Verboticisms

Created by: jesster

Pronunciation: Moi -ron - ic

Sentence: Jody was thrilled when she discovered the beautiful antique cabinet at a yard sale for only $2. She spent the entire drive home planning how she would arrange her Hummel figurines in it. It was overwhelmingly moironic that when she arrived home, she found that her house had burned to the ground. All that was left of her extensive collection was a melted puddle of kitch.

Etymology: Moira ( Fate in Greek and Roman mythology, any of three goddesses who determined human destinies, and in particular the span of a person's life and his allotment of misery and suffering) + ironic

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COMMENTS:

great story - Jabberwocky, 2007-09-07: 12:33:00

That is a brilliant story, but I'm afraid I can't vote for this, because you used the word "ironic" incorrectly (thank you Alanis Morisette). - Pseudonym, 2007-09-08: 05:08:00

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Created by: phonematode

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Etymology: britch as in "too big for your britches" + b*tch slapped = britchslapped

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Created by: petaj

Pronunciation: rhymes with thankful

Sentence: Emma was eternally prankful as she always seemed to be getting the rough end of the pineapple when it came to life's little ups and downs.

Etymology: prank + thankful

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Created by: haldean

Pronunciation: sur-PRY-za-POYNT-ment

Sentence: What's wrong? Oh just another surprisapointment. Everything was going perfectly, until my two girlfriends met each other.

Etymology: Suprise + Disappointment

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Created by: leeannhamers

Pronunciation: n-rr-o-d-is-a-taffy

Sentence: someone kicked my dog t was a great nerodisataphy

Etymology: nero(brian/mind), dissapointment, contashophy

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Created by: doctathunder

Pronunciation: FUN-ki-ny

Sentence: We drove a hundred miles before we found that the ultimate funkiny had occured; the amusement park had shut down due to a massive termite infestation

Etymology: funk + destiny

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Created by: OZZIEBOB

Pronunciation: Veks-ee-sten-shee-AL-a-tee

Sentence: When Bob's life momentarily turned from "joie de vivre" to "jolt de vivre," his vexistentiality reminded him of life's vicissitudes.

Etymology: Vex-to cause one to feel annoyed, dissatisfied or irritated, etc. Existential-pertaining to existence -ity-expressing state or condition.

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COMMENTS:

I kant help but camuserate with Bob's predicament. It hesse to be the sartre of thing that happens when you let your kierkegaard down. - Jabberwocky, 2007-09-07: 10:32:00

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Created by: brankoz

Pronunciation: MURF-imm-eyezd

Sentence: Ed McMahon just knocked on my door ... to ask when my neighbor would be home. It made me feel quite murphimized

Etymology: adjective, from the murphy guy that wrote all those "life sucks" laws

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Created by: RachelPhillipson2007

Pronunciation: Cwapaigwump

Sentence: I fell on my arse the other day and it reminded me life is so shit.

Etymology: Cwapai [feeling crap], Gwump [getting in a grumpy mood, feeling worthless]

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COMMENTS:

that is cool! - RachelPhillipson2007, 2007-09-08: 07:55:00

well its fucking mine lol - RachelPhillipson2007, 2007-09-08: 07:55:00

i no blah - RachelPhillipson2007, 2007-09-08: 07:57:00

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Created by: Syzygy

Pronunciation: Resi-stent-ialism

Sentence: Resistentialism is a theory in which inanimate objects display hostile desires towards human beings

Etymology: Resist and Existentialism

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