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DEFINITION: n., A stylized form of argument, common among politicians, lawyers and married couples, where the parties state and restate their positions until the opponent is exhausted. v. tr., To argue by simply restating your position over and over again.
Verboticisms
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Repetrition
Created by: OZZIEBOB
Pronunciation: Rep-i-TRISH-uh n
Sentence: When Bob's lipzkrieg failed to silence Roxie's relexiration, he launched a rambling repetrition.
Etymology: REPETRITION: blend of REPETITION & ATTRITION: to wear down by repeating over and over. LIPZKRIEG: LIP:(To give lip) & KRIEG: war. RELEXIRATION: blend of lexi & reiteration.
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COMMENTS:
You astound me not only with your verboticism of the day, but with all the verboticisms you put in the sentence with them! Kudos to you as an expert wordsmith. - silveryaspen, 2008-01-22: 12:26:00
Good word! I can visualise a long line of battered lifeless bodies that have fallen in the arena of Bob's repetritious quest! - bananabender, 2008-01-22: 21:36:00
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Necrohippoflict
Created by: ErWenn
Pronunciation: /ˌnɛkɹəˈhɪpəˌflɪkt/ /neck-ruh-HIPP-uh-flikt/
Sentence: When faced with necrohippofliction, do not attempt to adapt your method of argumentation, for your opponent will just accuse you of being a wishy-washy flip-flopper.
Etymology: necro- (dead) hippo- (horse) -flict (strike)
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COMMENTS:
Roared with laughter after I read the etymology ... all horsing around ... great creation! - silveryaspen, 2008-01-22: 12:34:00
Ooh, I like how you used the etymology to form the word. Very clever. - Tigger, 2008-01-22: 14:06:00
Hahahaha a wishy washy flip flopper. I love it! - scrink, 2008-01-22: 20:36:00
Sadly, many do not read all the way through the etymology before deciding on what to vote. Thank you for the kind words, all. - ErWenn, 2008-01-22: 21:15:00
Oh yes... that's how it is... flogging a dead horse! Good one! - bananabender, 2008-01-22: 21:42:00
Right outside the "stable". Brings to mind a slang term "Horse-shed": To attempt to influence another person's opinion, especially in political matters. - OZZIEBOB, 2008-01-22: 21:57:00
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Pressurement
Created by: avklive
Pronunciation: It's quite clear
Sentence: I hardly escaped that pressurement with my wife. But I know I'm right!
Etymology: pressure + argument
Argupetitive
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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Repetitivenotion
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: ree pet ativ no shun
Sentence: Brett & Marcia were in danger of getting a ticket for another repetitivenotion infraction...this time over who was on first!
Etymology: repetitive motion (something done over and over) notion (a capricious idea that just won't quit)
Onedimentia
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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Defynihlate
Created by: scrink
Pronunciation: dee-fye-nih-late
Sentence: You should have heard her go on and on, he didn't stand a chance. Oh yeah girl, she went and defynihlated him.
Etymology: defy - to be argumentative and defiant annihilate - to eliminate
Cajolese
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)
Dunation
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)
Esteempunking
Created by: kmartinmt
Pronunciation: es-teem-punk-ing
Sentence: "The party was great until Mr. Dumaz started esteempunking everyone."
Etymology:
Comments:
Today's definition was suggested by sipsoccer. Thank you sipsoccer. ~ James
galwaywegian - 2008-01-22: 06:37:00
Debatter
galwaywegian - 2008-01-22: 06:38:00
oops
Dougalistic - 2008-01-22: 10:40:00
^ lol
Jabberwocky - 2008-01-22: 13:47:00
Galway is guilty of a premature ejaculation (as in exclaim suddenly)
Today's definition was suggested by sipsoccer. Thank you sipsoccer. ~ James