Verboticisms

Created by: patb

Pronunciation: too-troo

Sentence: Tom used tootroo about the "non-infectious airborne contagions" to convince his girlfriend that it was okay to kiss, as long as he didn't breathe

Etymology: too true two

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Created by: justinchau

Pronunciation: con-sol-lie

Sentence: I had to consolie my patient when he wanted assurance that x-rays had no radiation. I consolied the hypochondriac by assuring her the pill wasn't a placebo.

Etymology: console + lie

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COMMENTS:

Hmm, what about alieviate (alleviate + lie)? - justinchau, 2008-06-23: 05:55:00

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Created by: thefreewheeler

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Created by: rikboyee

Pronunciation: lie-thee-um

Sentence: She knew that after the day he'd had, the only thing that would calm him down was some liethium

Etymology: lie, lithium [used to treat depression and such]

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Created by: Stevenson0

Pronunciation: sooth/dol/uh/gee

Sentence: In all shaky governments and dictatorships, one of the key posts in the government is the department of psoothedolgy which sends out the media messages to comfort the masses and promote stability.

Etymology: PSOOTHEDOLOGY - noun - from PSEUDOLOGY (lying considered as an art) + SOOTHE (to tranquilize, or calm a person, or their feelings)

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COMMENTS:

Interesting blend - OZZIEBOB, 2008-06-24: 08:13:00

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Created by: bookowl

Pronunciation: sed/a/fib

Sentence: A saidafib should be taken at bedtime to discourage nightmares.

Etymology: said a fib + sedative

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COMMENTS:

I like it... - Nosila, 2008-06-23: 22:03:00

Sounds funny when you say it out loud - wordmeister, 2008-06-24: 00:33:00

Clevre. - OZZIEBOB, 2008-06-24: 08:09:00

"Sedafib" would have been nice too. - OZZIEBOB, 2008-06-24: 08:15:00

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Created by: ErWenn

Pronunciation: /ˌmɚsəˈfɪkʃən/

Sentence: Most of the new security policy instituted by the TSA are at best mercifiction and at worst malignacity.

Etymology: From mercy + fiction (reminiscent of merciful)

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Created by: galwaywegian

Pronunciation: inn ah kurt

Sentence: the statement was inakurt but onne understood the gut feeling

Etymology: inaccurate, Kurt

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Created by: missashley

Pronunciation: fib/eez/er

Sentence: Marcia had gotten an awful haircut, that looked like it had been crafted by Edward ScissorHands on a bad day. So her bestfriend Lily told her "It is just ahead of it's time and soon everyone will have the same cut!", just a small fibeaser to make her feel better.

Etymology: Fib- a small or trivial lie; minor falsehood ease-to free from anxiety or care

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Created by: remistram

Pronunciation: fib-fort

Sentence: Clarence told many fibforts to his grandkids just before bed time.

Etymology: fib (lie) + comfort (minus the com)

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