Verboticisms

Created by: cosmo

Pronunciation: hahy-heel

Sentence: a person who prefer secondary thing over primary & basic necessities of life.

Etymology: English USA

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Created by: hunterday77

Pronunciation: er-sh-ue-o-tic

Sentence: She went completely ershoeotic in the shoe store.

Etymology: unknown

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Created by: Nosila

Pronunciation: HUB BARD EYE TIS

Sentence: Hubbarditis is an illness, a symptom of which is when you buy expensive, uncomfortable and totally impractical shoes, because everyone else does, or wishes they could! Whether you are a heel, a loafer, a runner or someone who has no sole, we all need an arch enemy to prove how good we are!

Etymology: Hubbard (Nursery Rhyme old woman, whom I thought lived in a shoe, but apparently was she of the bare cupboards instead) & itis (illness, compulsion)

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COMMENTS:

oops, got my nursery rhyme old women mixed up! - Nosila, 2008-06-02: 02:08:00

Oh well, I think she looks good in heels... - wordmeister, 2008-06-02: 16:45:00

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Created by: rikboyee

Pronunciation: shoo-per-holl-ik

Sentence: a quick glance in her closet was enough to confirm that she was a hopeless shoepperholic

Etymology: shoe, shopperholic

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Created by: BIANCAGRAY1

Pronunciation: Gli-fo-mane-ee-ah

Sentence: The doctor diagnosed the kid with the knife and crazy eyes with glyphomania.

Etymology: Glyph- to carve Mania- obsession

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Created by: mweinmann

Pronunciation: klog - sess - iv

Sentence: Janelle was obsessed with her clogs. She liked how they looked, she liked how they sounded. The selection on clogs.com was exciting and she now owned 20 pairs. Her feet were not thanking her right now but Janelle was hooked on clogs.

Etymology: Clog (A type of shoe or sandal made predominantly out of wood), Obsessive

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COMMENTS:

wooden you, too? - Nosila, 2009-07-20: 12:11:00

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Created by: green

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Created by: DerienRenee

Pronunciation: (Ped-er-lauht-er)

Sentence: AYE PEDERLATER. WATCHU DOIN GIR'

Etymology: Ped- Foot Lat- To be devoted to Er- Love

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Created by: focusteacher

Pronunciation: Puh deh truh ment

Sentence: Angela's awkward gait and excessive shoe store charges told Paul he'd hitched his wagon to a pedebtriment.

Etymology: From the Latin pes=foot + Latin debitum=thing owed + Latin detere=to weaken or impair

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Created by: mrskellyscl

Pronunciation: stil-let-toe-sis

Sentence: Stilettosis is a chronic condition that afflicts a vast number of women, manifesting at first as a penchant for cute shoes then metastasizing throughout the entire budget to include matching outfits, purses and, in extreme cases, jewelry. Women who show signs of this condition should immediately seek help from their banker. In advanced stages a pursectomy may be needed to remove the credit card.

Etymology: stiletto: (from the Italian word for dagger or switchblade) is an uncomfortable shoe with a high thin heel that women think look sexy but can lead to all kinds of foot and back maladies + osis: (suffix) a chronic or abnormal condition

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COMMENTS:

Love it! Great word and \"sentence\". - artr, 2009-07-20: 09:03:00

Gooid one...love pursectomy! - Nosila, 2009-07-20: 12:16:00

Stilettosis starts with shoes and spreads "throughout the entire budget" love this too - excellent details & word. - splendiction, 2009-07-20: 20:54:00

Funny and clever....great word and story. - mweinmann, 2009-07-21: 08:26:00

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