Verboticisms

Created by: purpleartichokes

Pronunciation: job-bulled

Sentence: Her husband would have loved to help, but the mere thought of grasping the toilet brush made him jobbled.

Etymology: job, hobbled

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COMMENTS:

funny - Jabberwocky, 2007-07-12: 12:20:00

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Created by: Dboozer

Pronunciation: soo-dough-more-tih-size

Sentence: Vinny pseudomortized so well that his wife regularly tried to have him embalmed, usually on Sundays when the grass needed mowed.

Etymology: pseudo (false, fake) + mortis (death) + ize (verb)

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COMMENTS:

the lazy sod !! but I hear her neighbour is a rake - Jabberwocky, 2007-07-12: 12:45:00

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Created by: r0b0tj0n3z

Pronunciation: whurr-cali-sis

Sentence: Scott was overcome with workalysis when his mom asked him to take out the trash.

Etymology: work, paralysis

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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: 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: HALibut

Pronunciation: Di-thril-i-weyt-shuhn

Sentence: Larry's eyes opened and slowly came into focus on the calendar faintly illuminated through the shades. Realizing it was employee review day he was stricken with a sudden and paralyzing dethrilliwation, fortunately he was able to move his arm just far enough to once again hit the snooze button.

Etymology: De(reduced) + thrill + wait + ion(condition)

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Created by: administraitor

Pronunciation: eye-shirk

Sentence: Harold discovered that by always wearing a headset and avoiding eye contact with his parents, he was able to ishirk any chore that would have otherwise fallen to him. His "wait until this song is finished" lament finally destroyed his father's determination to compel him to action, leaving the poor old guy a shadow of his former (pre-having-a-teenager) self!

Etymology: ipod + shirk

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COMMENTS:

Would anyone guess that I've got one of these at home? - administraitor, 2007-07-12: 12:17:00

I feel your pain. - purpleartichokes, 2007-07-12: 12:52:00

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Created by: loofarama

Pronunciation: pro-crasti-constipation

Sentence: As soon as i asked him to do the laundry he ran to the bathroom, maybe he's just procrasticonstipated

Etymology: procrastination + constipation

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COMMENTS:

Love the sing-song sound of this one. - purpleartichokes, 2007-07-12: 10:47:00

Sounds like a good title for a Styx album. - Kyoti, 2007-07-12: 13:23:00

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Created by: rahullotli

Pronunciation: dad-ra

Sentence: stop being dedra

Etymology:

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COMMENTS:

good word - rahullotli, 2007-07-14: 13:58:00

cool - rahullotli, 2007-07-14: 13:58:00

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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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