Verboticisms

Created by: mplsbohemian

Pronunciation: EYE-soh-flay-tuhd

Sentence: Alex was so isoflated that, when he got his paper back, he ignored his professor's red ink, especially with regard to apostrophe abuse, you're/your conflation, and 187 occurrences of the nonword "lookit".

Etymology: isolated + inflated

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I always thought "lookit" was a word until I found out "looky" was the proper word. - purpleartichokes, 2007-07-06: 10:15:00

Bookum, Dano! ;D - Kyoti, 2007-07-06: 11:10:00

I only have to hear that nonword about a googolplex times a day. Makes me want to gouge out my eardrums. - mplsbohemian, 2007-07-08: 20:32:00

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Created by: onlyjoe

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Created by: Clayton

Pronunciation: in-ap-ri-TEN-shuhn

Sentence: Many think that Gloria's inappretension reached its apogee when she kept referring to Carl Sagan as Bob Saget.

Etymology: inapprehension + pretension

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In a pretence too. - petaj, 2007-07-06: 08:49:00

I'll pretense I didn't hear that. - Clayton, 2007-07-06: 12:49:00

now that would be pretenshush - Jabberwocky, 2007-07-06: 13:04:00

Guy goes to a psychiatrist and says, "Doc, ya gotta help me. I keep thinking that I'm going to tell you, 'I'm a wigwam, I'm a teepee,' and then you're gonna say..." Shrink cuts him off with a heaving sigh and says, "I've got you on a 9:30 next Wednesday. You're pre tents." - Clayton, 2007-07-06: 18:40:00

I think that would be clutching at straw huts - Jabberwocky, 2007-07-06: 23:37:00

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Created by: sxckittenstephi

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Created by: Stevenson0

Pronunciation: pomp/bas/tic

Sentence: Peerless pretty petty pushy pathetic pompbastic Paul was perfectly proud of his pernicious pun.

Etymology: pompus + bombastic

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Pomp that bass. - Clayton, 2007-07-06: 07:31:00

Poignantly played at the Pompidou Centre. - petaj, 2007-07-06: 08:59:00

I would say that is a pompadour he's sporting in the cartoon - Jabberwocky, 2007-07-06: 10:59:00

Now that you mention it, it DOES look like Conan O'Brien with a bleach job. - Kyoti, 2007-07-06: 11:12:00

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Created by: charitybandgeek

Pronunciation: Over+ly+Loving+self+dis+order

Sentence: She has Overlylovingselfdisorder (olsd) Because she is so obsessed with your own cleverness and wittiness that you don't listen to what anyone else is saying, let alone understand them.

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Created by: blondibabi121692

Pronunciation: ee go def

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Created by: LMR1991

Pronunciation: High-lee-mind-ed

Sentence: You're so very highlyminded when it comes to your joking around.

Etymology: Seeing as how being obsessed with wits and cleverness, highly(as in queen, a person who is above all) and minded( state of being in thought), tahdah highlyminded.

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Created by: bazngill

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As in Tony Bliar - bazngill, 2007-07-08: 05:08:00

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Created by: galwaywegian

Pronunciation: eee go tesc ick ill

Sentence: His egotesticle behaviour, laughing uproariously at his own jokes and singing to himself while others spoke, left him isolated at breaktimes. He would often wonder (sometimes audibly)how so many lesbians managed to get a job with one company.

Etymology: egotistical, testicle

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you do have to give him some credit - he does have balls - Jabberwocky, 2007-07-06: 06:11:00

Balldacious word! - purpleartichokes, 2007-07-06: 06:46:00

Aw, nuts... you guys beat me to it. - Clayton, 2007-07-06: 07:36:00

Don't get testy... - Alchemist, 2007-07-06: 08:06:00

cum on people... you'll all get the sac in minute...between this thread and good taste there is a vas deference - rikboyee, 2007-07-06: 08:12:00

HA! Sovary funny rik! - purpleartichokes, 2007-07-06: 08:36:00

Oh I wish I were an Oscar Wilder wiener - oops sorry that's for Rikee's word - Jabberwocky, 2007-07-06: 08:43:00

This gamete's pretty funny. - petaj, 2007-07-06: 08:44:00

So his brain was, where? In escrow Tom. - petaj, 2007-07-06: 08:56:00

As the wise Greek philosoper Epididymis once commented, "Don't let it all go to your head!" ;D - Kyoti, 2007-07-06: 10:57:00

As the wise Greek philosoper Epididymis once commented, "Don't let it all go to your head!" ;D - Kyoti, 2007-07-06: 11:01:00

Ummm... ignore one of those. Sighhh... - Kyoti, 2007-07-06: 11:03:00

Doesn't that make you gonad when you post a "set"? - purpleartichokes, 2007-07-06: 11:19:00

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