Verboticisms

Created by: artr

Pronunciation: fəzənoid

Sentence: Jerry can be a real fuzzanoid. He flinches almost every time he leaves his apartment. This might be because is a career criminal who lives next to a police station.

Etymology: fuzz (police) + paranoid (unreasonably or obsessively anxious, suspicious, or mistrustful)

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Created by: artr

Pronunciation: gəlpəbəl

Sentence: Its not that he was all that bad a driver but every time he saw a police car in his rear view mirror he would have a gulpable moment. He would also fall into a state of dread when he came into contact with a doctor.

Etymology: gulp (make effortful breathing or swallowing movements, typically in response to strong emotion) + culpable (deserving blame)

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COMMENTS:

Captures the reaction and feeling so very well! - silveryaspen, 2009-01-12: 10:40:00

Gulpability is a serious crime...good word! - Nosila, 2009-01-12: 19:12:00

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Created by: silveryaspen

Pronunciation: law - of - the - jan - gul

Sentence: As I wind my way through the jungle of city streets, a squad car sticks to my bumper like glue. Even though I am doing nothing wrong, it is making me very nervous and edgy! Don't you just hate it when you become a victim of the unwritten lawofthejangle? There ought to be a law against police stalking innocent people.!

Etymology: Law of the Jungle, Jangle. Law: police. Jangle: irritating a person's nerves.

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COMMENTS:

The law of the jangle and the jangled nerves brought on by the scrutiny of the law. Always running in circles...the rat race goes on....and on....and on. ;-) - Mustang, 2008-03-20: 07:05:00

and the heat goes on, la de dah de da - petaj, 2008-03-20: 09:31:00

very funny - Jabberwocky, 2008-03-20: 11:05:00

Very clever and funny. Thanks for info on copasetic. I think I first heard it used in the late 1960s by someone at Mission Control, Houston when speaking to Gene Cernan, saying "Everything is copasetic, Gene." I don't know it's etymology, I must try and find out about it . - OZZIEBOB, 2008-03-22: 00:49:00

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Created by: yelloweyes

Pronunciation: pawl-ih-preh-hen-siv-it-ee

Sentence: Shelly has a severe case of poliprehensivity! Every time she sees a cop car, she flinches and hisses like a scared ferret. I think she poliprehensives so often because her dad went to jail when she was a kid.

Etymology: Poli - from police; prehensivity - from apprehensive (anxious/fearful something bad will happen).

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Created by: Tigger

Pronunciation: /kop-kar-muh/

Sentence: Driving on an unfamiliar and secluded highway, on his way to college, Javier noticed a police car suddenly pull out behind him. He started to get nervous and slowed down. Had he even been speeding? Was he now going too slow, arousing further suspicion?... Were the cops here overly suspicious of young Hispanic men driving through their area in a new car? Had he done anything wrong? He'd changed lanes a few miles back, but he didn't remember signalling the lane change — there had been no other cars in sight to signal to. Perhaps there had been a police car hidden back there and he'd simply radioed to his partner up the road. How many of them were there, closing in on his position right now? Or did this have something to do with the beer Javier had drank at his going-away party two nights ago? He wasn't of legal driking age yet. It must be copkarma — all of his recent minor trangressions catching up with him.

Etymology: Cop car - Informal; automobile used by police officers (abbreviation of 'copper' & Latin, carrus "chariot") + Karma - Hinduism/Buddhism; action, seen as bringing upon oneself inevitable results, good or bad (from Sandskrit, karman "action, fate")

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COMMENTS:

Very Resourcefull! - silveryaspen, 2008-03-20: 16:22:00

I like it! - purpleartichokes, 2008-03-20: 17:06:00

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Created by: Stevenson0

Pronunciation: the/man/ar/rhe/a

Sentence: Whenever Bev noticed a squad car in her rear-view mirror, an extreme nervous fear and paranoia overtook her, giving her an immediate case of themanarrhea.

Etymology: the man + diarrhea

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COMMENTS:

I hope she was wearing Depends - Jabberwocky, 2008-03-20: 11:01:00

Much nicer way to say the cops scared one s***less! It took great wit and slyness to come up with this much nicer and more subtle creation! Well done! - silveryaspen, 2008-03-20: 16:41:00

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Created by: catgrin

Pronunciation: nur-fuhz

Sentence: She'd done nothing wrong, but after he'd been following her for six blocks, the cop in her rearview had Gina feeling totally nerfuzz! Were her tags up to date? Were her lights okay? Did she remember her hand signals?!

Etymology: From "nervous" and "fuzz" (slang for police)

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Created by: Mustang

Pronunciation: cop-air-uh-NOYa

Sentence: Whenever Lucy noticed that any sort of law officer appeared to be looking in her direction she suffered seizures of coparanoia fearful that they had likely learned about the many minor infractions she'd committed over the last couple years.

Etymology: Blend of 'cop' (police officer) and 'paranoia' (a psychosis characterized by systematized delusions of persecution'

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Created by: Jamagra

Pronunciation: tik/it/desk/a/fo/bee/a

Sentence: Michelle had already accumulated 11 points against her driver's license. Two more would result in a suspension. Michelle's ticketdeskaphobia kicked in as she walked through the donut shop parking lot.

Etymology: ticket desk (a place at the police station or city hall to pay ticket fines in person) + phobia (an irrational fear of something); also a play on "triskaidekaphobia" (fear of the number 13...my favorite word to say)

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COMMENTS:

great - Jabberwocky, 2008-03-20: 11:07:00

Clever creation. - Tigger, 2008-03-20: 11:33:00

Your word adds up in more ways than one! - silveryaspen, 2008-03-20: 15:30:00

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Created by: Nosila

Pronunciation: app ree hend sif

Sentence: Margo was always a bit apprehendsive when she saw cops; flashing blue/red lights; heard sirens or was entered into a police lineup. Her mother being a travel agent for Guilt Trips, had always made her feel that anything bad that happened was Margo's fault. So when someone had robbed the local liquor store and was caught on CCT, he/she had worn a long dark wig with pink eyeshadow,lipstick and blouse. After Horatio Crane and his crew had determined that the perpetrator on video, was a man dressed as a women (the prominent Adam's apple and yearning for Barbara Streisand and Bette Midler cds was a always a giveaway), Margo felt a lot less guilty and went out to enjoy the Drag Queen's Ball.

Etymology: apprehend (anticipate with dread or anxiety;take into custody) & apprehensive (mentally upset over possible misfortune or danger etc; worried; in fear or dread of possible evil or harm)

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COMMENTS:

caught the mood! - galwaywegian, 2009-01-12: 08:18:00

Excellent etymology. - silveryaspen, 2009-01-12: 10:41:00

Hahahaha.Good one, N! - metrohumanx, 2009-01-12: 17:54:00

Good one! - Mustang, 2009-01-12: 23:10:00

too funny! - mweinmann, 2009-01-13: 08:29:00

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