Verboticisms

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: 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: 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: jedijawa

Pronunciation: face-scape

Sentence: Bill was into facescaping as he liked to shave his facial hair into creative patterns reflecting his interests.

Etymology: face + scaping (like landscaping)

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Created by: galwaywegian

Pronunciation: doh peeee ar eeee

Sentence: Her eccentrically patterned beard rash said it all. He was a dope and he had the dopiary to prove it

Etymology: topiary, dope

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COMMENTS:

The tree where the last of the seven dwarves lives...good answer - Nosila, 2009-11-18: 15:16:00

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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: lauramy

Pronunciation: muhs-tance

Sentence: Judging by her moustance, she's lookin' for some romance with a lady who can break dance.

Etymology: Moustache + Stance

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COMMENTS:

Alternative pronunciations make me think of "compulsion to move the body in time to music" and "an example from or fleeting moment in the life of a rodent". As such, the word kicks ass and gets my vote. - Bulletchewer, 2007-05-02: 16:49:00

Nice! - HubbMU, 2007-05-03: 12:50:00

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Created by: mweinmann

Pronunciation: fair - oh - mone - iz

Sentence: John was careful to phairomonize his facial hair so that he gave off the right "vibes".

Etymology: pheromone (a chemical substance that convey information to and produce specific responses in certain animals, Chemicals that act as sexual attractants) hair, harmonize

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COMMENTS:

Phair enough! - Nosila, 2009-11-18: 23:34:00

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Created by: Pasicheio

Pronunciation: Fay-Sir-Ties

Sentence: His facertisement broadcast his opinions to all around

Etymology: Face; Advertise

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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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