Verboticisms

Created by: hendrixius

Pronunciation: /joy-ploy/

Sentence: I had know choice but to joyploy my way out of the awkward situation created when my wife gave me a sweatshirt with the wrong football team on it. I mean, come on, who doesn't know I hate the Eagles?

Etymology: joy + ploy

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COMMENTS:

simply silly rhymes ... to pass the times ... you create it ... I'll great it! - silveryaspen, 2007-12-28: 16:01:00

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Created by: xirtam

Pronunciation: greyt-fuh l-of-it

Sentence: Although Mary said she liked the gift, you could tell from the expression on her face she was gratefullofit.

Etymology: Grateful: warmly or deeply appreciative of kindness or benefits received; thankful. + Full Of It: From "Full of sh**" - dishonest, deceptive.

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Created by: chaiandallthatjazz

Pronunciation: piteee (pity) ciation (like in appreciation)

Sentence: Celeste could show none but piticiation for the stainless steel and gold dessert spoons.

Etymology: to pity the giver and the gift; however show appreciation as best possible.

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Created by: artr

Pronunciation: joi-fool

Sentence: Joanne just can't stand to hurt anybody's feelings. Whenever she receives a gift, no matter how insipid or inappropriate, she is ready to play the part of the joyfool.

Etymology: joyful (the emotion of great delight or happiness) + fool (an ardent enthusiast who cannot resist an opportunity to indulge an enthusiasm)

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Created by: silveryaspen

Pronunciation: great fool

Sentence: A sister and sister-in-law had a Christmas contest every year, to see which one could give the other, the ugliest pair of earrings. To show they were gratefool for them, they were required to wear them Christmas day, as the ultimate act of wreckognition. Everyone else in the family got to vote on which pair was the ugliest.

Etymology: GRATEFUL, FOOL

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COMMENTS:

nice - Jabberwocky, 2008-12-23: 11:01:00

With Christmas all but upon us, I'm fearing the onset of the Gratefool Dread! Terrific word. - OZZIEBOB, 2008-12-23: 23:48:00

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Created by: SKK717

Pronunciation: FALL JOY MENT

Sentence: After watching her face after she opened my gift I could the reaction was one of faljoyment.

Etymology: A combination of the words False and enjoyment

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Created by: MrDave2176

Pronunciation: de-lye-er

Sentence: Mabel was an excellent deliar. She clapped enthusiastically at the salad shooter, and smiled appreciatively at the hand-made sweaters. She managed to delie her way through the gift exchange without once saying how much she thought she'd get for them at a yard sale.

Etymology: de(light) mashed to liar

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Created by: galwaywegian

Pronunciation: foh hoh hoh

Sentence: She gave a fauxhoho to all and sundry, while secretly vowing that when she got him alone she'd deck his balls with holly.

Etymology: ho ho ho faux

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COMMENTS:

Love it, Merry Christmas, galwaywegian! - Nosila, 2009-12-24: 09:18:00

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Created by: Carla

Pronunciation: croc-uh-dile-cheers

Sentence: Emma unwrapped Albert's gift of extra thick binbags. She smiled, oohed and aahed, and generally declared her eternal gratitude. Once again, Albert failed to realise that these were only crocodilecheers.

Etymology: crocodile tears + cheers

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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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