Verboticisms

Created by: napster14

Pronunciation: klooless

Sentence: this guy is clueless

Etymology: clue...a sign...less...little

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Created by: Mrgoodtimes

Pronunciation: ih-lit-el-it

Sentence: Big papa Stevenson had done his homework, watched all the film and read all the books. He went all in with his ace high, convinced he had the best hand. When the straight flush, full house and three of a kind were revealed, he started searching wikipedia for a cure to being illitellate.

Etymology: Illiterate - Tell

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Created by: Discoveria

Pronunciation: con-FROWND

Sentence: Mick tended to confround around new people, especially when seeing smiles and shocked expressions.

Etymology: confound (to confuse) + frown

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Created by: Sharpedgeshurt

Pronunciation: Anti-Dys-uh-fa-shull-izm

Sentence: When Bob looked in to her eyes, he knew, or he thought he knew, by her smile, or was it a wince?, or a moan?--Actually, she was probably asleep--Anyway, Bob had antidisefacialism, and continued staring in to her sleeping face trying to figure out what it meant.

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Created by: jonobo

Pronunciation: dis-cogni-fy

Sentence: He completely discognified her defensive monkey-smile for an open invitation into deeper conversation. She discognified my looks on her T-Shirt for interest in her *oops*, but actually i was only interested in the printing-technique of the message on her chest.

Etymology: dissonance = reduced to "dis" cognitare = latin for recognize identify dissonance + cognitare + identify = discognify.

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Created by: Nosila

Pronunciation: vis a jeen ee us

Sentence: Jerome thought he was such a visagenious when it came to reading the faces of young ladies he fancied. He could not have been more wrong. He always misinterpreted a "yikes" look as enthusiasm. Which explains why he never has a date...

Etymology: Visage (face;countenance) & Genius (unusual mental ability;a natural talent)

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Created by: ErWenn

Pronunciation: /ˌfeɪʃiˈɔtɪzm̩/

Sentence: Unfortunately, his faciautism only got worse when he got drunk.

Etymology: From facial + autism

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Created by: Clayton

Pronunciation: fiz-ee-OG-nuh-MUHD-l

Sentence: Clarence's frequent physiognomuddling was only compounded by his wife's tic.

Etymology: physiognomy + muddle

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COMMENTS:

Had to run to the dictionary. Great word! - purpleartichokes, 2007-05-09: 06:49:00

Thanks a lot! I'm new to this game, but having a blast. - Clayton, 2007-05-09: 14:27:00

Welcome aboard, verbmatey! - purpleartichokes, 2007-05-09: 14:54:00

Thanks. Joined too late in the week to win anything, though. - Clayton, 2007-05-09: 14:56:00

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Created by: Jocoman

Pronunciation: dis-face-ism

Sentence: Jill's new boss hired her due to his extreme disfacism, causing him to believe her blinking was winking.

Etymology: Dysfunctional + face + ism.

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COMMENTS:

I realized after creating this word that it should actually be spelled dysfacism, proving that I'm retarded on my very first post. - Jocoman, 2007-05-09: 21:26:00

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Created by: cohenarie

Pronunciation:

Sentence: Emotimyopically, Missy (who'd had a few too many) continued to flirt with the bartender, despite his sarcastic sneer and her friend's embarrased winces.

Etymology: Emotion and myopia, obviously

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