Verboticisms

Created by: Jabberwocky

Pronunciation: ree/it/ur/state

Sentence: The most effective way to win an argument is to simply reiterstate the obvious (obviously I'm right, I'm right, I'm right)

Etymology: reiterate (echo, repeat) + state

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COMMENTS:

Short, neat, and right on the definition ... very nice! - silveryaspen, 2008-01-22: 12:50:00

well formed word. I like it! - bananabender, 2008-01-22: 22:14:00

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Created by: galwaywegian

Pronunciation: dee bat tur

Sentence: she was an excellet debatter who could sharpen her tone of voice until all dogs within a ten mile radius would run away.

Etymology: debate, batter

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COMMENTS:

debatter watch out, debatter not cry, debatter not shout..... - Jabberwocky, 2008-01-22: 08:48:00

Your word just hits the spot! - silveryaspen, 2008-01-22: 12:27:00

Beaten into submission... nice! - bananabender, 2008-01-22: 22:07:00

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Created by: Stevenson0

Pronunciation: ar/gue/pe/ti/tive

Sentence: His strategy in disagreements is to be argupetitive which gives his wife no new ground to counter attack his points in the dispute.

Etymology: argue + repetitive

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COMMENTS:

Ooh, nice one. - ErWenn, 2008-01-22: 10:48:00

Nice ... and the pet in the middle reminds be of how petty such can be! - silveryaspen, 2008-01-22: 12:32:00

The pettiness bounced out at me too. Good word! - bananabender, 2008-01-22: 21:29:00

Very good word! - OZZIEBOB, 2008-01-22: 22:16:00

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Created by: kmartinmt

Pronunciation: es-teem-punk-ing

Sentence: "The party was great until Mr. Dumaz started esteempunking everyone."

Etymology:

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Created by: artr

Pronunciation: duhn-ney-shuhn

Sentence: The way the panhandler went after people seemed more like a dunation than a donation. He was so insistent that people crossed the street just to avoid him.

Etymology: dun (to make repeated and insistent demands upon, especially for the payment of a debt) + donation (an act or instance of presenting something as a gift, grant, or contribution)

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Created by: Mustang

Pronunciation: keh-jole-EEZ

Sentence: Hal was quite fluent in cajolese and through persistent and repetitive expressions of his ideas and beliefs, was usually able to win people over to his way of thinking.

Etymology: Blend of 'cajole' (to persuade with flattery or gentle urging especially in the face of reluctance) and suffix '-ese' (speech, literary style, or diction peculiar to (a specified place, person, group, discipline, subject, or activity)

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Created by: scrabbelicious

Pronunciation: One-dim-ent-che-a

Sentence: Arnold never really left the play-ground. He had the negotiation skills of an eight year-old with a borderline syndrome who missed his mother. An annoying, prickly thing, he'd drive you mad with his onedimentia.

Etymology: One-dimensional + dementia

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COMMENTS:

Great combo! Clever Creation! - silveryaspen, 2008-01-22: 12:49:00

Clever mix! - bananabender, 2008-01-22: 22:26:00

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Created by: Tigger

Pronunciation: /dwel'-eh-bus-ter/

Sentence: What's so frustrating about working with Klaus is that, if you happen to disagree with him, he'll stage a dwellibuster, repeating his point of view over and over until you just want to choke him, or else agree with him in order to shut him up.

Etymology: dwell - to dwell on; repeatedly emphasize a point (Old English, dwellan "to mislead, deceive") + filibuster - an obstructionist tactic in a legislative body, employed by making long and often irrelevant speeches (from Dutch, vrijbuiter "pirate")

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COMMENTS:

I like it! - ErWenn, 2008-01-22: 10:49:00

Good combo! - silveryaspen, 2008-01-22: 12:31:00

Something very nice about this word, Original, too. - OZZIEBOB, 2008-01-22: 21:58:00

I like the idea of stealing the show, time and the win (filibuster). Clever! - bananabender, 2008-01-22: 22:23:00

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Created by: Nosila

Pronunciation: fil i blus ter

Sentence: Philip was the king of the filibluster. He would argue all night with Maria until he wore her down and she lost the argument. This was probably why Philip was such a success at his career as a union negotiator...his endurance and mouth simply outlasted any competition.

Etymology: Filibuster (obstruct deliberately by delaying; tactic for delaying or obstructing legislation by making long speeches; a legislator who gives long speeches in an effort to delay or obstruct legislation that he (or she) opposes) & Bluster (act in an arrogant, overly self-assured, or conceited manner; show off

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Created by: Dougalistic

Pronunciation: Ar-guw-ero-shun

Sentence: There was a massive arguerosion going on between Dave and Melinda regarding who was going to invite Dave's mother in law round for Christmas dinner.

Etymology: Argue - To conflict and fight verbally. Erosion - The constant abrasion and attrition (eating away) of or at something.

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COMMENTS:

very nice - describes world politics aptly - Jabberwocky, 2008-01-22: 11:04:00

This word, like such arguers, wears down well! - silveryaspen, 2008-01-22: 12:46:00

good word. I'm worn out just thinking about it! - bananabender, 2008-01-22: 22:06:00

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