Verboticisms

Created by: novaspectyr

Pronunciation: spex/cruh/sist

Sentence: Always willing to help, John spexcressisted his friend Jane with her cat's messy litter box. His reputation as a catsanova ruined and his clothing stained, he was forced to move out in order to escape the resulting feline persecution.

Etymology: speckle + excrement + assist

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COMMENTS:

Good tongue twister! - silveryaspen, 2008-02-07: 11:05:00

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Created by: Tigger

Pronunciation: /shi-val-RIK-uh-shey/

Sentence: Richard thought he was being helpful when he offered to carry the old lady's shopping bags from the department store to her car, but his good deed chivalricocheted when the store security guard grabbed his arm and claimed he was shoplifting. Glancing around the parking lot, the old woman was nowhere to be found.

Etymology: chivalric - pertaining to a gallant deed; with good intention (from Old French, chevalier "knight") + ricochet - [informal] having an unintended consequence; to backfire (from Old French, give-and-take)

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COMMENTS:

Knightly done! - silveryaspen, 2008-02-07: 11:06:00

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Created by: Nosila

Pronunciation: lit ter a tee

Sentence: After Joe had finished reading "Cat on the Hot Tin Roof", he had to go clean out Tiger's stinkbox. After tripping over his pet and showering himself with its debris, Joe became a true litterati.

Etymology: Litter (trash;material used for animal indoor toilets) & Literati (the literary intelligentsia;people who write, are well written or who publish or critique books)

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Created by: DEADS

Pronunciation: DILL-NER

Sentence: He's already eaten 9 crates of pickles...

Etymology:

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COMMENTS:

I messed this up - DEADS, 2008-02-07: 12:03:00

Seeing this on the list, I couldn't wait to read the sentence and etymology ... only to find your comment above. Can't resist responging ... it's a dilly! I've messed up even worse, and probably will mess up again, far worse than this! Kudos for just simply admitting it. (By tomorrow you might just salvage it!) - silveryaspen, 2008-02-07: 19:58:00

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Created by: Magnetic

Pronunciation:

Sentence: Trying to meddle in coworkers' problems ended up getting Bob fired -- that'll teach him to be such a jackassist.

Etymology: jackass + assist

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COMMENTS:

Roaring with laughter! Good one! - silveryaspen, 2008-02-07: 20:01:00

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Created by: Jabberwocky

Pronunciation: pinched/hittur

Sentence: When I volunteered to help out a friend with her two year old twins I didn't realize I'd be the pinchedhitter.

Etymology: pinched + hit + pinch-hitter (substitute)

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Created by: Mustang

Pronunciation: sah - MARE - uh - trasht

Sentence: When Germond tried to clear the clog in Beatrices's toilet with a compressor and suddenly found himself covered in fresh sewage he realized he had once again been samaritrashed while innocently trying to help someone.

Etymology: Mix of samaritan and trashed

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COMMENTS:

Did the kitty litter in the cartoon inspire this sentence! Wow ... strong images today. lol! Good blend of words, too! - silveryaspen, 2008-02-07: 08:34:00

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Created by: ZenNobody

Pronunciation: /pəb'trasəmp/

Sentence: Verb (v.): Claus endured pubtrasumping for his neighbor because of the feeling of satisfaction he got for trying afterwards. Noun (n.): The man being a pubtrasump assisted his new friend by transporting a package for her, only to be stopped by the police for it halfway into his journey.

Etymology: The word "Pubtrasump" is derived from the Latin; pūblicus, meaning "public", tract, meaning "draw, pull", and sump, meaning "waste".

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Created by: rombus

Pronunciation: gooood - sam - air - itan

Sentence: Justin really felt like a goooodsamaritan. Every time he helped Katy, he got stuck in a mire of poop, doo or goo. When he walked her dog Rufus, he got knocked face forward into a pile of poop. When he trimmed her trees, the birds christened him with doo. Finally, there was all the goo inside her refrigerator that found its way to his hands and hair when he helped her clean it out.

Etymology: Goo + Good + Samaritan

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Created by: Mustang

Pronunciation: seh-MAYR-eh-trashd

Sentence: As often as not when Harlan would voluntarily attempt to solve other people's problems he would get it wrong and end up being severely samaritrashed for his well intended efforts.

Etymology: Blend of 'samaritan' (a person who is generous in helping those in distress)and 'trash' (v. to subject to criticism or invective; especially: to disparage strongly )

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