Verboticisms

Created by: aceholleran

Pronunciation: pross tyul ate

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Created by: themeanreds

Pronunciation: Lax-er-be-8

Sentence: That laxerbiating moron over there just told me you smell like broccoli.

Etymology: Lax (loose), erb (verbose)

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Created by: Javeson1

Pronunciation: gah-sih-blab

Sentence: kids are usually better than adults at gossiblabbing, but that's not a very good thing for them.

Etymology: gossip+blab

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Created by: chofu67

Pronunciation: ig nor emp

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Etymology: ignorant + (without) empathy

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Created by: Robke22

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Created by: petaj

Pronunciation: O-pen-se-CREET

Sentence: His opensecretism was his downfall, causing his friends to stop confiding in him.

Etymology: open secret (something generally known) + secrete (discharge, emanate, give off)

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Created by: likephilshead

Pronunciation: (idio-em-bear-ass)

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Created by: rushd

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Created by: artr

Pronunciation: outlout

Sentence: With the popularity of reality shows where everybody seem bent on "outing" everybody else with whatever indiscretions they can dig up, Mark has become an outlout. Cindy is hesitant to dump him because then she would have no control over what he is willing to blab about her.

Etymology: out loud (aloud; audibly) + lout (an awkward, stupid person; clumsy, ill-mannered boor)

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Created by: Alchemist

Pronunciation: SPAZ-blab

Sentence: After 2 drinks Bob was busy spazblabbing about our new takeover strategy to everyone.

Etymology: spaz (To be clumsy or inept) + blab (To reveal (secret matters) especially through indiscreet or unreserved talk)

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