Verboticisms

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: Mustang

Pronunciation: roge-AL-ery

Sentence: Elmira was beyong miffed, she was mortified and even a bit terrified when she discovered that Alvin had assembled a veritable rogueallery consisting of very personal and even intimate pictures of her.

Etymology: Blend of the words 'rogue' (n. a dishonest, knavish person; scoundrel)and 'gallery' (n. a room or building devoted to the exhibition of works of art)

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Created by: emmyb2

Pronunciation: no-vo-fal-sa-mi-fie

Sentence: Raquel novofalsamified but once before living the life of a hermit.

Etymology: novo-newly fals- fake ami- friend fy-to make

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Created by: mana1066

Pronunciation: si-co-scuv-er-ee

Sentence: he always strangely never let me in his room at his house, was there a psychoscovery he was trying to prevent from happening

Etymology: psycho + discovery

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Created by: Ellemorpheus

Pronunciation: Vid-ay-go-sank-tumm

Sentence: The obsessive teenage boy regretted her videgosanctum.

Etymology: From vid(to see), ego(self), sanctum (sanctuary/church/holy place).

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Created by: hooterbug

Pronunciation: \ˈkrāpd\

Sentence: "OMG! I thought you were my BFF!" yelped Gina. "Why John, do you have all these pictures of me all over your crib?" "I feel CREAPED!!!!"

Etymology: Combination of Creep + raped

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Created by: rikboyee

Pronunciation: ul-tar-may-tummmm

Sentence: it had been a day since the weird altarmateumm and she still couldn't bring herself to talk to him

Etymology: altar, mate, ummmmmm[which is what you say upon seeing an altar prepared for you by a mate]

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Created by: airlie

Pronunciation: kree-PIF-uh-nee

Sentence: Oh my gosh Susan, I was over at Jeremy's house and he showed me all these photos and videos of me. I'm totally enschwined there! My head was even photoshopped on his sister's body and he has a video of me in the shower at the gym! I'm so freaked out, it was a total creepiphany! I can't believe I thought he wanted to be "just friends"!

Etymology: CREEP: a boring, disturbingly eccentric, painfully introverted, or obnoxious person who is frightening or repellent + EPIPHANY: a sudden, intuitive perception of or insight into the reality or essential meaning of something.

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COMMENTS:

Like the sound of it. - OZZIEBOB, 2008-07-04: 06:36:00

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Created by: Discoveria

Pronunciation: Stork-off-der-town

Sentence:

Etymology:

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Created by: toadstool57

Pronunciation: fla-tur-gas-ted

Sentence: Jill was flattergasted when she saw the number one video of the day, "Jill Does Dallas."

Etymology: flattered, flabbergasted

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COMMENTS:

gas! - galwaywegian, 2007-04-25: 05:18:00

You've really captured pythinahabernos' original idea: "The sensation of combined flattery and horror engendered when..." - wordmeister, 2007-04-25: 10:21:00

Yep. This one gets my stamp of approval. :) - PythianHabenero, 2007-04-25: 11:37:00

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