Verboticisms

Created by: Mustang

Pronunciation: DEB-eh-cul

Sentence: As Debbie strove in her usual haphazard fashion to plan her wedding things quickly began to unravel as everything she had in mind conflicted with other folks plans. No matter how much detail she tried to attend to, she soon found herself in yet another Debbicle, and was forced to face up to yet another of her self inflicted disasters.

Etymology: Blend of the words 'Debbie' (a woman's name) and 'debacle' (n. a complete failure : fiasco)

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Created by: serendipity9000

Pronunciation: DEV-a-start-shun

Sentence: When I found that the turkey had burned to total blackness - that was when the devastartion sank in... out I went to buy a new turkey.

Etymology: A play on the word DEVESTATION - only with the word 'START' replacing the STAT in the middle to reference starting over.

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Created by: janatic

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Ha! - purpleartichokes, 2007-05-17: 17:16:00

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Created by: kensiesfate

Pronunciation: Ping-ty-tis

Sentence: a pingitus just hit me, I have to go, I am going to have to start over.

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Created by: guesser

Pronunciation: ut-oh-itis

Sentence: As she waited alone at the Alter, she realized she was experiencing uthoeitis.

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Created by: karenanne

Pronunciation: im BRO lee o no not uh GEN

Sentence: Our extended family got through Christmas Day OK, without too many family arguments and strife. That was mostly because Cousin Wyno was too drunk to really talk much and fell asleep at the table, Grandma Maddie was giving everyone the silent treatment because of some imagined slight from Thanksgiving, and Uncle Dick was too busy looking at women's cleavage when he thought no one would notice. We probably shouldn't have pushed our luck and decided to get together again for New Year's Eve.... Sure enough, it was another family imbrogliohnonotagain, complete with accusations, confidences (and some dishes) broken, yelling, and crying. The only New Year's resolutions that ended up being made were renewed promises to "never speak to you again!"

Etymology: imbroglio (a complicated and embarrassing state of things; a serious misunderstanding or disagreement, especially one that is bitter; an unwanted, difficult and confusing situation, full of trouble and problems) + "Oh, no, not again"

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Created by: rikboyee

Pronunciation: blun-der-struk

Sentence: Right as he was about to complete his assignment, he became horribly blunderstruck

Etymology: blunder, thunderstruck

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Created by: greytellie

Pronunciation: oh-sh-it-fak-tor

Sentence: Staring at my formerly white dress shirts and one bright red sock, I had an oceitfactor.

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Created by: muddy

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Created by: cohenarie

Pronunciation: SIS i fuk

Sentence: It was 3am. Somehow, the warning "This Action Cannot Be Undone" failed to penetrate. In one sisyphuc, by clicking "Revert to Saved," John effectively erased half of his thesis.

Etymology: From the myth of Sisyphus, forced eternally to roll the same big rock up the same big hill. Clayton's comment inspired me to alter the word (from sisyphstant) - not sure about the ethics of such a move, but we could consider it etymological evolution?

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Hard to pronounce, but Camus would be proud. - Clayton, 2007-05-17: 15:50:00

sisyphuc would be easier to say, wouldn't it? And perhaps more expressive. - cohenarie, 2007-05-17: 17:03:00

Nice one. Just glad for the ph spelling instead of f. - texmom, 2007-05-18: 07:26:00

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