Verboticisms

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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love it! - mrskellyscl, 2009-05-01: 05:31:00

excellent - Jabberwocky, 2009-05-01: 13:42:00

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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

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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

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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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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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Created by: plezbme

Pronunciation: im perc ni ator

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Created by: hyperborean

Pronunciation: so-nah-tah-bich

Sentence: Gabriel started sounding his Dominican Doorbell before he even pulled up in front of the house. He thought he was effectively saving time and energy. Everyone else thought he was a sonatabitch!

Etymology: SONATA (a composition for one or more solo instruments, usu. written in three or four movements) + BITCH (a female dog) sounds like: son-of-a-bitch.

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COMMENTS:

Cute word and sentence! - Nosila, 2009-05-01: 18:41:00

i learned something ('Dominican doorbell") I love your sentences, always (and your etymology) - DrWebsterIII, 2009-05-02: 15:42:00

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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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Created by: remistram

Pronunciation: hongk-hintt

Sentence: The longer he honkhinted the more she took her sweet time to get ready. He would look like the mental health patient in the eyes of the neighbours, not her.

Etymology: honk (like a car horn) + hint (to communicate or suggest in an indirect way)

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COMMENTS:

think I met him... - Nosila, 2010-11-15: 18:53:00

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Created by: abrakadeborah

Pronunciation: Oh-ver-honk-a-horn

Sentence: Josh irked the neighbors as kept up his constant "overhonkahorn" in his car thinking it would speed up Prissy to hurry up!

Etymology: Over: Taken from to overdo, use, or stress to excess; carry (something) too far. Honk:The blaring sound of the horn on a motor vehicle. A Horn: Usually electrical signaling device that produces a loud resonant sound: an automobile horn.

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Over: Taken from to overdo, use, or stress to excess; carry (something) too far. Honk:The blaring sound of the horn on a motor vehicle. A Horn: Usually electrical signaling device that produces a loud resonant sound: an automobile horn. - abrakadeborah, 2009-05-02: 07:21:00

Sory it's late...I hit the wrong section for my etymology...LOL! Honk Honk! :) - abrakadeborah, 2009-05-02: 07:24:00

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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

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