Verboticisms

Created by: artr

Pronunciation: wej-hawg

Sentence: Joe couldn't completely understand why his friend Rob's mother had invited him over for dinner when she and her husband were planning a night at the movies. After they left and Rob's girlfriend showed up he understood his role as a wedgehog.

Etymology: wedge (something that serves to part, split, divide) + hedgehog ( an obstructive device consisting of steel bars, angle irons, etc., usually embedded in concrete, designed to damage and impede the boats and tanks of a landing force on a beach)

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Created by: TJayzz

Pronunciation: Gooz-buree-tude

Sentence: When Jill and Roger invited Mike to stay overnight, due to the snowstorm raging outside, he didn't think he would have to spend the whole evening feeling a right gooseberrytude while they smooched on the sofa.

Etymology: Gooseberry (a third person in the company of two lovers, who would rather be alone) + Intrude (being in a place or situation where one is unwelcome) = Gooseberrytude

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COMMENTS:

a little offbeat but nice - Jabberwocky, 2008-07-21: 14:03:00

A bit crazy, but sounds nice - OZZIEBOB, 2008-07-22: 06:02:00

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Created by: Jabberwocky

Pronunciation: three/dun/dans/ee

Sentence: He felt an acute sense of threedundancy when his hosts both nodded off at the table just before dessert

Etymology: three + redundancy

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COMMENTS:

threemenduous - galwaywegian, 2007-05-31: 07:00:00

threeling and heartstopping, it is! - jadenguy, 2007-05-31: 10:09:00

I love that one - w5lf9s, 2007-05-31: 15:29:00

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Created by: Discoveria

Pronunciation: ROMP-row-myze

Sentence: I was determined to rompromise Diane and Robbie. No doodahs would be entering any whatsits on my watch!

Etymology: romp (to have playful or active sex) + compromise (to spoil)

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Created by: stormyknight

Pronunciation: AWKWA VOY AHH ZIA

Sentence: Sam experienced a distinct feeling of awkavoyausia while Jane was otherwise occupied.

Etymology: A combination of awkwardness, Voyeurism, and Nausia.

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Created by: jadenguy

Pronunciation: PEE DEE OKK WORD

Sentence: "That's a great story, sir." The young man's hands reminded him of a different time in his life, her giggles and sighs, heaving and longing stares the burning silhouette in his mind. "So will you be here long?" he implored as he pulled his head from under her chin. "No, there's a bus every 20 minutes," I explained in total PDAwkwardness from my corner of the bench at the 34th street bus stop.

Etymology: Public Display of Affection + Awkward

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COMMENTS:

pretty steamy jadenguy - Jabberwocky, 2007-05-31: 12:03:00

thanks! - jadenguy, 2007-05-31: 16:50:00

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Created by: franticff

Pronunciation: LEEV-ish-nehs

Sentence: Prompted by a feeling of leavishness, I stuck out during their extended convo in the kitchen.

Etymology: of læfan, "to let ignorance remain", and Ishmael, name, son of Abraham Fig. sense of "an outcast'

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Created by: ErWenn

Pronunciation: /ˌθɝdˈʍizi/

Sentence: I felt only slightly awkward when they started making out in the back seat of my car at the drive-in, but I didn't feel truly thirdwheasy until the shocks started squeaking.

Etymology: From "third wheel" + "queasy"

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Created by: ngajoe

Pronunciation: AWK-were-miss-ive-ness

Sentence: As Robbie and Susie returned to their he-ing and she-ing, the awkweremissiveness of the situation continued to grow

Etymology: Akward + permiscuous+ passive +'ness' (Like seven types of smoke!)

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Created by: Rhyme79

Pronunciation: mid-dull-fidd-dull

Sentence: Butch and Sandy were hinting to Dave that he was middlefiddle when he sat between them at the movies.

Etymology: Middle - getting in the middle. Fiddle - well, not the violin kind!

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