Verboticisms

Created by: thinkbolt

Pronunciation: creep-en-dip-i-tee

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Etymology:

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Created by: artr

Pronunciation: kōvərtroōzhən

Sentence: Marsha thought it was a good thing when she saw \"video surveillance\" in the ad for an apartment. When she found a hidden camera in her bedroom wall she wasn’t so sure. The covertrusion was complete when she discovered one in the bathroom. Litigation is pending.

Etymology: covert (not openly acknowledged or displayed) + intrusion (the action of intruding)

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Created by: mweinmann

Pronunciation: bud - dee - fild

Sentence: Lauren felt buddyfiled when she discovered that her "buddy" Mark had a collection of x-rated photos of her on his computer.

Etymology: buddy, defiled

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COMMENTS:

good one! - mrskellyscl, 2009-11-11: 12:08:00

who needs buddies like that...buddacious word! - Nosila, 2009-11-11: 17:26:00

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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: 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: 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: galwaywegian

Pronunciation: true man tie zd

Sentence: she was severely trumantised by joe's very misguided and very public affection.

Etymology: truman show, traumatised

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COMMENTS:

No doubt Joe was just trying to be trumantic. - petaj, 2007-04-25: 05:24:00

how true, man - galwaywegian, 2007-04-25: 05:39:00

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Created by: Nosila

Pronunciation: en sh wine d

Sentence: Imagine the shock when Keira entered the apartment of her study friend, Boarus Piggott. She saw hundreds of pictures of herself littered everywhere. Pictures from every aspect of her life, including intimate moments. She was stunned to be enschweined in this manner. Her personal privacy had been invaded and after the initial shock, her anger had exploded. "I thought you were my friend, Boarus, how could you stalk me this way?" Boarus shrugged and snorted, "I guess my name should be Pigout, not Piggott! You are sow beautiful and sty-lish, my little sausage, with your porcinelain complexion and oinkredible smile...I'll be frank, I've always wanted to pork you! All your other boyfriends were hogging you." Keira walked to the apartment door, where 2 undercover pigs awaited her ham signal. She flashed her police badge and said "I squealed on you, Boarus Piggott, as many other swill! You are under arrest and you are going to the pen for a very loin time, where you will be bacon a lot of license plates!"

Etymology: enshrine (a place of worship hallowed by association with some sacred thing or person ) & schwein (German for Pig or swine;an unclean brute, a lowlife,a piggish slob)

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COMMENTS:

Brilliant and sardonic. Pun-gent also. Hams off to you. - metrohumanx, 2008-07-02: 02:26:00

Sounds like Boarus had an extensive porkfolio of Keira's pics. He has very boarish sty'le, and he sounds like a bit of a ham. - Mustang, 2008-07-02: 04:52:00

it's a wiener - Jabberwocky, 2008-07-02: 15:51:00

Creative: it brings home the bacon for me. - OZZIEBOB, 2008-07-04: 06:35:00

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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: 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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