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DEFINITION: v. To demonstrate your superior knowledge and intellect by using complex, confusing and mind-numbingly stupid jargon. n. A person who uses big words to inflate their unusually small ideas.
Verboticisms
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Supercalifragilinguist
Created by: purpleartichokes
Pronunciation: soo-pur-kal-ah-fraj-ah-ling-wist
Sentence: Being a supercalifragilinguist, Mary felt compelled to use blinguage. When her boss asked her if she was willing to relocate, she was unable to simply answer "no" and soon found herself in Uzbekistan.
Etymology: the word from Mary Poppins, linguist
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COMMENTS:
LOVE them both, especially blinguage. - stache, 2008-03-06: 08:48:00
Chim Chim Cher-ee! Good one. - Tigger, 2008-03-06: 10:04:00
Expialidocious! Very precocious! Great fun word! - silveryaspen, 2008-03-06: 11:04:00
great - now this has become the song of the day - Jabberwocky, 2008-03-06: 13:12:00
I think I will actually use this one. Great. - Aardvark, 2008-03-06: 14:02:00
Sorry 'bout that Jabber, but know you're not suffering alone. - purpleartichokes, 2008-03-06: 14:15:00
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Blusterblather
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: bləstərbleðər
Sentence: After years as a spokesperson for the utility company, Jill is so versed in blusterblather that she has trouble understanding her own twaddle.
Etymology: bluster (talk in a loud, aggressive, or indignant way with little effect) + blather (talk long-windedly without making very much sense)
Politspeak
Created by: amigamark
Pronunciation: pol-it-speek
Sentence: The governments insistance on using politspeak, lead to it's eventual downfall. The masses couldn't understand it, and you know what happens when 'people' don't understand something......."whack".
Etymology: polit - reference to politicians, hot air, blarney, liars and general waffle. speak - how do you know if a polititian is lying, it's mouth moves.
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COMMENTS:
Strong sentence and etymology! - silveryaspen, 2008-03-06: 11:30:00
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Verbiagedimwiting
Created by: abrakadeborah
Pronunciation: Vir-be-ag-dim-wit-ing
Sentence: Nancy Noesnutting was always posting notes all over the office using her verbiagedimwiting skills.
Etymology: Verbiage - speech or writing that uses too many words or excessively technical expressions. Dimwit - A stupid person
Commodicator
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: kom moda kay tor
Sentence: Looise was privy to John,the company's policy-making manager's plans and was anal about showing off her privy-ledged position and using her arse-nal of big words to patronize co-workers. She was the commodicator on the new latrination policy and ass-ended her throne flush with success. "Urine the big leagues at last" she thought. But alass, she was such an unpopular #2 that someone beat the crap out of her outside the facility.
Etymology: Commode (toilet) & Communicator (a person who communicates with others)
Lexibloat
Created by: petaj
Pronunciation: lex-i-blow-t
Sentence: Profound felicitations settled on you in this most erudite epistle are legitimately postulated subsequent to your impeccable recitation at the penultimate convocation of the lexibloat fraternity. or "Well done". noun. This letter contians lexibloat. verb. Let's lexibloat this memo, so no one realizes we stuffed up.
Etymology: Used as a verb and noun. lexicon (vocabulary) + bloat (to puff up) adj. lexibloatluent +fluent (speaks easily) lexibloatsia add suffix from intelligentsia = those who practise lexibloat
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COMMENTS:
Nice word. - ErWenn, 2008-03-06: 11:08:00
I love the implied swelled head ... Swell word! - silveryaspen, 2008-03-06: 11:18:00
Great word! Perfectly describes the definition. - purpleartichokes, 2008-03-06: 18:06:00
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Bush
Created by: starwarsgeek8
Pronunciation:
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Etymology: you know, W.(hat the hell did you do to my country)
Ostendictious
Created by: kateinkorea
Pronunciation: OS ten DIC shus
Sentence: I think my ostendictious co-worker has swallowed a dictionary and wants us all to know.
Etymology: ostentatious:expensive or noticeable in a way that is intended to impress people. and dictionary
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COMMENTS:
This is a clever combination of impressive overinflation....like it. - mweinmann, 2008-12-31: 09:10:00
Like it alot. - OZZIEBOB, 2009-01-01: 00:20:00
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Vocabularry
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: voh-kab-yuh-ler-ee
Sentence: When Mary saw the note on the snack machine she was confused. It read: This incremental pecuniary aggrandizement is repugnant to the proletariat. She asked Jane what it meant. "It just means that VocabuLarry; I'm sorry VocabuLawrence, our resident sesquipedalian, is pissed that they jacked up the price on the Cheese Doodles."
Etymology: vocabulary (the stock of words used by or known to a particular people or group of persons) + Larry (a nickname for Lawrence)
Gabyrinth
Created by: OZZIEBOB
Pronunciation: GAB-uh-rinth
Sentence: Bob thought that his gabyrinth, a form of English, but with a strange admixture of words gleaned from Old English and Yiddish, made him sound super intelligence. Happy New Year to all.
Etymology: Blend of GAB: loquaciousness, prattle, chatter & LABYRINTH: Any confusing, bewildering, complex state of affairs
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COMMENTS:
A-maze-ing. Excellent verbotimism... - Mustang, 2008-12-31: 07:00:00
clever and funny. - mweinmann, 2008-12-31: 09:02:00
Oy Vey! Who Knew? What light through yonder window breaks??? - Nosila, 2008-12-31: 23:13:00
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Comments:
Today's definition was suggested by Nosila. Thank you Nosila. ~ James
purpleartichokes - 2008-03-06: 21:11:00
Love the 'toon today James. I think my boss is considering installing one on our bathroom doors, complete with an age-appropriate timer, which leaves me wondering when I'm gonna get a chance to pluck my eyebrows.
Thanks Purple, Is there a personal purpose code for plucking your eyebrows? ~ James
Today's definition was suggested by Nosila. Thank you Nosila. ~ James