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'Look at that guy's nose!'

DEFINITION: A unique physical or psychological trait, which makes one "different". Often seen as a handicap, even if it provides a distinct evolutionary advantage.

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Impedimark

Created by: myss51

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Sentence: That was his 'impedimark' and whoever he would be in coversation with would uncomfortably shift their eyes, not speak of the bar jokes.

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Stigmutata

BlueHand

Created by: BlueHand

Pronunciation: Stig'Mew'Tar'Ta

Sentence: "Rudolph with your nose so bright, won't you use your stigmutata to guide my sleigh tonight?"

Etymology: From Stigma and mutation

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Upperhandicap

Created by: janedoe

Pronunciation: uhp-er-han-dee-kap

Sentence: For years, John was taunted because of his enormous head; but his collosal cranium turned out to be an upperhandicap in that he was a genius.

Etymology: upper hand + handicap

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Disabilitaid

Created by: kmccardle

Pronunciation: Dis-uh-bill-ih-tade

Sentence: The disabilitaid of having four arms meant no one would ever like me for any reason other than I could cook bacon and pancakes at the same time without burning either.

Etymology: Disability + Aid

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Uniquaracteristic

Created by: Javeson1

Pronunciation: UNI/kayr/ak/ter/ISS/tik

Sentence: Rudolph, should one choose to believe in his myth, would be a prime example of uniquaracteristik inthat his nose is red and helps guide the way, yet he still get not respect.

Etymology: unique+characteristic

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Mutashun

Created by: purpleartichokes

Pronunciation: myou-ta-shun

Sentence: Despite being the brunt of many Bigfoot jokes for his overly large feet, Bob didn't mind his mutashun, as he was quite popular with the ladies.

Etymology: mutation, shun

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Betteracider

Created by: skelk

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Thingularity

petaj

Created by: petaj

Pronunciation: thing-u-larity

Sentence: His thingularity was a unique appendage sprouting from the top of his head, that caused others to gasp "What is that thing?", yet provided a very useful limb for holding an umbrella or shade in weather extremes.

Etymology: Thing + singularity

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Darwhimian

Created by: quippingqueen

Pronunciation: dar/wim/ee/an

Sentence: The Darwhimian Theory of Evolution favors fortunate if not fanciful furry creatures like Rudolph-The-Red-Nosed Reindeer.

Etymology: variation of Darwinian (adj.) of or relating to Charles Darwin, his theories of evolution, or his followers + whim: a capricious or eccentric and often sudden idea or turn or mind

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Charactravesty

Created by: Chadcaster

Pronunciation: Car-ak-tra-vesti

Sentence: His huge ears were something of a charactravesty, often upsetting children.

Etymology: from characteristic and travesty

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Comments:

Verbotomy Verbotomy - 2006-12-21: 02:26:00
By popular request! A definition which suggests a noun as the solution. But feel free to twist it into a verb, or even an adjective, if you wish! ~ James

kmccardle - 2006-12-21: 15:03:00
So does anyone else not like this new voting set up? I personally much preferred the ranking system, even if this way is perhaps more fair.

chris - 2006-12-21: 16:11:00
Whatever you do still leaves the system open to mates voting for mates no matter how good or bad the word.....but it's just a game so who cares? The fun is from participating (for me, anyway).

Verbotomy Verbotomy - 2006-12-21: 23:09:00
Hey kmccardle, the rankings are still here -- but they are not on the front page anymore. You can see the complete list Verboticisms for each definition on the daily stats page. (On the first day this list is presented in alphabetical order. After that, the words are ranked by score.)

The other thing to remember is that this is still an interim measure. We are creating a clustering function which will allow people to play in smaller groups so that there will be more direct interaction and communication between the players. This should be ready for testing in the next week or so... ~ James