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DEFINITION: v. To habitually object to and contradict other people's statements, especially if they include any facts or opinions. n. A person who finds fault what other people say no matter what it is, and lets them know it.
Verboticisms
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Obtrite
Created by: bigveg
Pronunciation: ob-trite
Sentence: she was so mad she shouted right!, i've had enough of all your sh*te, there will be no love for you tonight, if you don't quit your act obtrite!
Etymology: obtuse: lacking intellectual acuity - trite: repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse
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COMMENTS:
Rhymes are fun any time. Good word, too! - silveryaspen, 2008-03-11: 20:54:00
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Snottrue
Created by: catgrin
Pronunciation: snot-troo
Sentence: John was a snottruer. If you said the sky was blue he'd say "nope, it's purple." He just couldn't stop himself from snottruing.
Etymology: From "snot" (as in snotty or rude behavior) and "true"
Internoper
Created by: silveryaspen
Pronunciation: in ter nope er
Sentence: We all know the ultimate intruder, that ruder person, who obsessively interjects to disagree with anything anyone says. The ultimate internoper that constantly interrupts, intercepts and interferes in any intercourse, to naysay and negate, everything everyone said.
Etymology: INTERLOPER, NOPE. INTERLOPER - intruder; as one who intrudes on anything anyone says. NOPE - to disagree, to naysay.
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COMMENTS:
nice - Jabberwocky, 2009-01-05: 10:35:00
like it silvery tree person! - galwaywegian, 2009-01-05: 12:20:00
Hey Silvery, this is great...captured the meaning well. - mweinmann, 2009-01-05: 16:22:00
Excellent word! - Mustang, 2009-01-05: 19:29:00
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Impugndiot
Created by: Jamagra
Pronunciation: im/pyoon'/dee/et
Sentence: When Stephen impugndiated that the world IS flat, the geography professor rolled his eyes. He did, however, manage to refrain from calling his student an impugndiot.
Etymology: impugn (to challenge another's statements as false) + idiot (an utterly foolish or senseless person) (v) impugndiate: impugn + repudiate
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COMMENTS:
Great originality! - silveryaspen, 2008-03-11: 21:24:00
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Disagreeabell
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: disəgrēəbbel
Sentence: Annabell can’t seem to agree with anybody. She is such a contrarian that her friends have taken to call her disagreeaBell.
Etymology: disagreeable (unpleasant or unenjoyable) + Bell (short for Annabell)
Rebuffy
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: ribəfē
Sentence: Pete and his girlfriend were the most annoying couple around. Pete (aka RePete) would restate everything anyone said in the form of a question perhaps to create time to ponder a response. ReBuffy was a contrarian, responding negatively to anything anyone had to say. She could find fault with the most innocuous statement.
Etymology: rebuff (reject (someone or something) in an abrupt or ungracious manner) + Buffy (a female name)
Mymissus
Created by: amigamark
Pronunciation: my-misses
Sentence: My missus will argue till she's blue in the face that she has told me something last Tuesday, however she forgets that we were not speaking that day!
Etymology: mymissus - say no more
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COMMENTS:
Fun one! - silveryaspen, 2008-03-11: 21:01:00
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Negatiff
Created by: Mustang
Pronunciation: Neg - uh - tiff
Sentence: Elmer was always a grump and no matter what topic came up in discussion he'd invariably start a negatiff with often harsh and rude contradictions.
Etymology: Blend of negative and tiff
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COMMENTS:
Great pun and word! Simply wonderful! - silveryaspen, 2008-03-11: 21:33:00
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Hipsterjection
Created by: brasstax82
Pronunciation: hip-stir-ject-shun
Sentence: Tom quickly realized in the apple store that the rumors he heard weren't as stupid as he thought, but he was just falling victim of constant hipsterjection after hipsterjection.
Etymology: Hipsters- Duches that constantly correct or disagree with people. Objection- to disagree with
Confrontsayshunall
Created by: Jabberwocky
Pronunciation: con/front/say/shun/all
Sentence: Sally was so confrontsayshunall that the debating club hired her when they were practicing for tournaments.
Etymology: confront + say + shun + all + confrontational
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COMMENTS:
Another goodun! - OZZIEBOB, 2008-03-11: 18:53:00
Witty! Meaning full! You always have such a great way of playing with your words and coming up with the best wons! To blend four words and have it be a pun on another one ... and all right on the definition ... just blows my mind! Outstanding! - silveryaspen, 2008-03-11: 21:14:00
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Comments:
Today's definition was suggested by Biscotti. Thank you Biscotti. ~ James
silveryaspen - 2008-03-11: 21:51:00
Well done, Biscotti and James!
Thank you Silvery! I won't rebutt a compliment. ~ James
Today's definition was suggested by Biscotti. Thank you Biscotti. ~ James