Verboticisms

Created by: Osomatic

Pronunciation: pain + ven + shun

Sentence: This fancy-new phone is supposed to do everything, but it's such a painvention that I can't figure out how to make it do anything.

Etymology: pain + invention

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Created by: Nettle

Pronunciation: in-skru-ti-VAY-shun

Sentence: Martin encountered the familiar feeling of frustration while trying to cope with the inscrutivative new version of Windows.

Etymology: inscrutable + innovation

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Created by: StigAllan

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Sentence: Why can´t people create normal things and not such unworkythings.

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Created by: OZZIEBOB

Pronunciation: no-Ver-welm

Sentence: When a packet of "smart dust", along with an instructional manual to rival "War and Peace," arrived at Bob's home he thought that he was about to be at the forefront of technological innovation. But after an hour of technolunacy trying to figure out how to apply the dust to make his house environmentally friendly, Bob started banging his avanthard head against a wall. Finally, reluctantly and noverwhelmed, he switched the vacuum cleaner on, and started sucking up this technoxious nanotechinanity.

Etymology: Blend of Nov(L):new & overwhelm: render helpless

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COMMENTS:

I really like nanotechnicanity - Jabberwocky, 2007-09-14: 12:53:00

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Created by: skeeterzirra

Pronunciation: miss now loh zhe

Sentence: He said that it is foolproof, but that he underestimated the inventiveness of fools, but only one ubergeek has managed to figure it out.

Etymology: Mistaken technology

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Created by: gplowell

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COMMENTS:

This one cracks me up! - ScrabbledEgg, 2007-09-14: 23:43:00

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Created by: centuryretrotv

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Created by: azaria202

Pronunciation: Frig-gen

Sentence: You friggen person.

Etymology: another word for fucking

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Created by: porsche

Pronunciation: mek/an/skis/im

Sentence: Mechanschisms will be the downfall of social interaction.

Etymology: mechanism + schism

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COMMENTS:

Creative! - Scrumpy, 2007-09-14: 10:42:00

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Created by: Hyperion

Pronunciation: In/con/fay/tion.

Sentence: Joe Smith felt immense frustration at the inconfational vehicle, which had mysteriously started to dance and was beginning to serve his neighbours drinks- with him inside. It asked for requests. One, unfortunately, was a giant cocktail. Using its inbuilt mixing system, it began... The interior was waterproof. Joe, however, wasn't.

Etymology: It's a confusing innovation. What's to etymologise?

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