Verboticisms

Created by: Sed8ed

Pronunciation: twit-her-pay-ted

Sentence: Anyone could tell Lisa was twitterpated with Bob by the way she lost her ability to complete a sentence when she spoke to him.

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Created by: erasmus

Pronunciation: mum blust

Sentence: Caroline was finding it difficult to even mumblust through a sentence when talking to Joe

Etymology: from mumbling and lust

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Created by: porsche

Pronunciation: lip/oh/stuk/shun

Sentence: Every time she tried to speak her words got sucked back in and twisted. She was suffering from lipostucktion.

Etymology: lip + stuck + liposuction

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COMMENTS:

nice one - galwaywegian, 2011-02-15: 03:44:00

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Created by: abrakadeborah

Pronunciation: Gahhh-gahhh-drewl-er

Sentence: Miss Doyawanna Drool says to Becky, "Oh muhhhh goshhhhh I have become a gahgahdrooler when Antonio looks my way! I turn into a puddle of Doyawanna drool...I'm so gaga over him!" :)~

Etymology: Gahgah: taken from the word-Gaga; French, from gaga fool, of imitative origin Date: 1917 : crazy, foolish : marked by wild enthusiasm : infatuated, doting Drooler; One who drools ; to secrete saliva in anticipation of... :drivel : to make an effusive show of pleasure or often envious or covetous appreciation : to talk nonsense transitive verb : to express sentimentally or effusively

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Created by: CharlieB

Pronunciation: ped-a-stall

Sentence: Poor Mary had such a crush on Don, whenever he spoke to her she ended up completely pedestalling. It was less a case of cool ardour, more ar-d'oh!

Etymology: pedestal (to glorify or idealise) + stall (to come to a standstill, be brought to a stop)

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Created by: artr

Pronunciation: flab-er-guhsh-ing

Sentence: When Julie was introduced to her favorite movie star she babbled like a school girl. It was a real case of flabbergushing.

Etymology: flabbergast (to overcome with surprise and bewilderment; astound) + gushing (to express oneself extravagantly or emotionally; talk effusively)

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Created by: Computergeek

Pronunciation: Toungue-in-cheek-ing

Sentence: The thought of dating him was so overwhelming she kept tounginchicing

Etymology: to have your toungue in your cheek

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Created by: mrskellyscl

Pronunciation: twit-ter-pray-ted

Sentence: Bambi would become completely twitterprated when Tom walked into the room and act like a schoolgirl with her first crush. You would never know that she was a Speech Therapist by the inarticulate babble coming from her mouth.

Etymology: twitterpated: flighty, excited feeling you get when you see someone you are attracted to (from the movie Bambi)+ prate: to blather or babble on endlessly; foolish chatter

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Created by: Nosila

Pronunciation: eye doll smakd

Sentence: When Raven met Simon Cowell for the first time, she was idolsmacked. Not only was he gorgeous, British and finicky, he winked at her...leading her to believe she offered more of what he needed that she realized. It was not until she got to know him better that she realized he had a lazy eye and winked at everyone. She would have to actually rely on her natural singing skills! How dangerous would that be?

Etymology: Idol (a material effigy that is worshipped as a god; someone who is adored blindly and excessively;an ideal instance; a perfect embodiment of a concept)& Smacked (deliver a hard blow to;kiss lightly)

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Created by: Mrgoodtimes

Pronunciation: El-Uh-Kluts

Sentence: Although she graduated at the top of her toastmasters class in 2010, any interaction Dr. McSassy resulted in uncontrolled eloklutz followed by a quick rendition of the "Robot" dance move from the 80's.

Etymology: Eloquence - Klutz

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