Verboticisms

Created by: PythianHabenero

Pronunciation: in-som-ni-pi-fa-nee

Sentence: Annette suffered an insomnipiphany and was unable to sleep the rest of the night.

Etymology: insomnia + epiphany

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Created by: lauramy

Pronunciation: nok-tern-toss

Sentence: The thought of anchovies dipped in fudge sauce sent me into an all night fit of nocturntoss.

Etymology: nocturnal + turn + toss

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Created by: PapaWheelie87

Pronunciation: IN-SAHM-NYE-DEE-AH

Sentence: "I had this crazy insomnidea that kept me up all night."

Etymology: Insomnia (The inability to obtain sufficient sleep)+ Idea(A thought, conception, or notion).

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COMMENTS:

Basically an idea that causes insomnia. INSOMNIDEA! - PapaWheelie87, 2007-04-09: 02:24:00

This may be helpful, and even marketable as an alternative to caffeine, especially if you're doing a long drive... - wordmeister, 2007-04-09: 18:12:00

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Created by: artr

Pronunciation: insämnēəpifənē

Sentence: After sitting up almost all night with what he thought was an insomniapiphany, John finally dozed off. When he woke up again he couldn’t remember the idea at all. The only thing he knows for sure is that work is going to be a beast today.

Etymology: insomnia (habitual sleeplessness; inability to sleep) + epiphany (a moment of sudden revelation or insight)

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Created by: unheroic

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Created by: ohwtepph

Pronunciation: /weyk-thawt/

Sentence: He stays up all night to the wakethought of murdering his wife.

Etymology: Wake + Thought

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COMMENTS:

A nice archaic-sounding word. Wakethought could be a good movie title, too. :) - ohwtepph, 2007-04-09: 23:31:00

You got the scary part.... - wordmeister, 2007-04-10: 02:50:00

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Created by: artr

Pronunciation: ähäwāk

Sentence: The revelation that Julia had just as she was about to doze off kept her ahawake all night. It only took her 18 years and a chance encounter on Facebook but she now was certain she knew who her real father was and why her mother kept it secret.

Etymology: aha (used to express satisfaction, triumph, or surprise) + awake (not asleep)

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Created by: mweinmann

Pronunciation: i - dreem - ee - ah

Sentence: Susanna had a brilliant idreamea last night. She thought of new strategies and ideas which came to her in an awake but dreamlike state.....borne out of exhaustion from not sleeping. This must be what happens when you are on the edge of insanity she thought.

Etymology: idea, dream

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COMMENTS:

dreamy word - Nosila, 2009-10-27: 01:34:00

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Created by: WhiteRhino

Pronunciation: Pre-somb-nid-eya

Sentence: Morphine has been administered for acute Presomnidea and borderline Schizophrenia.

Etymology: Pre - before Somn - Sleep Idea - a thought or notion

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Created by: Nosila

Pronunciation: away ken spir ay shun

Sentence: Not again, Joe moaned. He had nary a new thought all day long, but instead got one as he started to try and sleep. His awakenspiration not only kept him alert all night, but also his wife. "I'm going to have to get on the night shift at work", he thought...

Etymology: Awake (not asleep) & Inspiration (Idea;a product of your creative thinking)

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