Verboticisms

Created by: remistram

Pronunciation: kar-mah-hap

Sentence: When Tish found out that her ex-boss Larry broke his neck while skiing, she felt such overwhelming karmahap that she actually wrote something kind in his well card, despite the fact that when she worked for him years ago he repeatedly told her she was fat and had body odor.

Etymology: karma + happy

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Created by: rebelvin

Pronunciation: GUILT+GLEE

Sentence: He is so full of false pride about being assigned the new position, I will be so full of guiltglee if his first big assignment is a flop.

Etymology: GUILT+GLEE

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Created by: Mobelia

Pronunciation: Hah Ray A Cul Pa

Sentence: When my friend cried on my shoulder about her lecherous boyfriend ending their relationship I couldn't help but feel a little hoorayaculpa.

Etymology: Hooray as in I am SO happy I am cheering and Mea Culpa Latin for "my bad" a guilty little apology for lack of decorum.

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Created by: Loreshai

Pronunciation: shah-den-fy-yurd

Sentence: Jill felt slighty guilty that she was happy about screwing over her best friend in order to get a promotion at work. Jill felt Schadenfired.

Etymology: Fired - to be removed from employment + Schadenfreunde - german term to be happy when bad things happen to your friends.

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Created by: TimTheEnchanter

Pronunciation: trib-yee-LAY-shun

Sentence: Sandra hated the way her neighbor Kelly reminded everyone of how the only things more perfect than her life were her perfect little children. Thus, Sandra was overcome by a profound sense of tribyelation when she heard Kelly's youngest child was caught selling drugs at school and the oldest was pregnant.

Etymology: Tribulation - (misfortune, a trying experience) + Elation (the state of being filled with joy)

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COMMENTS:

great combo - Jabberwocky, 2008-06-16: 12:28:00

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Created by: ErWenn

Pronunciation: /sməˈkaʊskəpəˌθi/

Sentence: I was filled with smykowskipathy, for it was the only time the judge's decided in my favor and als the only time that I didn't deserve it.

Etymology: From Tom Smykowski (the annoying coworker from _Office Space_ who suffers a nasty accident) and -pathy (as in sympathy and empathy)

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Created by: galwaywegian

Pronunciation: shad en frend lee

Sentence: in a fit of schadenfriendliness, she commiserated with Ted while feverishly helping him empty his desk.

Etymology: schadenfreude, friendly

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COMMENTS:

Sounds like sad and friendly. A "worthy" word. - purpleartichokes, 2007-03-23: 10:57:00

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Created by: Nosila

Pronunciation: kulp a bili glee

Sentence: Faith could hardly suppress her culpabiliglee when her boss fired Edwin for sexual harrassment. She had hated the guy from day one, especially since he had failed to find her attractive and ask her out. Her manipulations and far-fetched victim's tale had finally forced her boss to remove her enemy.

Etymology: Culpability (state of guilt) & Glee (malicious satisfaction)

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Created by: juliar

Pronunciation: say-dis-puh-si-shun

Sentence: I had a feeling of greatest sadisposition when my co-worker, Betty, broke her leg.

Etymology: sadism+despise

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Created by: Javeson1

Pronunciation: shawd-en-frawd

Sentence: When the guy who dumped her wound up on the front page for his incredible feat of having fallen out a third story window and barely survived, Mimi, who was invited to his funeral, was incredibly overcome with shadenfraud when she had to play nice to his friends and family.

Etymology: fraud (fake, deceiving) + schadenfreude (german for happiness at the misfortune of others -- something we are all guilty of)

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