Verboticisms

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: 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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Created by: marinus

Pronunciation: mis-vib-cep-tion

Sentence: In his misvibception, disinterest meant confusion and I was stuck having the longest conversation on Shakespearian etymology I never wanted to have.

Etymology: mistaken, vibes, reception.

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Created by: iwasatripwire

Pronunciation: miss-cal-cue-face

Sentence: My boyfriend is constantly miscalcufacing my "come hither" look as a glare. Maybe that's why we haven't had sex in two months.

Etymology: miscalculate + face

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Created by: Osomatic

Pronunciation: con + verb + ull

Sentence: I used to be converbal enough that I thought a big smile meant "I'm not interested."

Etymology: Like non-verbal, only with "con."

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Created by: toadstool57

Pronunciation: bee-mug-uld

Sentence: Jill was bemuggled by Dave's smile. Was he laughing with her, or at her?

Etymology: befuddled, mug

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COMMENTS:

So is that why Harry Potter had such a hard time living with his Aunt and Uncle... he was bemuggled? - pinwheel, 2007-05-09: 11:11:00

funny! - Jabberwocky, 2007-05-09: 12:29:00

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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: Mustang

Pronunciation: In - too - WISH - uhn

Sentence: Darryl's friends joked behind his back that he had great intowishin'....whatever expression someone, especially girls, might have on their face, Darryl always 'interpreted' it to be whatever he was wishin' it might be.

Etymology: Blend of into and wishing...or wishin'. A play on the word 'intuition'.

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COMMENTS:

Very inventive! ...Wishin' I thought of that one. Really clever. - Tigger, 2008-07-09: 01:38:00

cLEVER - OZZIEBOB, 2008-07-10: 05:18:00

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Created by: Nosila

Pronunciation: in cown ten ants

Sentence: Jeff had a serious problem, particularly when he was around the ladies. He could not read faces or facial expressions. Because of it, he often misinterpreted the reactions he received from the fairer sex. Jeff suffered from incountenance and as a result, when he wanted them to stay, they wanted him to go!

Etymology: Incontinence (involuntary urination or defecation; indiscipline with regard to sensuous pleasures) & Countenance (the appearance conveyed by a person's face;the human face)

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Created by: galwaywegian

Pronunciation: obb liv is aaj

Sentence: he was so totally oblivisage to the opposite sex that he mistook that grimace and the gagging sound for interest, and started to bulk buy all the Brut after shave he could find.

Etymology: oblivious, visage

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COMMENTS:

Makes you sound smart when you say it! - purpleartichokes, 2007-05-09: 08:56:00

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