Verboticisms

Created by: galwaywegian

Pronunciation: krap ree see ay shun

Sentence: Her crappreciation of his efforts left her with a amn who had absolutely no real sense of her needs and an appartment full of small glass animals.

Etymology: crap appreciation

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COMMENTS:

Good one! - Tigger, 2007-12-20: 05:46:00

I've found it best to crapitulate and let the glass rooster and frog "accidentally" fall off the shelf to have an excuse to excise them from your living room. - purpleartichokes, 2007-12-20: 19:17:00

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Created by: jajsr

Pronunciation: Dee-lie-tee-fay-n

Sentence: Phil didn't know what to give his sister, Ann, for Christmas, so he gave her something that he would like. Displaying an awesome show of delightifeign, Ann said, "Wow, I can use this to screw stuff", as she opened her brand new power drill.

Etymology: Combination of "Delight" - a high degree of gratification, and "Feign" - to give a false appearance of.

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COMMENTS:

Cute - Nosila, 2008-12-23: 22:48:00

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Created by: DarkSquire

Pronunciation: Faw joy' sing

Sentence: Rachel spent the afternoon fauxjoicing over the eleventh decorative candle she received for her birthday.

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Created by: Stevenson0

Pronunciation: gift/wink

Sentence: I learned from my mother at a very early age to giftwink when I received clothes from my grandparents instead of a toy. Since then, my giftwinking is as natural and undetectable as my appreciation for a fine present.

Etymology: GIFTWINK - verb - from GIFT + HOODWINK (to deceive, or trick)

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COMMENTS:

luv it! The wink gives it such an appealing and fun flair. That wink that says "I'm just kidding" so nicely. - silveryaspen, 2008-12-23: 10:25:00

fun word....perfect. - mweinmann, 2008-12-23: 23:27:00

Top word. - OZZIEBOB, 2008-12-23: 23:48:00

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Created by: ZumZum

Pronunciation: th-fake

Sentence: When Bill the one-armed boy got another skipping rope for his birthday, he made sure to thfake his lovely mom for it.

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Created by: Mustang

Pronunciation: Fo - glee

Sentence: Clarabella's exaggerated enthusiasm for the mysterious gift was the result of her often used and well rehearsed fauxglee technique.

Etymology: Faux (False) + glee (joy)

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COMMENTS:

Nice word. - OZZIEBOB, 2007-12-20: 16:16:00

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Created by: Nosila

Pronunciation: fo preesh ee ayt

Sentence: At the annual Office Christmas party, the theme was the Twelve Days of Christmas. When the gift exchange happened there was much laughter and mirth, as gifts representing the theme were opened. Maisie waited excitedly for her turn. She had seen 2 turtle doves as boxes of Turtles and Dove chocolate candy;4 calling birds were 4 calling cards; 6 geese-a-laying as 6 bottles of Grey Goose Vodka, laying on their sides. Hoping for 5 golden rings or 10 lords a leaping, she had to fauxppreciate her own gift when drawn. It was 7 swines a-grinning...7 little plastic pigs wearing big smiles. Oh well, she could save them for Hogmanay.

Etymology: Faux (not genuine or real) & Appreciate (recognize with gratitude; be grateful for) Hogmanay (New Year's Eve in Scotland)

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Created by: mweinmann

Pronunciation: joy - foe

Sentence: Lucy put on her best joyfaux when Carl proudly presented her with his great grandmother's broach for Christmas. Even though it was a family heirloom, Lucy dreaded the idea of wearing a glittery map of Hungary on her chest.

Etymology: Joy (rejoice: feel happiness, the emotion of great happiness) + Faux (not genuine or real,fake or artificial) Also a play on the word joyful.

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COMMENTS:

Good word...it would be a joyfauxpas not to vote for it...P.S. my brooch is a map of Ireland! - Nosila, 2008-12-23: 22:43:00

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Created by: libertybelle

Pronunciation: beem-you-sea-as-um

Sentence: Doris showed bemusiasm as she opened Roger's gift of the Hickory Farms Sausage Sampler; she wondered how her own husband could have forgotten that she was a strict vegan.

Etymology: bemuse + enthusiasm

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Created by: remistram

Pronunciation: glee-gilt-fulh-ness

Sentence: Her gleeguiltfulness was so transparent, why the heck would she be so happy to receive a broken vase wrapped in a green garbage bag?

Etymology: gleefulness + guilt (feeling badly for faking the glee)

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