Verboticisms

Created by: artr

Pronunciation: trouməəsträləjē

Sentence: Sidney (aka Lumpy) is working on a new field of study, traumastrology. It is the study of how a person is effected by the alignment of the stars that occur just after a blow to the head. He has worked for years to perfect just the right whack to the noggin. Too little and there are no stars, too much and the ability to gather data is lost. His theory is that a Pisces would react differently than a Taurus to the same concussive event. He may never know. He just can't seem to recruit test subjects. Friends think he has studied a bit too much on his own.

Etymology: trauma (physical injury) + astrology (the study of the movements and relative positions of celestial bodies interpreted as having an influence on human affairs and the natural world)

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COMMENTS:

like it - galwaywegian, 2009-02-19: 05:47:00

The science of the 2X4. Love it! - wayoffcenter, 2009-02-19: 06:46:00

Good one. - Mustang, 2009-02-19: 20:51:00

Deja vu all over again...where do you get your inspiration??? - Nosila, 2009-02-20: 01:40:00

nice... - mweinmann, 2009-02-20: 08:00:00

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Created by: Ryan0

Pronunciation: hit-tom-izers

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Created by: Stevenson0

Pronunciation: star/ry/fright

Sentence: When he fell and banged his head he had a starryfright, seeing blips of light in front of his eyes and a swirling dizzying sensation in his brain.

Etymology: STARRYFRIGHT - from 'Starry Night'

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COMMENTS:

Starry, starry night. Paint your black eye blue and grey, Look out on a winter's day, And watch out for the tree trunk in the snow Shadows on the hills, Sketch the trees and the daffodils, Catch the breeze and the winter chills, In colors on the snowy linen land. - Jabberwocky, 2009-02-19: 10:37:00

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Created by: artr

Pronunciation: kongk-stuh-ley-shuhn

Sentence: When the catcher stood up as the batter was taking a swing he found himself in the middle of a conkstellation.

Etymology: conk (to hit or strike on the head) + constellation (any of various groups of stars)

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Created by: galwaywegian

Pronunciation: batt ur stahrrr gal ak tik aaaa

Sentence: The appearance of batterstar galactica occurred after cosmic amounts of vodka disappeared down the red hole, causing a big bang, usually involving an open cupboard door

Etymology: battlestar galactica, batter

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Created by: TJayzz

Pronunciation: Twit-er-splat-ed

Sentence: When Sam agreed to help out at the local under 10's cricket club he didn't realise how dangerous it could be. Being one player down he stepped in to help, only to be knocked out by a speeding cricket ball. As he came round he was completely twittersplatted, all he could see were stars, flashing lights and little tweety birds. A night in hospital soon had him back on his feet, but he decided to give cricket a miss from then on.

Etymology: Twitter(of a bird, a series of light tremulous sounds)+ Splat(ted)(The sound of being struck by a heavy or hard object)

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COMMENTS:

terrific sentence - Jabberwocky, 2009-02-19: 10:38:00

WELL DONE, TJ! This def was inspired when i ran into a low-hanging lintel while running to answer a telephone. - metrohumanx, 2009-02-23: 00:44:00

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Created by: galwaywegian

Pronunciation: kon kust el ay shun

Sentence: the concusstellation wasn't the only thing that was out tonight

Etymology: concussion, constellation

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Created by: readerwriter

Pronunciation: loo-muhn-fluhm-muhcs-t

Sentence: The moon was full when Brianne, President of the local Scooby Doo Fan Club, and Connie, the VP, parked their car at the bottom of the darkened hillside. The moon was full and, after a few tokes, they determined this was the night they would make it up the creepy drive to view the old Greymoor Mansion, rumoured to be haunted. It was a hike, but, just as they rounded the bend and caught sight of the enormous stone ediface, a cloud moved across the sky blocking the moon. They screamed and jumped, turning at the same time, intending to run full speed down the hill. Instead, their heads collided. Sitting on the ground, they stared, lumenflummoxed, at the stars circling their heads. "Out of sight," they in unison. The cloud moved on and the gods laughed.

Etymology: From LUMEN, for light +FLUMMOX, confused

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Created by: yellowbird

Pronunciation: bawnk-mose

Sentence: Just as Newton was inspired to study gravity by being bombarded with apples, and Einstein encouraged to investigate the relativity of time by being forced to fill out dreary piles of paperwork in an office, so too was the the young Carl Sagan influenced by an outside event. After banging his head on a low shelf, he saw a personal 'bonkmos' of amazing brightness and detail, which led him to a career in science and experimentation with certain herbal supplements, all in an effort to recreate the 'little twittery cosmos' he saw on that long ago day.

Etymology: bonk + cosmos

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COMMENTS:

Brilliant and lyrical! - metrohumanx, 2009-02-23: 00:37:00

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Created by: galwaywegian

Pronunciation: gal ake see

Sentence: She was a very strong gal, one punch from her would take him to another galachesy.

Etymology: galaxy, ache (sorry about the gal pun as well!)

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COMMENTS:

there's a gal in your name as well - Jabberwocky, 2009-02-19: 10:40:00

great fun sentence and word! - silveryaspen, 2009-02-19: 12:30:00

Yeah, she was a KNOCKOUT! - metrohumanx, 2009-02-23: 00:50:00

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