Verboticisms

Created by: kulekrizpy

Pronunciation: con-air-ap-y

Sentence: Tony had been feeling neglected by his girlfriend lately, and had the urge to use conerapy.

Etymology: "con" from the word consume (to use or buy) and "erapy" from the word therapy (treatment of an illness or disability). Made to sound similar to compensate (make up for).

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Created by: rebelvin

Pronunciation: PHALLic+fallACY

Sentence: His purchasing tools was just a phallacy, since he already had the only tool he needed for the job, but lacked the experience in using it.

Etymology: PHALLic+fallACY

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Created by: artr

Pronunciation: kom-spend-sey-shuhn

Sentence: Ron is having trouble adjusting to the fact that his wife earns far more than he does. He is also is not happy with how much time she spends on work and not him. His comspendsation might just solve this little dilemma by sending them into bankruptcy or divorce court.

Etymology: compensation (a mechanism by which an individual attempts to make up for some real or imagined deficiency of personality or behavior by developing or stressing another aspect of the personality or by substituting a different form of behavior) + spend (to pay out, disburse, or expend; dispose of money, wealth, resources, etc.)

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Created by: Mustang

Pronunciation: die - ver - sex - shun

Sentence: Arnold's vigorous game of diversexion buying power tools, guns, weight sets, a motorcycle and other big boys toys was a thinly veiled attempt to conceal his concern over his poor performance in and waning interest for romantic activities.

Etymology: Blend of diversion and sex

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COMMENTS:

clever - Jabberwocky, 2008-06-05: 15:48:00

Good one, Mustang - Nosila, 2008-06-05: 19:31:00

Nice word. - OZZIEBOB, 2008-06-05: 23:41:00

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Created by: petaj

Pronunciation: con-syoo-mer-8

Sentence: Although Gerard and Bernadette had never had sex, they had consumerated their union by having a spending spree on their honeymoon.

Etymology: consumate + consumer

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COMMENTS:

simple but very good - Jabberwocky, 2008-06-05: 15:50:00

Excellent...very funny! - Mustang, 2008-06-05: 18:37:00

Hope they don't start shopping around?? good word and funny. - OZZIEBOB, 2008-06-05: 23:40:00

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Created by: ampruteanu

Pronunciation: Whore-duhr-cuhl-choo-ruh-list

Sentence:

Etymology:

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COMMENTS:

Sorry, didn't understand fully. Thought this was referring to a person who compensates for lack of love, attention, by buying things. - ampruteanu, 2010-08-05: 07:58:00

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Created by: TJayzz

Pronunciation: Shopp-an-o-frolik

Sentence: Having been married for several years, Carol's sex life was virtually non - existent, She turned into a shopanofrolic to compensate. She would buy expensive items on her credit cards then got a headache when the statement came in, so it had the same effect in the end anyway!!

Etymology: Shop (to purchase items) + Frolic (to behave in a 'playful' manner) = Shopanofrolic

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COMMENTS:

funny - Jabberwocky, 2008-06-05: 15:52:00

very entertaining sentence. - OZZIEBOB, 2008-06-05: 23:48:00

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Created by: rikboyee

Pronunciation: lust-ah-mer-ser-viss

Sentence: he headed to the mall for some lustomerservice.

Etymology: lust, customer service

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COMMENTS:

Lust it...I mean love it! - Nosila, 2009-07-23: 19:27:00

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Created by: Stevenson0

Pronunciation: sex/sti/toot

Sentence: When Joe and Jenny were having an extended fight and not talking to each other, Joe would sexstitute with the purchase of many big ticket items.

Etymology: SEXSTITUTE - verb - from SEX + SUBSTITUTE

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Created by: Nosila

Pronunciation: mall con tent

Sentence: When Cyrus found himself feeling the everydayness of marriage, he would head out for a day of retail therapy to become a true mallcontent.

Etymology: Mall (shopping Mecca) & Content (Happy) & WorPlay on Malcontent (a person who is discontented)

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