Verboticisms

Created by: Jabberwocky

Pronunciation: mono/pole/em/ix

Sentence: Boardgames were just an excuse for us to engage in monopolemics

Etymology: monopoly (popular board game) + polemics (art or practice of controversy)

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COMMENTS:

Polemics eh? You learn something new every day! That said, this tiny mind reckons it sounds more like fighting over money or control of an entire market area. - Bulletchewer, 2007-03-28: 18:04:00

Hey, that's perfect! - jedijawa, 2007-03-29: 07:09:00

I think it actually refers to theological controversy but money/markets certainly a religion - Jabberwocky, 2007-03-29: 08:46:00

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Created by: rikboyee

Pronunciation: in-struck-shun-book-let-ee-kut

Sentence: Every single games night ended with a protracted session of instructionbookletiquette... and then Gary would knock the board over and go home....we all hated Gary

Etymology: instruction booklet, etiquette

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COMMENTS:

well done! - galwaywegian, 2007-03-28: 03:37:00

You and a few thousand Scousers hate Gary. On any other day I'd tell you of my distaste for Steve, but the lad done good. - Bulletchewer, 2007-03-28: 18:00:00

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Created by: CharlieB

Pronunciation: con-test-ee

Sentence: Jez was a REALLY competitive player. If he sensed his opponent wasn't paying sufficient attention he would get all contesty and yell, "This is NOT just a GAME!"

Etymology: contest (a formal game in which two or more players compete and attempt to win) + testy (irritably impatient, touchy)

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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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Created by: artr

Pronunciation: trivēəldispyoōt

Sentence: It doesn*t matter what board game Gary is playing or who is playing. At some point every game turns into trivialdispute where the minutiae of some rule comes into question.

Etymology: trivial (of little value or importance) + dispute (a disagreement, argument, or debate) a play on Trivial Pursuit

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Created by: AJrunsonrice

Pronunciation: whore-moan-op-poll-eyes

Sentence: John has played Monopoly ever since he was a kid. It is his favorite game. Last Sunday, he played with his new friends, but began hormonopolizing due to his friends' ignorance of the standard rules.

Etymology: hormone-(a substance, especially in women that are pregnant, that drastically affects a person's emotional state)+ Monopoly (a board game that requires the player to buy out all of his/her competition in order to be victorious)

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Created by: David28

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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

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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

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Created by: galwaywegian

Pronunciation: loo doh krus

Sentence: People in the ping pong world were getting tired of his ludocrous behaviour as he screamed "You can not be serious!" everytime he missed the table.

Etymology: ludicrous ludo

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