Verboticisms

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: galwaywegian

Pronunciation: eye dent uff tie

Sentence: she identuftied with the artist formerly known as the artist formerly known as.....where was I?

Etymology: identify, tuft.

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Created by: metrohumanx

Pronunciation: DAWG-MUH-TOE-MEEE-UH

Sentence: Mickey was very proud of her DOGMATOMIA. She had clearly spent hours shaving or tweezing her facial hair into a personal proclamation of pure pugnacity rather than submit simperingly to the recalcitrant regrowth on her upper lip area. The problem is, nobody knew what statement she was trying to make.... besides "go away".

Etymology: DOGMA+TOMIA... DOGMA- a strongly held belief not to be questioned... -TOMIA-Greek suffix meaning to cut or shave...

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COMMENTS:

Here's Metrohumanx' pick o' the day: http://www.darrenbarefoot.com/hall/main.php - metrohumanx, 2008-07-16: 20:05:00

Brave try; looks and sounds nice. - OZZIEBOB, 2008-07-17: 06:52:00

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Created by: Jabberwocky

Pronunciation: rayve/shayve

Sentence: With a clever raveshave and applying glitter, he was able to jump around like a living glow stick

Etymology: rave + shave

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Created by: ziggy41

Pronunciation: us-soe-see-shayv-sen

Sentence: You could clearly tell his associshavetion by his curled moustache and pointed beard - it was very evident he listened to yodelling.

Etymology: Associate (a group of people that work for a common thing) + shave (to cut hair off ones face)

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Created by: porsche

Pronunciation: poe/lip/tikl/stanse

Sentence: His polipticklestance was expressed by his Bushy beard

Etymology: political stance + lip + tickle

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COMMENTS:

funny - Jabberwocky, 2007-05-02: 12:56:00

good one! - HubbMU, 2007-05-03: 12:51:00

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Created by: iwasatripwire

Pronunciation: a-so-sis-tash

Sentence: "How did you know she was a lesbian?" "Well, she's got an associstache...."

Etymology: associate + mustache

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COMMENTS:

nuff said there...good laugh on this one! - mana1066, 2007-05-06: 22:53:00

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Created by: artr

Pronunciation: gātē

Sentence: After Billy came out of the closet he decided that he wanted to make a statement to that effect. What better place to show his orientation than on his face. This week he started sporting a rainbow-tinted gaytee. He may or may not opt for the same treatment to his guybrows.

Etymology: gay (homosexual) + goatee (a small pointed beard)

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Created by: Mustang

Pronunciation: MUS-trash

Sentence: Lenny has a very low self esteem and for reasons only he might explain he carefully cultivates a moustrash, a long, and seemingly unkempt growth on his upper lip with the intent to make the statement that he is 'low rent'.

Etymology: Blend of 'moustache' and 'trash'.

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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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