Verboticisms

Created by: Korinne

Pronunciation: Fak-it-tude

Sentence: I had to show some fakitude when Frank gave me a Michael Bolton CD.

Etymology: Fake + It + Gratitude

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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: gift + hoodwink (to deceive, or trick)

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Created by: OZZIEBOB

Pronunciation: DAWR-uh-thee

Sentence: Despite hours of shoe misery and stressed-out shopping to buy a contraption - which looked like space junk - but was supposed to help improve Bob’s putting, Roxie’s best intentions ended up little more than a dorothy, with Bob's staged smile and a few moments of crafted giftrionics.

Etymology: DOROTHY: (fem. proper name, from Fr. Dorothée, from L. Dorothea, from Gk., lit. "gift of God," from doron "gift" + fem. of theos "god.") An irony of expression and intention: when a speaker says one thing but means the opposite. An example of this is sarcasm, but it can also be feigned appreciation or gratitude, Perhaps, the word "antagonym" also covers this situation. DOROTHIZE: v intr. to make out to the giver that the gift they're giving you is a " gift of god." GIFTRIONICS: blend of gift & histrionics: A deliberate display of emotion for effect, feigned emotion

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COMMENTS:

Excellent eponym. - silveryaspen, 2008-12-23: 10:19:00

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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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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: petaj

Pronunciation: gratt-i-frawd

Sentence: Melina had gratifraud down to such fine art, that it started to backfire. But she hadn't figured out why she kept receiving the ugliest, unfashionable, rude or offensive gifts from all her relatives.

Etymology: gratitude + fraud

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Created by: Tigger

Pronunciation: /eyoo-for'-ee-uh/

Sentence: Lauren's convincing ewwphoria upon opening the Handy-Ma'am brassiere repair kit that Uncle Frank gave her this year was worthy of an Academy Award nomination.

Etymology: Ew - what you feel like saying when you open a gift you dislike (Orig. unknown) + euphoria - a feeling of great happiness; elation (from Greek, euphoros "well-being")

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COMMENTS:

Good word! - OZZIEBOB, 2007-12-20: 16:13:00

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Created by: Mustang

Pronunciation: foe-preesh-e-AY-shun

Sentence: Melody was shocked and disappointed with the new weed-whacker that her boyfriend gave her for Christmas but being a good sport and not wanting to hurt his feeling she put up a grand display of fauxpreciation.

Etymology: Blend of 'faux' (fake) and 'appreciation' (judgment, evaluation; especially: a favorable critical estimate)

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Created by: remistram

Pronunciation: glee-bluhf

Sentence: She gleebluffed her way through the unwanted gifts - the fancy broom, the new iron, the shiny cooking utensils, and last but not least - the toilet brush.

Etymology: glee (delight, joy, merriment) + bluff (to mislead, deceive, dupe)

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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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