-noy
Sentence: Every morning at 7 Michelle's father would create cacophannoy for the neighbors as he waited in his driveway for her to finish her grooming rituals before school.
Etymology: cacophony: blare, noise, din + annoy: to irritate or disturb
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COMMENTS:
also carcophony or carcophannoy as well!! - mweinmann, 2009-05-01: 11:39:00
super combo - Jabberwocky, 2009-05-01: 13:38:00
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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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Honkquest
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: hon kwest
Sentence: Hank's latest date had to endure his honkquest outside her home until she appeared. But our Honkquistador soon met his match when her irate hubby put sugar in his gas tank.
Etymology: Honk (blast your car horn) & Conquest (an act of winning the love or sexual favor of someone)
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