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DEFINITION: A unique physical or psychological trait, which makes one "different". Often seen as a handicap, even if it provides a distinct evolutionary advantage.
Verboticisms
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Impedimorphisis
Created by: danboaz
Pronunciation: im-ped-i-morf-i-sis
Sentence: The raccoons impedimorphisis of an extra long tail at fifst slowed it down, but soon it discovered that it could hang from its tail, giving it the abilty to figth attacking animals with all for limbs from a safe distance
Etymology: impediment + metamorphisis
Misficity
Created by: adobrodt
Pronunciation: miss-FISS-ity
Sentence: Julie's rampant misficity led many to believe her grossly over-sized right pinky to be an abomination until it managed to save a train full of underprivileged orphans.
Etymology: From pop. _Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer_'s "Island of Misfit Toys" and suffix "icity"
Handivantage
Created by: Flixst
Pronunciation: 'hædi,vætıdʒ
Sentence: This third leg on the forehead seems to be a handivantage
Etymology: handy + handicap + advantage
Fabnormality
Created by: rikboyee
Pronunciation: fab-norm-al-ah-tee
Sentence: As soon as he grew wings the others shunned him, but it was a fabnormality he was willing to bear
Etymology: fabulous, abnormality
Unidiffap
Created by: Windyo
Pronunciation: You/ni/dif/ap
Sentence: This guy has a unidiffap, see his arms?
Etymology: Uni==> unique Diff==> difference ap ==> last letters from handicap
Stupearck
Created by: serjion
Pronunciation: stU-pi-ark
Sentence: The goalkeeper uses a stupeark technik to protect the gates.
Etymology: stupefaction+patriarch
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
Thingularity
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
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
Abnormalitaid
Created by: DarthWader
Pronunciation: ab norm al ih tade
Sentence: Though a bit cumbersome to deal with at first, Roger's enourmous hands served as a curious abnormalitaid in hailing a cab.
Etymology: abnormality (abnormal feature) + aid (thing that is of help or assistance)
Comments:
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).
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