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DEFINITION: To put your foot in your mouth by saying what you're thinking, rather that thinking of what your saying.
Verboticisms
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Dohmoment
Created by: jedijawa
Pronunciation: doh-mo-ment
Sentence: Homer Simpson has many dohmoments when he says what he is thinking by accident.
Etymology: Doh - what Homer says when he is flustered.
Toejammin
Created by: Jabberwocky
Pronunciation: toh/jam/in
Sentence: He couldn't stop himself from toejammin whenever he went to a party. It took him hours to get the taste of his foot out of his mouth
Etymology: toe + jammin
Brainspill
Created by: ErWenn
Pronunciation: /'brAn-spil/
Sentence: It is sometimes difficult to tell the difference between actual, revealing brainspillage and simple linguistic tonguetrippage
Etymology: From brain + spill
Oraloops
Created by: BMott
Pronunciation: or - ul -oops
Sentence: Justin stuttered as he tried to recover from his oraloops when "boobs" slipped out instead of "boots while he was trying to charm Amber.
Etymology: Oral - Latin or-, os mouth; Oops - surprise, or dismay
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COMMENTS:
good word in the "oral tradition" - wordmeister, 2007-02-05: 19:52:00
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Brainblurt
Created by: Stevenson0
Pronunciation: brain/blurt
Sentence: The most embarrassing moment came when he brainblurted the 'F' word in the crowded church.
Etymology: brain + blurt
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COMMENTS:
I think the alliteration clinches it. - Discoveria, 2007-02-05: 16:39:00
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Mingleupping
Created by: josje
Pronunciation: mingle upping
Sentence: I´m just loking at you and my mind and mouth are mingleupping
Etymology: i dont know
Discomboobulate
Created by: Discoveria
Pronunciation: dis-com-boob-bule-late
Sentence: He discomboobulated with abandon whenever she was in the same room. This often had painful consequences.
Etymology: discombobulate + boob. Discombobulate: to confuse. Boob: need I define it? Also has the meaning of "idiot".
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COMMENTS:
I'm sure a similar verboticism has been given before. And there's already a phrase for this one - the 'Freudian slip'. - Discoveria, 2007-02-05: 04:11:00
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Comments:
ErWenn - 2007-02-05: 02:06:00
Isn't that what a Freudian slip is?
Discoveria - 2007-02-05: 04:12:00
Yes, I think so too.
Bulletchewer - 2007-02-05: 07:10:00
No, it's not a Freudian slip, it's a Freudianblip mahahahaha...
ErWenn - 2007-02-05: 09:35:00
You know what _I_ think we need a word for? A word for a non-Freudian slip of the tongue. Granted, I don't think Freud thought that they existed, but enough people do that it'd be nice to have a word to differentiate the two situations.
Bulletchewer - 2007-02-05: 10:00:00
I like blaming Freud, the sex-obsessed legend deserves it! Plus, one word is enough, so, next verboticism please.
Hey ErWenn, Thanks for the suggestion! I will see if I can create a definition for that... ~ James