Verboticisms

Created by: bookowl

Pronunciation: pest/ass/ist

Sentence: If your glass is half full, you're an optimist, if it's half empty, you're a pessimist and if it's never quite right, you're a pestassist.

Etymology: pest + assist + pessimist

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COMMENTS:

Good word - OZZIEBOB, 2008-05-27: 20:26:00

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Created by: porsche

Pronunciation: reh/mee/dee/ah/bull/hed/ded

Sentence: The new assistant was remediabullheaded and drove everyone crazy.

Etymology: remedy + remediable (that can be remedied or cured) + bull headed

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COMMENTS:

Remenable word! - Nosila, 2009-07-07: 15:37:00

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Created by: galwaywegian

Pronunciation: skar amm edd ik

Sentence: His aunt was a noted scaramedic, with her own methods of first aid from door handle dentistry to air hammer cpr. to her a bit of zippercumcision was a piece of (bloody) piss.

Etymology: paramedic scare

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COMMENTS:

scary but funny - Jabberwocky, 2008-05-26: 11:56:00

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Created by: Nosila

Pronunciation: drag gin fly

Sentence: When Ben got his naughty bits stuck in his zipper, his girlfriend Mary made things worse by being a dragginfly. There's just something about Mary...

Etymology: Dragging (something that slows or delays progress;pull, as against a resistance )& Fly (opening in front of pants) & WordPlay on Dragonfly (large flying insect)

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Created by: OZZIEBOB

Pronunciation: huhd-RaaAaah-fit

Sentence: When Bob felt in danger of being assosinated by too much samaritanism, he would always yell loudly "Hudrafit." Perplexed, the steadfast succourist would immediately ask" What's hudrafit?" To which Bob would quickly reply: "Help Unnecessary Don't Remember Asking For IT."

Etymology: Acronym: (As set out in sentence) Assosinate: Kill with kindness by misinterpreting and/or overresponding to call of "SOS." Futhermore, my lip reading skills tells me that's the word the unfortunate fellow in the cartoon is painfully uttering. Do you all agree with me?

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COMMENTS:

I'll have to remember that the next time I go to choose a movie - Jabberwocky, 2008-05-26: 11:58:00

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Created by: stache

Pronunciation: ĭn-trōō'sŏlv

Sentence: Mark only wanted to know how to indent the first line of a paragraph in MSWord, but Ethel intrusolved the issue by creating a macro that formatted the entire paper.

Etymology: intru(sive), coming without invitation or welcome; solve, to find the answer or explanation for; clear up; explain.

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Created by: Nosila

Pronunciation: no sis tans

Sentence: When Dick got his, you know, name-organ, stuck in his zipper, well that Jane was nossistance at all. Her aid was not only not impeckerable, it left a track on his manhood forever. Should he survive this cock-up, he would add the word nossistance to his dickionary for future reference. See Dick, See Jane in the no-fly zone! Willie forgive her? How could he? It was a phallusy. He was a highly regarded Member of Parliament, after all. See Dick not run again...

Etymology: No (not in any degree or manner; not at all) & Assistance (the activity of contributing to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose) & insistence (the state of urgently demanding notice or attention)

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COMMENTS:

Chubby Johnson would be proud. - stache, 2008-05-26: 01:09:00

LOL....great sentence!! Very...imaginative? - Mustang, 2008-05-26: 04:56:00

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Created by: Mustang

Pronunciation: foyst-ayd

Sentence: Mary Jo seemed unable to resist the notion that others couldn't possibly do without her helpful intervention, and as so often was the case those she provided foistaid to became victims rather than recipients of genuine assistance.

Etymology: Blend of 'foist' (To impose (something or someone unwanted) upon another by coercion or trickery) and 'aid' (assistance)

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Created by: wpkesq

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Created by: Nosila

Pronunciation: fast en ay shun

Sentence: When Harry's fly was stuck, Mary had an instant fastenation with getting the zipper unstuck. Despite his pleas to leave him alone, Mary just had to yank and pull iuntil Harry was in dire pain. There's just Something about Mary...

Etymology: Fascination (the capacity to attract intense interest) & Fasten (to become fixed or fastened)

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