Verboticisms

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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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: americanogig

Pronunciation: Bee-ware-ness

Sentence: Buddy was excited to show his best friend Alice all the pictures he had Photoshopped her into. At first she found it amusing. Then she saw his collection of dirty underwear last seen in HER laundry hamper. Alice felt suddenly uncomfortable around her “friend” as bewareness dawned on her. Her convictions were only strengthened when Buddy sniffed her neck and said, “My, my we’re smelling fresh today.”

Etymology: From be wary and awareness.

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Created by: purpleartichokes

Pronunciation: koh-dak-ah-tack

Sentence: Sue had a major kodakattack when she discovered Bob's bedroom shrine of her half-clad images.

Etymology: Kodak, heart attack

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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: galwaywegian

Pronunciation: konn fidd awnt

Sentence: her life was a mess. Her confidant was a confidaunt and her private life was not in any way private.

Etymology: confidant, daunting

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COMMENTS:

daunt cry for me, Argentina - Nosila, 2009-11-11: 17:31:00

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Created by: jedijawa

Pronunciation: creep-eh-tood

Sentence: Jill experienced creepitude at seeing that her friend had collected hundreds of picture of her in his bedroom.

Etymology: creep + itude

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Created by: Stevenson0

Pronunciation: stalk/port/foh/lee/oh

Sentence: Donny had spent a lot of time assembling his stalkportfolio and just had to share his investment with Jenny.

Etymology: stalk + portfolio

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COMMENTS:

very good - porsche, 2007-04-25: 09:25:00

Sounds like Donny had a good business plan, I wonder if it paid off? - wordmeister, 2007-04-25: 10:11:00

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Created by: ziggy41

Pronunciation: SANGK-choo-WAK-ee

Sentence: His sanctuwacky of very obscene pictures of me gave me the impression that my friend was a psychopath.

Etymology: Sanctuary (shrine, place of revered things) + wack (odd, different from usual standards)

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Created by: Nosila

Pronunciation: gal lur eeeek

Sentence: When her friend Giles asked her to his loft, Heather was appalled to find the place was a shrine to her, with thousands of shots of her hanging on every wall. When she ran out, she went to the police and complained about the galleryeek. Giles isn't her friend anymore, since she got him jailed for stalking. Giles is too tired to think about Heather. His new roomie, Big Tiny, has now taken to plastering their cell with pictures of Giles and gives him long hungry glances. Giles sits up wide awake each night with his back to the wall. If you hang pictures in a prison, does that gallery becomes a cellery?

Etymology: Gallery (a room or series of rooms where works of art are exhibited) & Gall (inclined to take liberties;a feeling of deep and bitter anger and ill-will)& Reek (offensively unpleasant) & Eek (cartoon word to describe a squeal of fright)

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