Verboticisms

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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COMMENTS:

Might not be so bad, if she was the one who pinched you ... and where !!! (big silly grin) Fun and funny! - silveryaspen, 2008-02-07: 08:37:00

Chuckled over the 'sock it to her' comment today. Wish I'd thought of it to incorporate it into the sentence. Thanks Jabberwocky! - silveryaspen, 2008-02-07: 19:48:00

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Created by: mwgloe21

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Created by: jajsr

Pronunciation: Lay-mint-tie-dee

Sentence: Paul was just trying to help out, but fell victim to lamentidy as the cat knocked over the litterbox.

Etymology: A combination of "lament" and "tidy".

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COMMENTS:

Nice combination! More! More! - metrohumanx, 2008-12-02: 14:03:00

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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: mweinmann

Pronunciation: hell - per - skell - ter

Sentence: Lenny was beginning to feel all hellperskelter. Instead of experiencing the warm fuzzy feeling that should come with doing good deeds for his friends, he had been thrust into some type of helper hell where everything had gone awry. He gave his friend Bruce an opinion about a relationship issue last week which had led to his breakup with Ilene. Now, Jenny was calling him to inform him that he had killed her prize Yucca plant that he had done his best to care for when she was out of town on business.

Etymology: The word helper (someone who assists another or helps) is combined with Hell to form the first part of this word + skelter (from helter skelter) tumultuous disorder; confusion.

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COMMENTS:

Great word. Great etymology - silveryaspen, 2008-12-02: 13:08:00

VERY creative, M. - metrohumanx, 2008-12-02: 14:02:00

I like it! One vote for you! - logarithm, 2008-12-02: 17:28:00

Brilliant! - emdeejay, 2008-12-02: 19:57:00

LMAO! This is a good one! - mzoctober84, 2008-12-03: 12:49:00

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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: bookowl

Pronunciation: pig/sty/meed

Sentence: Why is it that every time I try to help I end up pigstymied

Etymology: pigsty + stymied

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And hogtied? Where's the Tide? Oh what a funny and fun creation! - silveryaspen, 2008-02-07: 11:02:00

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Created by: Magnetic

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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: 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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