Verboticisms

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: OZZIEBOB

Pronunciation: jig-uh-MAWR-tis

Sentence: "Nana! nana!-where are you?" I cried out. The door of Bob's and my bedroom was for some reason closed; but pushing against it I forced it open. My nana lay on the ground. A horrible feeling came over me, - I thought she was dead. On bending down I could find no injury, and I found that she still was breathing, so I trusted that she had only fainted. I sprinkled her face with water, and she shortly after heaved a sigh and opened her eyes. "Is this a hideous dream?" she asked; "and why are Bob and Trixie here wrapped only in the satin sheets I gave you for a wedding present!" "There's nothing to be alarmed about, nana," I answered. "Bob has gone to work and Trixie is holidaying in Far North Queensland" "Oh! go and look for yourself," she said, " I give her FNQ!" Assured that she had fully recovered, I hurried out only to find Bob and Trixie, on all fours and still wrapped in the satin sheets, their clothes in their hands, making their way to the front door. That indeed for me was a miserable sight and jigamortis set in. Nan did her utmost to comfort me. "You haven't got anything to worry about: you better off without them!" exclaimed nan. "So here's a pen and paper; just write a note to them, and get them to send back the satin sheets!"

Etymology: JIGA from jig-a-jig, jig-jig, jiggy-jig, jig-a-jog n. sexual intercourse, often found in (pidgin) slangs & rythming with rigor MORTIS: death's stiffening; in familar terms: numbness, a sense of chilliness.

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COMMENTS:

Great word! The jigs up! - wordmeister, 2008-06-11: 08:45:00

funny - Jabberwocky, 2008-06-11: 12:12:00

love it - Nosila, 2008-06-11: 21:43:00

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Created by: suzanne

Pronunciation: ch -ee-ken- sh- eet

Sentence: when I saw them together I knew I was in chickensheet.

Etymology: chick- smal bird, young lady sheet- long bolt of material used as bed dressing.

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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: Alchemist

Pronunciation: APE-sheet

Sentence: When Sheila walked in and discovered her new groom and her maid of honor entangled in the satin sheets given as a wedding present by her grandmother, she went absolutely apesheet!

Etymology: wasn't this scene from "The Godfather"?

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COMMENTS:

HA! Good one! - purpleartichokes, 2007-03-27: 07:17:00

If the Godfather was Australian. - Bulletchewer, 2007-03-27: 11:32:00

This is highly appropriate to describe finding a lover in bed with another. Puns on one of my favourite terms for going crazy (yes, i am immature, *sticks tongue out*) and one of the greatest films ever. Big love. - Bulletchewer, 2007-03-27: 11:38:00

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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: 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: 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: rebelvin

Pronunciation: STIMulATION+HEEL

Sentence: The stimheelation I felt at that moment was a combination of arousal and intense hatred.

Etymology: STIMulATION+HEEL. Heel: a contemptibly dishonorable or irresponsible person

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Created by: catgrin

Pronunciation: kil-duh-fōōls

Sentence: Although she brutally beat her new husband and sister to death with a smart white satin heel, today's landmark ruling finds Mrs. Betty Jo Smith has been cleared of the charge of Murder Two as kildafuhls is successfully accepted for a temporary insanity plea.

Etymology: Taken loosely from the popular Mr. T tagline, "I pity the fool!" compound of kill+the+fools spelled so as to promote correct pronunciation and emphasis.

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COMMENTS:

Anyone referencing Mr T deserves credit. Plus it's outta left field (original) and quirky enough to fit the definition. - Bulletchewer, 2007-03-27: 11:28:00

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