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DEFINITION: v. To wear special uniforms and carry around unusual props in order to stimulate social interaction. n. A person who compensates for their lack of personality and weak social skills by resorting to props and costumes.
Verboticisms
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Attiresome
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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Assessoreyes
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: ASS sess or ize
Sentence: Yup, Darryl certainly put the word "ass" in assessoreyes. In fact if he bent over fast, most of his would spill out for all to see (and he'd get a little behind in his housework). Good thing St.Pat's was only a month or so away, so he'd be able to put on his green pair! Butt, I digress...
Etymology: Ass (we all know one or two) & accessories & eyes (seeing those shorts hurts mine)
Hornament
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: horn a ment
Sentence: With Valentine's Day around the corner, Darryl went to great pains to hornament himself in a way that would attract a love interest. His boss, however, did not think the office was the appropriate place for Darryl to advertise his wares in a heart-covered speedo, erotic tee shirt and hat decorated with antlers that read, "Do I make you horny?"
Etymology: Horn (horny, looking for lust) & Ornament (decoration, adornment, something used to beautify something/one)
Blisseltoe
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: bliss el toe
Sentence: It never got old. Every Christmas, whether at work, a party or social function,heck even while Christmas shopping, Ronnie donned his blisseltoe. He was famous for it. People that had never seen it thought it funny and those who had seen it a hundred times were reminded it was funny. You guessed it...Ronnie hung a big sprig of mistletoe on his belt buckle. It was in the hopes that some girl would kiss him under the mistletoe. As he always said, it's worth it if it even happens once!
Etymology: Bliss (a state of extreme happiness) & Misletoe (Old World parasitic shrub having branching greenish stems with leathery leaves and waxy white glutinous berries; the traditional mistletoe of Christmas)
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COMMENTS:
I certainly hope I don\'t run into Ronnie! - artr, 2010-05-04: 12:15:00
Luckily for you, he's my brother-n-law in reality, not yours...you can pick your nose but not your relatives! - Nosila, 2010-05-04: 22:12:00
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Licebreaker
Created by: Ryanosaur
Pronunciation: laɪs-brey-ker
Sentence: You could tell by how he held himself, in the corner of the party, with his rubber chicken, snakeskin flatcap and Winnie the Pooh shorts, Harry was, and always would be, a vapid licebreaker.
Etymology: Lice (irritating bloodsuckers with little-to-no individual personality) & Breaker (Citizens Band Radio Slang. a person who indicates a wish to transmit a message, as by breaking in on a channel.)
Assclown
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?"
Etymology:
Nonconformessed
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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Icatcher
Created by: silveryaspen
Pronunciation: Eye-catch-her
Sentence: Not wanting to be overlooked, wanting to be noteyesd, to magneteyese, to have everyone peye attention to him, Cy Borgia, always made sure his atteyer, had one floureyesh that was horreyefying. So on this Valenteyene's Day, he wore a sugar coat with a bloody heart on his sleeve! He was an Icatcher in more ways than one!
Etymology: To use the eyes to catch everyone's, (especially her) attention to mIself ... to be an Icatcher. (Perhaps there's even an inkling of the Catcher in the Rye.)
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COMMENTS:
Good one! Maybe there's even an inkling of 'Catcher in the Eye'!! - Stevenson0, 2008-02-14: 09:40:00
catchy - Jabberwocky, 2008-02-14: 15:02:00
Anither good one, Silver! Perhaps, Cy should see a dhoktor - I think he cmay be suffering from Icatchosis! - OZZIEBOB, 2008-02-14: 17:02:00
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Mannequinate
Created by: OZZIEBOB
Pronunciation: man-ee-kin-ate
Sentence: Not all humans are born equal, but when it came to Bob, some thought born was a misnomer. And despite being garbed always in latest fashion and accessories, his gaucherie suggested that a more suitable word was needed to describe his strange and anti-social behaviour. Someone suggested "mannequinate"; others wanted more time to think. However friends were encouraged that an inner change was about to take place when they saw Bob reading the book, "Personality for Dummies."
Etymology: MANNEQUINATE: blend of mannequin - model of a person, used to display clothes; a dummy (lit & fig). & -ATE: as an ending of a verb, to cause, to become.
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COMMENTS:
Excellent ending in your sentence! Artful verbot! - silveryaspen, 2008-02-14: 07:49:00
I never thought of the Dummies books that way - very funny and a little scary - Jabberwocky, 2008-02-14: 11:43:00
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Carrotopian
Created by: iwanttodirect
Pronunciation: carrot-tope-eeon
Sentence: Everyone at the office hates Rick and his carrotopian ways. "If I find one more fake spilled coffee, plastic thingy from Rick I'm going to poke out his eyes!"
Etymology: Carrot Top: prop comic. Uto(pian): I could be wrong but I do believe the Latin root pian is to live.
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COMMENTS:
Strange word -but I like it. Deo carrot topus! - OZZIEBOB, 2008-02-14: 16:30:00
They did carrot at all! - silveryaspen, 2008-02-14: 18:28:00
The word has a good sound to it. - ErWenn, 2008-02-14: 22:34:00
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Comments:
Today's definition was suggested by zebrahdh. Thank you zebrahdh. ~ James
purpleartichokes - 2008-02-14: 19:22:00
Man, I hope I get a mop for Valentine's Day!
Do you mean a man with a mop? Or a mop with a man? ~ James
Today's definition was suggested by zebrahdh. Thank you zebrahdh. ~ James
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