Verboticisms

Created by: Jabberwocky

Pronunciation: occu/apy/shun/al/hyz/ard

Sentence: Joan was an occupationalhazeard and lived for the thrill she got from her endless put downs.

Etymology: occupational hazard + haze (humiliate, ridicule) + ardor (zeal)

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Created by: Goldentongue

Pronunciation: zuermaster

Sentence: This company really needs an efficient swearmaster, it's employees are far too happy. Susan is an accomplished swearmaster, she can type 400 insults per minute

Etymology: Swear as in insult, Master as in someone who has a highly developed skill.

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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: Nosila

Pronunciation: bar rak o wha ma

Sentence: Julie was a regular Barrackowhama. Her tongue was like a rapier, her wit was sardonic and her retorts were as snide as they were deadly quick. No one ever won a verbal victory over her. Her favourite soda was Spite, her favourite cocktail was a Stinger and she enjoyed holidaying in the Vitriolic Islands. When others were cutting back, she was affronting and her favourite actor was William Hurt. Her abuse knew no boundaries and no one was exempt from her derision. She loved being scurrilious and enjoyed driving her new car, a black Invective. She could vituberate better than any Marine drill sargent and always played offense when she played high school football. Yes, Julie could revile for hours and never tire of the insults she threw around contumely like seeds of grain to the wind. Luckily her new job would allow her to use her skills and be paid well for it. She starts next week with the UN Diplomatic Corps!

Etymology: barrack (laugh at with contempt and derision) & wham (hit hard) & of course Barack Obama (for rhyming fun)

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Funny! Great etymology. - Mustang, 2008-06-30: 22:38:00

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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: Stevenson0

Pronunciation: prof/i/jeer/or

Sentence: She is a professional profijeeror, who makes her living at celebrity roasts.

Etymology: profiteer + jeer

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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: emmyb2

Pronunciation: deh-fah-mission

Sentence: The defamician worked hard to ruin everyone's egos.

Etymology: defame + ician (one who does)

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Created by: ioskrenko

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Etymology: Io: "I" in Italian skrenko: "slim" in Calabrese language

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Created by: libertybelle

Pronunciation: hate rah deee

Sentence: I went to an upscale mall to buy a desk and chair from Pottery Barn. So I went up to a guy standing at a counter right below the chair I wanted and asked him if he could help me. He looked up over the magazine he was reading and in a snotty tone told me I could place a special order at any register. He was such a hatere'd and so surly from me asking him for help. I looked back at him a bit aghast and said "Ewww. You are in your forties and work in the mall. Don't care that it's Short Hills Mall, you still work in the mall." He was the perfect example of a hatere'd.

Etymology: maitre'd + hate. Actual spelling should be hatere'd - but rules of game wouldn't allow it - so i changed it a bit for the header.

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