Verboticisms

Created by: petaj

Pronunciation: grime-reept

Sentence: Gemma felt she had become a grimereaper when her fourth husband dropped dead after she asked him to clear the table. Eerily, her previous three husbands had also fallen gravely ill and died when confronted with simple household chores.

Etymology: From old Aleutian "grymereept" used to describe lazy men who'd spend all day reading crime novels ignoring the litter, dirty crockery and food scraps piling up around them. It is completely coincidental that it is reminiscent of the "Grim Reaper".

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Created by: KristinA

Pronunciation: sloth-E-uh

Sentence: She named her family's slothia as her reason for hiring a maid service.

Etymology: "sloth" for 1) the slow, if not motionless, characteristics of the animal and 2) the adjective meaning messy + "ia" for the condition thereof

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Created by: galwaywegian

Pronunciation: help eew noo maa

Sentence: his helpyounoma always flared up just before and just after meal times, and his mother just didn't understand.

Etymology: help you? no ma!

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COMMENTS:

If he's not careful, he'll develop chronic helpatitis but I think there are big needles for that - Jabberwocky, 2007-07-12: 12:31:00

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Created by: ziggy41

Pronunciation: Dis-chore-dur

Sentence: All of my kids suffer from frequent dischorders when asked to do household tasks, my wife and I notice the symptoms right away: crying, tantrums, and the occasional "talkback." If this occurs we allow a low allowance.

Etymology: Disorder (a disruption of normal physical functions) + chore (a task or errand)

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COMMENTS:

allowalowallow - nice resonance - Jabberwocky, 2007-07-12: 12:18:00

I was hoping someone would catch it. - ziggy41, 2007-07-12: 13:34:00

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Created by: Kyoti

Pronunciation: Poss-tuh-tie-tuhss

Sentence: Gary stuck his hand into the job jar and was instantly overcome with a bout of posstititis.

Etymology: Possum(playing dead)+PostIts(sticky notes found on desks and refrigerators)+itis(medical ailment suffix)

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COMMENTS:

It's a good thing Gary doesn't work in a Postit Office - or does he?? - Jabberwocky, 2007-07-12: 12:40:00

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Created by: weareallbeautiful

Pronunciation: p-ruh-t-eh-d

Sentence: Every time he was asked to take out the garbage Zack was pretead.

Etymology: pretend+dead

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Created by: porsche

Pronunciation: yard/shurk

Sentence: Everytime there was yard work to be done, he did the yardshirk

Etymology: shirk + yard work

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Created by: onetwothree

Pronunciation: bay-lawl-is

Sentence:

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Created by: hairydoginparis

Pronunciation: Neigh-crow-chore

Sentence: The man collapsed of necrochore when asked to do the laundry and the dishes.

Etymology: necro(the dead)+chore(household work)

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Created by: Eeliza

Pronunciation: Lucy-Oh-Si-Can-A-Me

Sentence: "My mother yelled at me yesterday to Lusioscanamy...she was so angry!"

Etymology: Definition- Meaning to exit ones living quarters or face viloent consequences.

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