Verboticisms

Created by: treehous

Pronunciation: \ˈa-mȯr-ə-ˈtȯr-ē-əm/ (ah-more-ah-tore-ee-yum)

Sentence: He was just about to get down to business when he felt an amoratorium in the form of his dog's wet nose pressed against his rear.

Etymology: amor- from L. amorosum, from amor "love." moratorium- from Latin morari "to delay," from mora "pause, delay"

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Created by: grohldberg12

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Created by: TJayzz

Pronunciation: Ki-ss-rup-t

Sentence: Everytime Henry went in for THE snog with Sue someone would always kissrupt them. If it wasn't the kids calling out for a bedtime story , it was his parents ringing to see if things were okay while his wife was away for the week!

Etymology: Kiss(a touch or caress with the lips) + Disrupt(to interrupt or disturb) ORIGIN Latin disrumpere 'break apart'

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nice word - Jabberwocky, 2008-11-07: 11:55:00

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Created by: libertybelle

Pronunciation: bar-j-dey-a-moor

Sentence: Our tender moment was cut short by a bargedeamour when the dog jumped on the bed and stuck his cold, wet nose in a very private spot.

Etymology: barge - to burst in on someone + de amour - french for of love

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Created by: MariaGiggles

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Created by: Tigger

Pronunciation: /kid-ee-STRAK-shun/

Sentence: When little Katie suddenly asked, "Mommy, why are you and the postman wrestling on the bed with no clothes on?" that one moment of kiddistraction totally killed the mood.

Etymology: kiddie - child (from Old Norse, kidh, orig. kið "young goat") + distraction - a disturbance (from Latin, distractus)

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Perhaps the postie had just delivered mommy's correspondence course in "Self Defence", and was helping her gain some practical experience! - OZZIEBOB, 2008-01-10: 17:07:00

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Created by: Jabberwocky

Pronunciation: inter/rude/awake/en/ing

Sentence: Candle light,wine, a romantic movie and then the interrudeawakening when your kids return home unexpectedly from school for the weekend with several friends.

Etymology: interlude + rude awakening

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Very good - TJayzz, 2008-11-07: 12:58:00

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Created by: OZZIEBOB

Pronunciation: BIL-n-Koo-RUHPT-us

Sentence: When Bob's girlfriend came to stray, it was, in matters of the heart, a week of woobegone, brought on by Roxie's unbridled billancooruptus.

Etymology: Combo of BILL and COO: to talk & murmur fondly; to interchange caresses; -- said of doves; also of demonstrative lovers. & RUPTUS: break in, meddle. (As in Interruptus) WOOBEGONE: Blend of "WOO" inclined, as with affection & "BEGONE": depart go away!

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Created by: Stevenson0

Pronunciation: lust/bust

Sentence: The lustbust took place when Joe's wife walked in on him and her best friend making out in the bedroom.

Etymology: LUSTBUST - from LUST + BUST

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Good one. - Mustang, 2008-11-07: 18:50:00

Spot on - OZZIEBOB, 2008-11-08: 16:46:00

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Created by: mweinmann

Pronunciation: missed - trist

Sentence: Due to the fact that the kids came home unexpectedly from school, Bonnie suffered another missedtryst with her neighbor. Too bad that he got caught in the tree as he quickly exited through her bedroom window.

Etymology: missed (skipped, not having, go wrong or err, longed for) + tryst (liaison, date, rendezvous or assignation) + a play on the word mistrust....

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Good one...is she still the neighbour's missedtryst? - Nosila, 2008-11-07: 20:42:00

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