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DEFINITION: n. A social network built on the intertwining connections between the people, ideas and things. v. To communicate through a social network.
Verboticisms
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Weavenness
Created by: mplsbohemian
Pronunciation: WEEV-ehn-ness
Sentence: When his girlfriend slipped out of Alex's weavenness, it was as if he fell through a hole in a hammock.
Etymology: weave + evenness : The weave that keeps you even.
Socialit
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: so shee al eye tee
Sentence: Melissa realized that her socialIT was directly related to her socialIQ. The more people she knew online, the more intelligent she appeared to the reast of the world.
Etymology: Social( relating to human society and its members) & IT (Information technology)
Meshence
Created by: pinwheel
Pronunciation: mesh/ence
Sentence: John was expelled from school simply because his meshence comprised of friends that his parents described as 'bad influences'.
Etymology: Mesh (an interwoven structure) + essence (one's basic character)
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COMMENTS:
nice -- the mesh is the meshage - wordmeister, 2007-04-19: 09:51:00
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Mysillyum
Created by: Alchemist
Pronunciation: mi-SIL-e-um
Sentence: Sandra thought by shaving her head and moving to Angola, she could escape her mysillium. Silly Sandra immediately fell in with Burta, a member of her karass, who quickly enrolled her in a new smuggling adventure.
Etymology: mycillium, silly
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COMMENTS:
That's the thing! It doesn't matter where you go, you are always stuck with yourself... - wordmeister, 2007-04-19: 10:06:00
yep. and that sticky stuff is... - Alchemist, 2007-04-19: 12:03:00
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Intercrescents
Created by: emmyb2
Pronunciation: in-ter-cre-cents
Sentence: When I went to college, I was amazed at the intercrescents in my life; all my courses seemed connected!
Etymology: inter - between cresc- growing
Kithbeams
Created by: OZZIEBOB
Pronunciation: KITH-beems
Sentence: Kithbeams sometimes radiant; at other times frowning, chilled by the clouds of doubt and the bitter winds of mistrust; but like the sun affecting our lives every second.
Etymology: Kith, n. [OE.& AS. kith,] native land; friends, acquaintances; kindred. Meaning 1. & 4. archaic. BEAM:n. [ME. OE?]:A ray or collection of parallel rays emitted from the sun or other luminous body; as, a beam of light, or of heat. (Fig.): A ray; a gleam; as, a beam of comfort.
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COMMENTS:
how poetic - Jabberwocky, 2008-06-26: 10:58:00
Hugths & Kithes! - Nosila, 2008-06-26: 23:27:00
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Characturds
Created by: purpleartichokes
Pronunciation: kar-ak-turds
Sentence: A sixth-grade science teacher who made me eat chocolate covered ants, a mother with an obsession for gardening, and a nasty fall on the head as a child; these are some of the knitwits, purpleartifolks, and characturds that moulded me into the fine verbotomiss I am today.
Etymology: character, turds (I seem to get the cream of the crap when it comes to influences)
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COMMENTS:
Love your creative sentences. Ever think of becomming a writer? - toadstool57, 2007-04-19: 07:16:00
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Corenections
Created by: TJayzz
Pronunciation: Kor-nek-shuns
Sentence: Lisa thought it very important to have plenty of corenections in life and that was what had made her who she was today.
Etymology: Core(Depths of one's being, the central or most important part) + Connections(a link or relationhip) = Corenections
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COMMENTS:
great combo - Jabberwocky, 2008-06-26: 10:56:00
not just good...core-ageous! - Nosila, 2008-06-26: 23:00:00
Very clever. - OZZIEBOB, 2008-06-27: 17:57:00
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Stimurounding
Created by: jonobo
Pronunciation: stimu like in stimulate, rounding like in surrounding.
Sentence: Your experience is cheavily spinfluenced by your stimurounding. The stimurounding was bad for her, i had to get her out of this city quickly...
Etymology: stimulous + surrounding = stimurounding.
Comments:
Verbotomy - 2007-04-19: 03:51:00
Today's definition was suggested by Kurt Vonnegut and first appeared in his novel Cat's Cradle.
Thank you Mr. Vonnegut! ~ James
jedijawa - 2007-04-19: 08:29:00
These are tough this week!
Verbotomy - 2007-04-19: 10:02:00
Yeah! KV is pushing us up to the next level ~ James
- 2008-04-20: 01:28:00
hairy
Verbotomy - 2008-06-26: 00:01:00
Today's definition was suggested by Kurt Vonnegut and first appeared in his novel Cat's Cradle.
Thank you Mr. Vonnegut! ~ James
Verbotomy - 2009-11-05: 00:12:00
Today's definition was suggested by vonnegut. Thank you vonnegut. ~ James