Verboticisms

Created by: mrskellyscl

Pronunciation: bed-spi-ray-shun

Sentence: Clair's bedspiration helped her to finally finish her second symphony. All she had to do was move the piano into the bedroom and move Gustav out of it since there wasn't room for both him and the piano.

Etymology: bed + bedspread + inspiration: sudden creative act or idea; stimulation of the mind or feelings to special activity or creativity

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Bedspiration can be hard on matressimony. - artr, 2009-10-26: 14:47:00

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Created by: chaok

Pronunciation: eye-dee-nee-uh

Sentence: I have to take pills to sleep, otherwise i would have an idenia and lose a night of sleep.

Etymology: idea + insomnia

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Created by: Stevenson0

Pronunciation: for/tee/th/inks

Sentence: He was restless, sleep deprived and in the state of fortythinks, filled with the brilliant ideas on how he was going to become a partner in the firm at 29 years of age.

Etymology: fortywinks + thinks

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COMMENTS:

clever - Jabberwocky, 2007-04-09: 12:16:00

Very clever indeed. - ErWenn, 2007-04-09: 22:47:00

Oh, that's so very clever. - jedijawa, 2007-04-09: 23:46:00

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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: josje

Pronunciation: eureka thought

Sentence: i dont want to go to sleep i´ve just got an eurekathought.

Etymology: thinking and eureka.

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Created by: lumina

Pronunciation: night/bulb/moment

Sentence: Joe didn't didn't get much sleep last night because his wife had another nightbulbmoment.

Etymology: Obvious isn't it? This was a hard one. :)

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COMMENTS:

I've had them,too! - Nosila, 2008-06-21: 02:14:00

Ilike it; great word - OZZIEBOB, 2008-06-21: 19:32:00

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Created by: ShAeCeY

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COMMENTS:

sHaEcEy is the cute...... - ShAeCeY, 2011-03-15: 02:13:00

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Created by: tbAG84

Pronunciation: yu-reek-ap-nii-ah

Sentence: "Johnson this new forecast model you put together last night is spot on! I'd have you in front of the board right now if it wasnt for the bags under youre eyes." "Thank you sir i have my eurekapnea to thank for both of them."

Etymology: Eureka moment- a moment of sudden and profopund insight. Apnea: A sleep condition that results in innability to sleep for long periods

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COMMENTS:

cute word - Nosila, 2009-10-27: 01:18:00

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Created by: Nosila

Pronunciation: in som nee a ha

Sentence: It's like Wayne's brain was frozen all day, but when he did get brilliant ideas, it was just before he was getting ready to sleep. Then he would get his insomniaha moment. He finally learned to write these brain revolutions down, as inevitably he would be so tired the next day that he would forget his inspirations. That's when he would get amnesiaohnooooo!

Etymology: Insomnia (an inability to sleep) & Aha (expression used to describe triumph, surprise or "I get it!")

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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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