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DEFINITION: v. To engage in an emotional debate over the small, yet somehow surprisingly important details in a simple game. n. An emotional game player
Verboticisms
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Parcheeseoff
Created by: jedijawa
Pronunciation: par-cheese-off
Sentence: Bill, how often gets overly competitive in games, usually starts to parcheeseoff the other players within the first rounds of the game.
Etymology: Parcheesi (a game) + cheese off (annoy)
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COMMENTS:
An above par word, and cheesy at the same time... - wordmeister, 2007-03-28: 10:31:00
A great sounding word! I'd verbattle anyone for cheese! - purpleartichokes, 2007-03-28: 14:13:00
LOL very funny - Jabberwocky, 2007-03-29: 09:22:00
You guys sure are nice to each other around here. That's a nice touch! :-) - jedijawa, 2007-03-29: 23:24:00
Most people are except when it comes to a groom and a maid of honour and the the bride's marrage. - Stevenson0, 2007-03-30: 12:56:00
By the way a great word! You got my vote!! - Stevenson0, 2007-03-30: 12:57:00
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Winsist
Created by: Discoveria
Pronunciation: Win-sisst
Sentence: Newlywed Debbie winsisted when her husband Ben tried to play "woethario" on the board. It ended in weddoplexy.
Etymology: Win + insist + resist
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COMMENTS:
Perfect. - Bulletchewer, 2007-03-28: 14:05:00
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Verbombard
Created by: jrogan
Pronunciation: ver-bom-bard
Sentence: He clever verbombard, often quoting Shakespeare, but alas, he was trouble all the same...
Etymology: verb+bomb+bard
Scrabpler
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: skrab plur
Sentence: Marvin played Scrabble every Saturday night with his friends. He tried to cheat, made up words and got passionately argumentative when his friends challenged him. The official Scrabble dictionary was always consulted, but Marvin insisted that they did not have all the words in it yet, as the language was constantly evolving. He was a scrabpler for sure, but his friends suspected his verbal diarrhea and intellectual constipation were more due to his IVS... Irritable Vowel Syndrome!
Etymology: Scrabble (a board game in which words are formed from letters in patterns similar to a crossword puzzle; each letter has a value and those values are used to score the game) & Scrapper (someone who fights (or is fighting)
Verbotocide
Created by: galwaywegian
Pronunciation: ver bot oh sighed
Sentence: Her snide remarks and superior attitude caused him to commit verbotocide by literally making her eat her words
Etymology: verbotomy, genocide
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COMMENTS:
Words can kill... - Nosila, 2012-07-26: 22:42:00
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Quiglify
Created by: PythianHabenero
Pronunciation: quig-li-fy
Sentence: I hardly ever play Scrabble without quiglifying every little letter.
Etymology: "Quibble" + "niggle" + "-ify" for aesthetic concerns.
Miltonbaby
Created by: LittleLula
Pronunciation:
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COMMENTS:
Good word, Lula...just fleshj in with a pronunciation;sentence & etymology, plus 2 votes to expand your score!Cheers! - Nosila, 2009-10-16: 21:51:00
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Megalomonopolia
Created by: Mercutioh
Pronunciation: meh ga lo mo nah po lee yuh
Sentence: The three year feud that ultimately ended in divorce, started with a little megalomonopolia about the hotel on Baltic AvE
Etymology:
Mancheater
Created by: josje
Pronunciation: man cheater
Sentence: he is a man cheater
Etymology: man cheater.
Comments:
Glad to see a definition coming out of the cheatedebate that went on the other day :-)
Bulletchewer - 2007-03-28: 06:26:00
Give a brother some credit for that one.
Today's definition was suggested by Alchemist. Thank you Alchemist. ~ James