Verboticisms

Created by: Biscotti

Pronunciation: des-por-attic

Sentence: John was being desporatic, wearing purple boxers and brown sweater-vest to get attention because he had very little personality.

Etymology: Being desperate enough for attention to sporatically change your appearance. Desperate and Sporatic

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COMMENTS:

Seems a bit predespian to me! - OZZIEBOB, 2008-02-14: 16:41:00

Those clothes would make me want to shove him in the attic ... then he'd really be desporatic! Fun one! - silveryaspen, 2008-02-14: 19:10:00

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Created by: DeltaRho2K

Pronunciation: spawn-att'-a-sis-tent

Sentence: Jim was so desparate to score a Valentine's date, thus avoiding the plague of love lonliness, the sponattasistant put on his best duds to paint the town red.

Etymology: Wet SPONge ATTire ASSISTANT

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COMMENTS:

Clever and bonspifflicating! - OZZIEBOB, 2008-02-14: 17:20:00

Very original etymology! - silveryaspen, 2008-02-14: 18:22:00

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Created by: stampimo

Pronunciation:

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COMMENTS:

Seek a cossieologist! - OZZIEBOB, 2008-02-14: 17:37:00

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Created by: dalmero8

Pronunciation: greg/garment/sious

Sentence: "Oh my god, he's so gregarmentious! He's weraing the shirt AGAIN! And it's that stupid rainbow-colored one!"

Etymology: gregarious + garment

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COMMENTS:

Perhaps he find nerdvana somewhere over the rainbow! - OZZIEBOB, 2008-02-14: 17:35:00

Fun sentence! His shirt spoke volumes, it was very high-toned! - silveryaspen, 2008-02-14: 18:31:00

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Created by: ErWenn

Pronunciation: /ˈtʃædəˌlɪst/

Sentence: While the chatalyst did its job by starting conversations, they usually didn't consist of much more than "Why are you wearing a plunger?" followed by "To start conversation!" It just goes to show both that there's an art to choosing a good conversation crutch and that one cannot compensate for a complete lack of personality.

Etymology: From chat + (cat)alyst

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COMMENTS:

Outstanding word. - Banky, 2008-02-14: 13:52:00

wonderful word and funny sentence erwenn - Jabberwocky, 2008-02-14: 15:07:00

He was pestischatial, Great word; luv the sentence! - OZZIEBOB, 2008-02-14: 16:33:00

Cana a chatalyst induce chatelpsy? Fun creation! - silveryaspen, 2008-02-14: 18:35:00

Nice! - purpleartichokes, 2008-02-14: 19:23:00

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Created by: bookowl

Pronunciation: why/wm/see/mee

Sentence: He was a card carrying member of the YMCme and attended monthly costumed meetings.

Etymology: YMCA + see + me

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COMMENTS:

Seems like a bit of ymcellization. Like your approach with this one! - OZZIEBOB, 2008-02-14: 17:24:00

Gives a whole new meaning to ICU (I see you) treatment! Fun creation! - silveryaspen, 2008-02-14: 18:43:00

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Created by: Dougalistic

Pronunciation: Non-con-for-mest

Sentence: (Thinking about this - Give me a few hours.)

Etymology: Nonconformist - Unconventional, somebody who does not conform to an accepted pattern of behaviour. Messed - somebody or something in a confused, dirty, or untidy state.

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COMMENTS:

Excellent verboticism! - silveryaspen, 2008-02-14: 13:54:00

He's a few brainstormers to think about Dougie: malfessance, omnifessible, fessidressivore, dysoculafessic, fessumbulate. - OZZIEBOB, 2008-02-14: 17:18:00

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Created by: karenanne

Pronunciation: uh TYER sum

Sentence: Joy thought her outfits from the 70's with the fringe, rhinestones, and jangly whatchamacallits were great conversation starters. She didn't seem to realize that everyone else at her conservative, button-down, corporate law firm just thought they were tacky and attiresome.

Etymology: attire (clothing) + tiresome (annoying; grating on the nerves)

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COMMENTS:

atterific word - Nosila, 2010-05-04: 22:10:00

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Created by: invisiblecity

Pronunciation:

Sentence: V. "Yeah, I'm assclowning tonight. You're never going to be able to top what I'm wearing." N. "Wow check out the assclown on that guy. He's totally getting first prize for Jerk." N. "I'm an assclown. What's your excuse?"

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Created by: galwaywegian

Pronunciation: dr oss dr ess rrr

Sentence: His drossdressing covered all points on the bad taste spectrum from Simple (Santa's tallest little helper at Christmas) to Totally Over the Top (orifice Man at Valentine's)

Etymology: cross dresser, dross as in rubbish

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COMMENTS:

Ingenious! Great create! - silveryaspen, 2008-02-14: 07:50:00

Eggzellent verboticism!! Wish I'd thought of it. - Mustang, 2008-02-14: 07:54:00

still laughing at orifice Man - Jabberwocky, 2008-02-14: 11:40:00

Funny tale of drossambulation; great word! - OZZIEBOB, 2008-02-14: 16:50:00

Yep, Orifice Man is mawverlous! Thanks for the name for the guy two desks down from me! - purpleartichokes, 2008-02-14: 19:33:00

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