Verboticisms

Created by: KelleyToohey

Pronunciation: Fill an thro nap

Sentence: After watching the chaotic world on the news, I thought I'd add a little peace with a philanthronap.

Etymology: philanthropy and nap

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Created by: rebelvin

Pronunciation: dis-play-cate

Sentence: I can't stand people who are well meaning, but never actually displacate.

Etymology: display+placate

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Created by: silveryaspen

Pronunciation: peace-if-ier

Sentence: Always seeking the middle ground to bring warring factions together, he was a true peacifier.

Etymology: peacifier: a combination of peace and pacifier ... a peacifier

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Created by: natbumpo

Pronunciation: Get-em-peace

Sentence: Due to the Israeli/Palestinian conflict, I decided to getempeace by working for the UN.

Etymology: Get 'em + Peace

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Created by: mweinmann

Pronunciation: carm - quill - i - tee

Sentence: Justine had achieved karmquility at last. She spend the holiday season cooking at the mission, read to senior citizens and collected coins for the Salvation Army. For some reason, she felt that she had become more fulfilled than ever before and also, helped to bring others a sense of being cared about also.

Etymology: Karma (Hinduism and Buddhism) the effects of a person's actions that determine his destiny in his next incarnation) + Tanquility (peace, calm)

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Created by: petaj

Pronunciation: se-REN-ado

Sentence: Carlos launched into is his serenido at full voice in the hope that music would soothe the savage beast and bring peace to his village.

Etymology: Serenity + Do + serenade

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Created by: Stevenson0

Pronunciation: pax/cen/trate

Sentence: Johnny is going to paxcentrate on world calmness this Christmas by starting with his family and not bitching about every present he receives.

Etymology: pax + concentrate

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Created by: ZumZum

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Created by: Tigger

Pronunciation: /al-troo-in'-sti-geyt/

Sentence: Although George was a horrible cook, he had altruinstigated a campaign to distribute hot food to the homeless, but instead, he finally succumbed to the 'sugar crash' from all of the holiday candy he'd been eating, and slept the day away.

Etymology: altruism - concern for the welfare of others (from Italian, altrui) + instigate - to urge, provoke, or incite to some action or course (from Latin, instīgāre "to impel")

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Created by: kateinkorea

Pronunciation: HOPE in DUS tree us

Sentence: The hopeindustrious in this world, not only dream about a better future, but they actively make it happen.

Etymology: hope and industrious

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