Verboticisms

Created by: Mustang

Pronunciation: PER - vewyd

Sentence: Miranda was both dismayed and angered to discover that her casual friend, Antoine, had a virtual altar containing compromising pictures and videos of her in his bedroom and she became very concerned as she contemplated whom else may have perviewed his rogues gallery and just how much more extensive it might be.

Etymology: Blend of pervert and viewed, also play on both 'purview' (the range of operation, authority, control, concern, etc) and 'preview' (to view or show beforehand or in advance)

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COMMENTS:

Antoine must be a purveyor...good word! - Nosila, 2008-07-02: 19:35:00

Good word. - OZZIEBOB, 2008-07-04: 06:23:00

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Created by: thinkbolt

Pronunciation: creep-en-dip-i-tee

Sentence:

Etymology:

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Created by: CharlieB

Pronunciation: pin-up-oh-pree-at

Sentence: Neil's collection of several hundred photos of Shelley was wildly pinupropriate. His Canonising had gone too far.

Etymology: pin up (a large photo) + inappropriate (not proper or suitable)

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Created by: karenanne

Pronunciation: FIL mis tine

Sentence: Linda had thought Dick was a devoted friend who was helping her build her modeling portfolio by taking beautiful photos. But then she discovered that he was just an uncouth philmistine who was saving copies of the sexiest shots for himself. She told him to get out and that she didn't need any more negatives in her life, other than the photo negatives that he had BETTER give her IMMEDIATELY.

Etymology: film + Philistine (vulgar, crude, or loutish person)

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COMMENTS:

Snap-py word! - Nosila, 2009-11-13: 01:29:00

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Created by: jonzerofourteen

Pronunciation: mee dee ah gast

Sentence: Penny was more than horrified when she saw Tom's photographic display. In fact her moment of mediaghast had rendered her completely speechless.

Etymology: media (collective noun for information storage - photo, video etc) + aghast (struck with fear, dread, or consternation)

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Created by: porsche

Pronunciation: tok/sic/stok/sin/drome

Sentence: Jill had to be rushed to the hospital with toxicstalksyndrome after visiting Jack

Etymology: toxic shock syndrome + stalk

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Created by: bookowl

Pronunciation: es/pee/oh/maj

Sentence: Espyhomage is the discovery of a secret infatuation.

Etymology: espy + homage + espionage

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COMMENTS:

I spy with my little eye: a great word. - OZZIEBOB, 2008-07-04: 06:22:00

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Created by: logarithm

Pronunciation: stoks

Sentence:

Etymology: stock, sex

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Created by: cohenarie

Pronunciation: dAt-nü-'män

Sentence: His protestations that he'd invited me over just for beer and pizza continued until the datenouement - looking for the bathroom, I found an entire wall devoted to enlarged photos from my facebook page.

Etymology: denouement & date

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Created by: Osomatic

Pronunciation: tear + ih + foal + ee + oh

Sentence: She's got a terrifolio of me? Oh my gosh, I need to move to a new city!

Etymology: terrify + portfolio

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