Verboticisms

Created by: CharlieB

Pronunciation: un-shave-en-ear

Sentence: She was suspicious of men with large sideburns or beards. To her it was a crafty unshaveneer, a façade behind which they hid their evil intent.

Etymology: unshaven (not shaving one's facial hair) + (a superficial appearance or cover)

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Created by: abrakadeborah

Pronunciation: Tre-bul-clef-chin

Sentence: Courtney loved to accentuate the bristle of her trebleclefchin into a perfectly shaped musical note.

Etymology: Treble clef- A symbol indicating that the second line from the bottom of a staff represents the pitch of G above middle C. Also called G clef. Chin- The central forward portion of the lower jaw.

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Created by: mrskellyscl

Pronunciation: wiss-con-sin-ners

Sentence: In one particular state, men who were convicted of a crime and sent to the state penitentiary were made to shave their heads but grow their whiskers long to show that they were convicts. They were known as the Whiscons because of their distinctive beards and attire. Once day a Franciscan friar who was quite a gifted preacher came to convert the convicts. He was so persuasive that the entire jail repented of their sins and were baptized. They all shaved their beards into the form of a cross to show that they were "Whisconsinners" and spent the rest of their sentences doing fasting, penance and good works. The men who were sentenced to life with no parole began a Priory at the jail where they specialized in making delicious cheeses, jellies and license plates. They were called the Little Brothers of the Whiscon Cross which was eventually shortened to "Whiskers." The unfortunate brothers who were on death row were called Fryers.

Etymology: whiskers: facial hair + con: person imprisoned for a crime + sinner: one who commits a sin

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Created by: Nosila

Pronunciation: ep il a kay shun

Sentence: Julian Kallender loved the seasons and holidays in the year. To celebrate each he would grow his whiskers and then cut our appropriate shapes on his facial hair. He called each his epilaccasion. For Valentine's Day, little hearts;for St.Pat's Day, shamrocks, of course; for Easter, eggs and bunnies; for Cinco de Mayo, some maracas; for July 1, a maple leaf; for July 4, Uncle Sam; for Labor Day, a hammer & sickle;for Thanksgiving, a turkey and for Christmas, holly and Santas. When his favourite teams were in the play-offs, did their logos. For New Year's though, he always did the same thing: he shaved his face and head bald to give them a rest and slather them in lotion until his skin healed. His friends knew the occasions, just by looking at The Kallender!

Etymology: Epilate (remove body hair) & Occasion (reason; an opportunity to do something;an event that occurs at a critical time)

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Created by: galwaywegian

Pronunciation: pew blik fay ss

Sentence: you could tell from his oversized tonsure that he was the pubelickface of naughty but nice magazine.

Etymology: public face, errr....

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Created by: HubbMU

Pronunciation: republi-chin

Sentence: Due to his staunch Conservative leanings, Christopher proudly displayed his republichin.

Etymology: Republican and chin

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Created by: mrskellyscl

Pronunciation: whis-kib-bit

Sentence: Marco spent weeks growing his whiskers to whiskibit his love for Marcy by displaying her name with little alphabeads braided into his long beard, only to have her dismiss him as a whiskibitionist.

Etymology: whisker: facial hair + exhibit:to show or display for others to see

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Created by: Ellemorpheus

Pronunciation: Face-air-tick-you-late

Sentence: His obnoxious styling of his facial hair suggested he was trying to faciarticulate.

Etymology: fac-face iar-hair/facial articulate

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Created by: Filthy

Pronunciation:

Sentence: Always careful about the way he presented himself, Mike took great care with his identigrooming; his facial hair had the complex task of communicating that he was, well, a complicated communicator who mows the tall grass, and might just vote independent.

Etymology: identigroom=identity+groom.

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Created by: Jeaneai

Pronunciation: Stuh Bul Stie el

Sentence: Gosh, did you see Tom's mustache yesterday? Is it just me or did it kind of look like Al Gore's ear?

Etymology: Stubble, Style

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