Verboticisms

Created by: Y2Cajun

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Created by: elstiko

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Created by: mugwai

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Created by: ahwinters

Pronunciation: sal-oot-am-knee-ja

Sentence: Cristie's shifting eyes betrayed her salutamnesia.

Etymology: saltue + amnesia

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Created by: polarpanda

Pronunciation: pre-ten-der-ness (not PREE-ten-der-ness)

Sentence: Hey, honey, tell me your cousin Patrice's husband's name again-- he's headed over here, and I don't want all that awkward pretenderness when he leans in for a hug.

Etymology: pretend + tenderness

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Created by: chale

Pronunciation: nam-nee-see-ya

Sentence: When namenesia struck, Bertie could hardly remember his own name, never mind anyone else's

Etymology: Name + amnesia

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Created by: babel

Pronunciation: hos-pee-who-the-hell-it-ee

Sentence: Trevor always found meeting Jane's friends required deep reserves of hospiwhothehellity.

Etymology: hospitality + who the hell

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Created by: quippingqueen

Pronunciation: kiss/off/ism

Sentence: He knew he was suffering from a bad case of "kissoffism" when he couldn't recall whom he had brushed off lately with a polite peck on the cheek.

Etymology: kiss: intimate greeting and a variation kiss off: to forget whom you've kissed + ism: meaning it happens to a lot of folks

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Created by: Bunny36

Pronunciation: tot-say-shun

Sentence: He was overcome by the feeling of totsation.

Etymology: Also known as the 'tip-of-the-tounge feeling' because of the common sensation that accompanies the panicked pause.

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Created by: Ahoytheship

Pronunciation: a-non-ni-mingle

Sentence: He anonymigled around the party, successfully rekindling relationships with all the complete strangers in the room.

Etymology: Anonymous+mingle

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