Verboticisms

Created by: Maxine

Pronunciation: Not that confusing.

Sentence: At the age of twenty-nine, Amanda, a deepdoodoogooder born into a rich and religious white suburban family and raised to have an unconditionally generous and kind-hearted attitude toward the poor and destitute druggies in less fortunate neighborhoods, is hooked on crack.

Etymology: deep doo doo; do gooder

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Cracking good pun! As clever as your deepdoodoogooder! Excellent! - silveryaspen, 2008-02-07: 08:46:00

The word sounds great, but when I try to read it, I find my eyes going cross. All those e's and o's start to blend and the d's and p's and g all start to look like the same letter flipped around. - ErWenn, 2008-02-07: 10:16:00

very funny - Jabberwocky, 2008-02-07: 13:19:00

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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: 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: mwgloe21

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Created by: OZZIEBOB

Pronunciation: SHLOK-uh-dahyl

Sentence: Ted‘s scatchat led him to dust-ups and his dregochets bounced back to land him into domestic doo-doo. An omnidebriotic schlockodile, he almost always recalcitrashed the efforts of those who tried to helped him.

Etymology: Shlock (Yiddish from German) Trash, dregs, scum, dross, slag, fetid, filthy,squalid; disagreeable person 2. Yiddish shlak apoplectic stroke, evil, nuisance, wretch (cf. MHG slac(g) blow; & Crocodile: a person who makes a hypocritical show of sorrow.

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COMMENTS:

I want to say I'm at a loss for words but ... - emdeejay, 2008-12-02: 05:24:00

trust an ozzie to put a crocodile in his etymology - Jabberwocky, 2008-12-02: 12:32:00

So many word creations, you almost invent a new language! Are going to name it verbotomy ... in honor of this website? Amazing sentence! - silveryaspen, 2008-12-02: 13:02:00

You should name it Verbobomy! - Nosila, 2008-12-02: 22:16:00

Packed with pungent piles of perfection! - metrohumanx, 2008-12-04: 01:33:00

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Created by: silveryaspen

Pronunciation: suk er suk er

Sentence: "The holly arrives Friday. Will you help make holly wreaths Friday night? the president of the Optimist club said. "We start selling them this Saturday. They have to be ready." Handy Andy suckcomed (succombed) with a reluctant "Okay". He was very busy during the holly days. Friday night, only Handy Andy and the president of the Optimist club showed up. He was stuck making holly wreaths all night, right up to Saturday morning, when people began arriving to buy them. Looking around for help from the president, he soon discovered the president had snuck out on him, leaving him to stay all day, selling them, alone. His mind kept silently repeating "succorsucker!"

Etymology: Succor - to give aid and assistance. Sucker - as a noun: pushover, fall guy, dupe - also as a verb: conned, tricked, duped.

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Been there...done that. ;-) - Mustang, 2008-12-02: 07:35:00

nice and you reminded me that I have to pick up some fresh holly for the holidays - Jabberwocky, 2008-12-02: 12:33:00

Suckcomed succorsucker? You got my vote! :-D - logarithm, 2008-12-02: 17:30:00

Great blend - OZZIEBOB, 2008-12-03: 03:24:00

HandyAndy got succubusted! - metrohumanx, 2008-12-03: 16:48:00

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Created by: Nosila

Pronunciation: ex kree myoonee kayt

Sentence: Morty knew it was going to be one of those days, when Myra would excremunicate him for trying to clean her cat Mungo's litter box. Mungo went turdally mental and attacked Morty as he carried the pan full of ripe cat poopsadaisies and tripped over a stool on the way outside. Morty could not win for losing. Myra was more concerned for the crap strewn all over her dungalow than for the fact that Morty lay in a dung heap on the kitchen floor. How could he save feces over this debacle? He felt like he had just bought a bowel on the Schlemiel Of Misfortune game of life!

Etymology: Excrement (waste matter (as urine or sweat but especially feces) discharged from the body) & Excommunicate (exclude from a community)

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COMMENTS:

LOL very punny - petaj, 2008-12-02: 04:21:00

(cl)assy - emdeejay, 2008-12-02: 04:28:00

Sounds pretty crappy to me. - Mustang, 2008-12-02: 07:34:00

Great sentence - even greater last two lines! I'll never see P Sajak or that tv show without the 'bowel on the Schlemiel Of Misfortune' - silveryaspen, 2008-12-02: 13:19:00

VERY economical construction, Nozee. - metrohumanx, 2008-12-04: 16:32:00

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Created by: Nosila

Pronunciation: kown sel it ter

Sentence: Leo's job as a Catholic School Counsellor was hard enough. When he came home, he also tried to help Kitty and her cat, Catamoron. Sadly everything Leo touched turned catastrophic fur him. Feline dejected, he realized he was really a counselitter. His latest catastrophe made him catatonic and he decided to quit catechism, drive off in his Catellac and catapault himself on the road, away from his troubles. He travelled to the Catskills, Catalonia, Catelina and the Catacombs. What did he learn on his travels? We'll never know, because he got cataracts, a catheter and catarrh...cat got his tongue.

Etymology: Counsel/Counsellor (some who gives advice about problems) & Litter (rubbish carelessly dropped or left about (especially in public places);1.A box used to provide a soiling area for (usually) pet cats, generally filled with sand, clay chips, etc.)

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COMMENTS:

A catartic read! Good word. - splendiction, 2010-04-27: 19:51:00

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Created by: artr

Pronunciation: poōdəngk (just like it looks)

Sentence: Ralph is a nice guy. He loves to help other people out. The trouble is that all too often he ends up taking a poodunk in the cesspool of life.

Etymology: poo (excrement)+ dunk (immerse or dip in liquid)

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COMMENTS:

I hope Ralph knows the backstroke. - wayoffcenter, 2008-12-02: 05:15:00

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Created by: loxhobabl

Pronunciation: sa-mare-ee-ann

Sentence: It's a dirty job but if my Samarian in shining armor won't do it, no one will.

Etymology: variation of the "good Samaritan"

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