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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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Minisculoquacity
Created by: sedatedeyes209
Pronunciation: min·us·cu·lo·quac·i·ty
Sentence: Congressmen must have mastered using minisculoquacity in order to sound educated but that practice only shows that the opposite.
Etymology: ~Miniscule + *Loquacity ~Very small; tiny *The habit or practice of talking continually or excessively; inclination to talk too much; talkativeness; garrulity.
Scrabbupulous
Created by: splendiction
Pronunciation: scrab BUE pu LOUS
Sentence: His intensely fussy way of playing scrabble earned him the name: Mr. Scrabbupulous. It was he the scrabbupulous player who used rules when they were only in his favour to win. One day, determined to change the state of play, they beat him at his game with petty plays and constant whining, louder than Mr. Scrabbupulous’! (Memorizing the dictionary did help them). Scrabbupulous, a bad loser, declared, “There’s something wrong with my game!”
Etymology: Scrabble, scrupulous, tumultuous.
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COMMENTS:
He turned into Mr.Scabbupulous! - Nosila, 2009-10-16: 01:40:00
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Gapordeatlie
Created by: featherblade
Pronunciation: gah-pour-dee-eat-lee
Sentence: Although we were sure that Linda was upset over her failure to convince Tommy to see it her way during a gapordeatlie over a chess game, we were completely shocked when we saw that she had chunked a stapler at his head.
Etymology: game + play + ordeal+ great+ lie (yeah, it's all mixed around)
Ludocrous
Created by: galwaywegian
Pronunciation: loo doe crus
Sentence: this scrabblesquabble was just another exdample of his ludocrous behaviour
Etymology: ludo, ludicrous,
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COMMENTS:
two for the price of one! - galwaywegian, 2007-03-28: 03:35:00
haha...I almost went with scrabblesquabble! Mine! give it back!!! - Alchemist, 2007-03-28: 05:46:00
Also the notion of "cross" meaning angry? Three medals for me. - Bulletchewer, 2007-03-28: 17:58:00
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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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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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Losophobe
Created by: jonobo
Pronunciation: lose-o-phobe
Sentence: He was losophobing around, so i simply marked him on my list of people to never play again with. If you like gaming, stay away from losophobians.
Etymology: lose + phobia = losophobe
Compettyvism
Created by: Jaxies
Pronunciation: /com-petty-i-vism/
Sentence: "Daisy had developed a severe case of compettyvism during a fast-paced game of scrabble against Tim, concerning whether or not 'PROV', as in the active ingredient in Pantene Pro-v, was a real word. It started with laughter and ended in Tim's hospitalization."
Etymology: Competitive + petty + -vism
Tourneyburny
Created by: serickson
Pronunciation: tur' nee bur nee
Sentence: Shari's' tourneyburny made playing chess with her a real downer.
Etymology: tourney- from tournament, and -burny from burning with rage
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