Verboticisms

Created by: ziggy41

Pronunciation: Sal-hyoo-tay-shun

Sentence: It was an awkward salwhotation when some creepy-looking man came running up and then hugging me. I cried, perplexedly, "Who are you!" as he hugged me in affection. I was mortified when 'he' exclaimed, "It's Janice, your sister!"

Etymology: Salutation (a greeting) + who (interrogative pronoun: what/which person)

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COMMENTS:

An uncomfortable sexchange of greetings followed. - purpleartichokes, 2007-07-11: 09:55:00

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Created by: rahullotli

Pronunciation: ros-min

Sentence: i m in rosmin

Etymology:

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COMMENTS:

cool - rahullotli, 2007-07-14: 14:02:00

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Created by: Stevenson0

Pronunciation: fuh/mil/a/nee/zhuh

Sentence: "Hi! How are you two? How's everything?" What are their names? What are their names? Please mention your names. MEMORY WORK! MEMORY WORK!! MEMORY WORK!!! Another embarrassing case of familanesia making me feel uncomfortable again.

Etymology: familiar + amnesia

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Created by: petaj

Pronunciation: who-the-hug

Sentence: As usual Bob stuck close to Betty to make use of her photographic memory. Nevertheless he could not entirely avoid hootherhugging a bunch of his trice-removed cousins that Betty had never met before.

Etymology: Who the heck are you? + hug

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COMMENTS:

If you found out that she used to be your wet nurse or your favourite waitress, would you give her a hooterhug? - galwaywegian, 2007-07-11: 06:52:00

is it a hoosierhug if they went to Indiana U or were that guy who also did lex luthor, what was his name... - jadenguy, 2007-07-11: 11:43:00

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Created by: purpleartichokes

Pronunciation: hay-yoo-ni-ted

Sentence: When Bob was heyyounited with the pretty blonde he had slept with ten years ago, he lost all chances of getting another date.

Etymology: hey you (greeting used when you can't remember someone's name), reunited

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Created by: KristinA

Pronunciation: high-per-in-form-E-uh

Sentence: Thanks to John's hyperinformia, he can recite the complete installation instructions for his new garage door opener in English, Spanish, and French.

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Created by: Jabberwocky

Pronunciation: memor/ah/feeb/lia

Sentence: Memorafeeblia always hits him at the most awkward times - hopefully a wide smile and lots of nodding will get him through.

Etymology: memorabilia + feeble + memory

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COMMENTS:

Not to be confused with the fish that school around geriatric sharks: remorafeeblia. ;)) Good one, Jabs! - Kyoti, 2007-07-11: 18:12:00

Those remora are there for the food. They should be remorafeedlia - petaj, 2007-07-12: 03:11:00

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Created by: administraitor

Pronunciation: in-cog-neyes

Sentence: Many of her brain cells having lost the valiant struggle against Dom Perignon, Susan was forced to incognize most of the people she met, so successfully that everyone she called "Daahling" felt that they were best of friends.

Etymology: incognito + recognize

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COMMENTS:

Nice job, especially getting "incognito" in there. - Dboozer, 2007-07-11: 21:01:00

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Created by: alex26

Pronunciation: hoo-IZ-uh-tyze

Sentence: While the old lady was giving me a hug, I was desparately whoisitizing her to no avail.

Etymology: From "who is it?"

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Created by: amysmiles2000

Pronunciation: for-gah-elles

Sentence: When I bumped into Peter last weekend at the reunion, it was ackward. I was forced in giving forggels until I could recall who this man.

Etymology: forged + huggles fake hugs

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