Verboticisms

Created by: galwaywegian

Pronunciation: inn sull tant

Sentence: She graduated from head telephonist in the complaints depaertment, to HR chief, before leaving the firm to set up her own insultancy

Etymology: consultant, insult

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Created by: mweinmann

Pronunciation: pro - fend - ur

Sentence: Nick was a proffender by trade. Each time he offended someone, it was another five bucks in his pocket.

Etymology: pro, profit, offender,

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COMMENTS:

Ha! He must be a repeat proffender! - splendiction, 2009-11-09: 20:23:00

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Created by: TJayzz

Pronunciation: Hek-el-an-gybe

Sentence: At the weekends Neil was the typical family guy, but when he was at work he was a real Heckleanjibe, his job was to insult people for a living and he was so successful, that they came back for more time and again. But come Friday afternoon he was almost back to his normal pleasant self again.

Etymology: Heckle(To interrupt with derisive comments and abuse) + Jibe(An insulting or mocking remark) = Heckleanjibe). See Jekyll and Hyde(has come to mean a person who may show a distinctly different character from one situation to the next.

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COMMENTS:

Great word...nowadays they's call it bi-polar or split personality, but we've all known people like him, sadly... - Nosila, 2008-07-01: 02:29:00

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Created by: thefreewheeler

Pronunciation:

Sentence: The children winced when they learned their sub was that batecher Miss Thomson.

Etymology: French "bad teacher"

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Created by: lumina

Pronunciation: don/rik/ls

Sentence: Elaine heard there was an opening for a donrickles at her neighborhood Y. It was in the psychology department three nights a week. All she had to do was show up at the "Who Stole My Self-Esteem" meetings and pretty much be herself. She decided it was perfect for two reasons. One, it was part-time and her nights were free, and two, she always considered herself a "people person."

Etymology: Don Rickles: Became known as an insult comedian by learning to respond to hecklers.

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COMMENTS:

Good word. - OZZIEBOB, 2008-06-30: 19:52:00

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Created by: pinwheel

Pronunciation: con/tempt/ee/bubble

Sentence: Frank lived in his own world of insult and opprobrium. He had become so efficient at being a contemptibubble that he could fire off single word salvos and drop a person at fifty paces.

Etymology: contempt (scornful of) + bubble (as in living in an enclosed world of your own)

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Created by: CharlieB

Pronunciation: wal-martyr

Sentence: He didn't enjoy his job at the store much. So made it more fun by becoming a walmartyr i.e. making it clear he wasn't happy by insulting all the customers.

Etymology: walmart (a multinational retailer) + martyr (someone who seeks sympathy by exaggerating their pain or suffering)

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Created by: jedijawa

Pronunciation: puck-stir

Sentence: Jill was a puckster as she insulted people for a living as well as in her spare time.

Etymology: Either of the following: Puck from "The Real World" or a hockey puck from Don Rickels

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Created by: Ellemorpheus

Pronunciation: Mal-I-nuh-tor

Sentence: Foul names cascaded from the malignator's lips as she addressed her audience.

Etymology: From Malign- to speak about somebody in a spitefully critical manner.

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