Verboticisms

Created by: ErWenn

Pronunciation: /ˈsɛləˌpeɪn/

Sentence: It almost seems that as technology gets more advanced and everything else becomes better designed, packaging produces more cellopain, not less.

Etymology: from cellophane + pain

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COMMENTS:

very good!! - Jabberwocky, 2007-05-15: 12:29:00

I was just about to submit that one ... glad I saw that you'd already done so! Nicely done! - mjmlabs, 2007-05-15: 23:50:00

I've already used up my votes. But if i had one to spare... - petaj, 2007-05-16: 01:55:00

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Created by: ziggy41

Pronunciation: Shring-crap

Sentence: I felt that I grew dumber as I fumbled with the CD case trying to open it. Within minutes, I found myself smashing the case against my head in a failed attempt to open it. It wasn't until I tried using scissors, and damaging the CD, that I had known I had been truely shrinkwrapped.

Etymology: Shrinkwrap (annoying plastic on CD case) + crap (term of frustration; as in "Crap! I can't get this stupid plastic off.")

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Created by: karenanne

Pronunciation: dee vee dee PLEET

Sentence: After trying for 20 minutes to open my new movie, I was so dvdepleted when I finally got it open that I decided to skip the movie and just take a nap.

Etymology: dvd + deplete (to sap energy)

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Created by: duchessella

Pronunciation: aw-to-dis-co-MU-ti-late

Sentence: He autodiscomutilated with the newest Windows Vista.

Etymology: auto = self disco = any type of discs (CDs, DVDs, VCDs, CD-ROMs, etc.) mutilate = mutilation of both the physical self and the mental self

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COMMENTS:

good one! - galwaywegian, 2007-05-15: 07:17:00

nice! - heartnsoul, 2007-05-16: 01:48:00

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Created by: Nosila

Pronunciation: zip lash

Sentence: With all his cds, dvds, food, toiletries, money and cutlery placed in plastic bags with slide closures, it is no wonder that George got ziplash everytime he had to retrieve something. It's like his whole life was a quest for saranity.

Etymology: Zip (as in zip-lock plastic bags, sealed to protect food ot other items) & Lash (lash or flick about sharply) and Wordplay on Whiplash (a quick blow with a whip; an injury to the neck (the cervical vertebrae))

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COMMENTS:

Simple but clever. :) - Discoveria, 2012-09-10: 16:39:00

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Created by: porsche

Pronunciation: shrink/ript

Sentence: After losing 3 fingernails to the latest CD in my collection I felt completely shrinkripped

Etymology: shrink wrap + ripped

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Created by: benjamin

Pronunciation: in-ka-plas-ti-kate

Sentence: Despite his PhD in mechanical engineering(and a terrible taste in music) Rory was unable to open his new Goo Goo Dolls CD.

Etymology: incapacitate + plastic

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COMMENTS:

I like it. - petaj, 2007-05-16: 01:54:00

thank you - benjamin, 2007-05-16: 11:14:00

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Created by: artr

Pronunciation: boōbērap

Sentence: Jerry bought a new video game. It turned out to be a boobywrap. He cut up his fingers so badly getting the package open that he had to wait a week to try out the game.

Etymology: booby-trap (a thing designed to catch the unwary) + wrap (cover or enclose)

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Created by: serendipity9000

Pronunciation: PLAS-ti-stun-ed

Sentence: I was desperate to listen to my new CD, but after fifteen minutes of wrestling with the shrink wrap I just sat on the floor plastistunned for a while and stared into space.

Etymology: Plasti (from plastic) + stunned (shocked or knocked out)

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Created by: surfstang

Pronunciation: peel/n/heel

Sentence: I wanted to open up my brand new memory card but the peelandheal stopped that from happening.

Etymology: peel + heal

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COMMENTS:

I wanted to add peel-n-heal, but wasn't allowed to. - surfstang, 2007-05-18: 00:09:00

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