Verboticisms

Created by: Mustang

Pronunciation: In - SESS - uh -grait

Sentence: Rudolfo had the annoying habit of incessigrating in an effort to get his audience to agree with his sometimes radical views.

Etymology: Incessant + grate (have an irritating or unpleasant effect)

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COMMENTS:

Conveys the feelings so very well that these monoargubaiters engender! Your verboticism of this day is also an emoticism of the day! - silveryaspen, 2008-01-22: 12:29:00

I agree with silveryaspen. You got the essence across well. Good one! - bananabender, 2008-01-22: 22:18:00

Thankyuh, thankyuh verruh much... - Mustang, 2008-01-22: 23:53:00

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Created by: Banky

Pronunciation: ah-lit-ter-cay-shun

Sentence: The mother had finally had enough of the allitercation with her stubborn child. The string of "NO!"s continued, and followed them to the back of the store where both hand and rear blushed upon meeting so abruptly.

Etymology: alliteration + altercation

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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: 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: bananabender

Pronunciation: ree - VURB - uh - trayt

Sentence: Marla: Aarrggghhh! We've just been reverbetraited by a master. We've gotta go clear our heads because he's got us almost convinced that the earth is really flat! Dirk: Hope he falls off the edge of it!

Etymology: REVERBERATE: to reecho or resound, to be reflected many times. TRAIT: a distinguishing characteristic or quality, esp of one's personal nature, usually bad! n., REVERBETRAITOR

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COMMENTS:

Really good word and easily rolls off the tongue! Good thinking! 8/10 :) - Dougalistic, 2008-01-22: 04:50:00

Nice blending, bananab'l'ender! - silveryaspen, 2008-01-22: 12:35:00

Great word! - OZZIEBOB, 2008-01-22: 22:15:00

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Created by: abrakadeborah

Pronunciation: ur-first-af-ter-mee

Sentence: Fred Dirsterworster was always a loud mouth urfirstaftermee type character. He thought he was well ahead of everyone else, though he chronically lagged behind and never quite caught on.

Etymology: You- Are- First- After- Me.

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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: 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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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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