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DEFINITION: n. A person who is so heels-over-head obsessed with someone, that they trip over their own tongue every time they meet them. v. To be so infatuated that you trip over your tongue.
Verboticisms
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Flameflounder
Created by: quippingqueen
Pronunciation: flame/flown/der
Sentence: He was known to flameflounder every time he tried to light her fire with his passionate poetry.
Etymology: flame + flounder
Adorabull
Created by: galwaywegian
Pronunciation: ah doe rah bull
Sentence: he was so adorable, he reduced her to stuttering adorabull.
Etymology: adorable bull
Gahgahdrooler
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
Incrusherent
Created by: mweinmann
Pronunciation: in - crush - hear - ent
Sentence: Belinda became incrusherent whenever Samson entered the room. She had a master's degree in English and worked as a speech therapist but could not help herself speak clearly when she was near him.
Etymology: incoherent (unable to express yourself clearly or fluently), crush (puppy love, infatuation)
Contortionlinguist
Created by: Jabberwocky
Pronunciation: con/tor/shun/lin/gwist
Sentence: Sally often got so tongue tied that she was referred to as a contortionlinguist.
Etymology: contortionist + linguist
Madulation
Created by: babel
Pronunciation: mad-u-laysh-un
Sentence: When Julie starting drooling when talking to Rupert her friends knew her madulation had reached a dangerous level.
Etymology: mad + adulation
Inarticulove
Created by: Discoveria
Pronunciation: In-ar-tick-cue-love
Sentence: Brenda was afflicted with inarticulove for the postman...unfortunately the postman had no such problems: "You're ugly, love!"
Etymology: In love + inarticulate. Articulate: to speak, suggests proper speech/eloquence.
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COMMENTS:
very funny - Jabberwocky, 2007-02-12: 10:57:00
Spare a thought for poor Brenda! :D - Discoveria, 2007-02-12: 17:34:00
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Flabbergushing
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)
Splutteration
Created by: Javeson1
Pronunciation: splut-ter-ay-shun
Sentence: Many people are affected by splutteration; the inability to form correct, coherent sentences when in the presence of a crush.
Etymology: splutter (to stumble over one's words) plus adoration (love)
Enuncibate
Created by: purpleartichokes
Pronunciation: E-nun-see-bate
Sentence: Sue was so enamoured with the new guy at work that when he approached her and asked her when her shift was over, she enuncibated "sex" instead of "six".
Etymology: enunciate, masturbate
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COMMENTS:
this is one of my favorite words ever...too funny! - alphabetapolothology, 2007-02-13: 14:16:00
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