Verboticisms

Created by: CharlieB

Pronunciation: bee-tray-thal

Sentence: John's act of betraythal was a body blow to poor Mary. Particularly as it was with own brother. It was seriously conjuglipitous.

Etymology: betrothal (a mutual promise to marry) + betryal (to be unfaithful or disloyal)

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Created by: WindingRoad

Pronunciation: [HUHN-ee-LOO-nuh-see]

Sentence: Ellen felt herself slip into honeylunacy after stumbling onto Steve and Kate's little liaison.

Etymology: Honey (from E honeymoon) and lunacy (from L lunaticus [crazy])

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Created by: TJayzz

Pronunciation: Mat-ress-idal

Sentence: Lisa felt positively mattressidal when she discovered her new husband Tony in a compromising position on the marriage bed with her maid of honor and 'best friend' Sue. And to top it all off they were using the black satin sheets bought by her rather 'racy' grandmother as a wedding gift!!

Etymology: Mattress (Fabric filled case used on a bed.)Arabic 'carpet or cushion'. + Suicidal(The intention to kill oneself) Latin sui 'of oneself' +caedere 'kill' = Mattressidal

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COMMENTS:

Great word! funny! - wordmeister, 2008-06-11: 00:18:00

great combo - Jabberwocky, 2008-06-11: 12:13:00

Funny and creative. - OZZIEBOB, 2008-06-12: 07:26:00

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Created by: Jaxies

Pronunciation: /matri-sidical-laps-ease/

Sentence: "After attempting to kill both her new husband and best friend after finding them writhing around in bed together, Sally pleaded matricidicalapses as her defence in court. The judge ruled in her favour."

Etymology: Matrimony + homicidal + lapses

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Created by: Osomatic

Pronunciation: shag + rin

Sentence: Oh, the shagrin I felt when I found them... well, it was more like "murderous rage," but that's hardly a verboticism.

Etymology: shag + chagrin

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COMMENTS:

Nicely done! - urbanwookie, 2007-04-01: 19:26:00

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Created by: Muttley74

Pronunciation: Do-plis-e-ko-sis

Sentence: Duplicichosis sets in when you discover your very best friend in a very uncompromising situation with your spouse. Total and utter betrayal which causes you mental anguish!!

Etymology: Taken from the words "duplicity" meaning infidelity or betrayal and "psychosis" meaning any mental state

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Created by: Jabberwocky

Pronunciation: nyves/in/wyte/satin

Sentence: The discovery of the tryst sent her into a state of knivesinwhitesatin hopefully "never reaching the end"

Etymology: knives (the kind that in literature come flying out of ones eyes) + Knights in White Satin (Moody Blues)

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COMMENTS:

like it. - galwaywegian, 2007-03-27: 06:47:00

Brilliant word! Takes me to days of future passed. - Stevenson0, 2007-03-27: 09:03:00

Yep, very good word. And now I have the damn song stuck in my head. - purpleartichokes, 2007-03-27: 09:27:00

Nights in white satin, Never reaching the end, Letters Ive written, Never meaning to send. Beauty Id always missed With these eyes before, Just what the truth is I cant say anymore. Oops - sorry Purple - Jabberwocky, 2007-03-27: 09:57:00

Gets the vote for doing the job, being original (no one seems to credit that any more!) and of course the reference (which I'm clearly too young/stupid to get). - Bulletchewer, 2007-03-27: 11:26:00

How did this definition get approved? Seriously, it's too specific. - emd2k3, 2007-04-24: 15:23:00

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Created by: mweinmann

Pronunciation: short - chee - ted

Sentence: Emily felt shortcheated. It had only been two weeks since her marriage and she had caught Trevor in their bed with her best friend Daphne.

Etymology: short, short sheeted, cheated, short changed

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COMMENTS:

great word! - mrskellyscl, 2009-10-14: 09:29:00

Funny! - splendiction, 2009-10-14: 18:58:00

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Created by: Guthlaf1

Pronunciation: WEDD-o-PLE-xy

Sentence: She had expected to feel many emotions today - but weddoplexy had not been one of them....

Etymology: From "wedding" and "apoplexy"

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Created by: Nosila

Pronunciation: bry dal path ol ogee

Sentence: It was a nightmare when Marey found her Groom Ed in bed with her bridesmaid, Fillymena...On the satin sheets that she had begat from her Grandmare, Mustang Sally, of all places and she did not like it one bit! She yelled until she was a little hoarse, okay, just a Quarterhoarse! She experienced Bridalpathology and found a need to harness her mane anxiety and buck the trend to overlook such horseplay. Of course, she knew that Ed had to sew his wild oats, the stud, but really...wasn't he more stable than that after becoming hitched? Spurred by the thoughts of a lengthy court battle and saddled with wrangling high legal fees, she decided divhorse was out of the question, even though he was no longer no pal-o-mino! She would instead pretend to curry Ed's favour, get into her Pinto, drive through the neigh-borhood gaits and go get her sire's Colt 45. No one was going to make a foal out of her! No one was going to rein on her parade or slow her gait, once she shod him, she would remane Appaloosa, whether he ended up in horsepital, gelding better or in an anonymous plod of land. She would live on thorough bread, seabiscuits and ponies of horse liniment if she had to and run off to Canter-bury. That was her tale and she was sticking to it...even if all the horse manure to be guilty!

Etymology: Bridal (of or relating to a wedding )& Pathology (any deviation from a healthy or normal condition;the branch of medical science that studies the causes and nature and effects of diseases ) & Bridle Path (the act of restraining power or action or limiting excess;a road fit for riders, but not vehicles)

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COMMENTS:

A narrative that a Mustang would surely find equinable. A tail that even a neigh sayer would consider to be a whinnying entry. - Mustang, 2008-06-11: 07:47:00

Thanks, Mustang...glad it Triggered a Champion response in you. - Nosila, 2008-06-11: 21:45:00

Thanks for the horseplay. - OZZIEBOB, 2008-06-12: 07:25:00

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