The create-a-word game

'Come on! You must be pregnant...'

DEFINITION: v., To enthusiastically congratulate a woman on her pending motherhood, only to be told that you are mistaken. n., The dashed expectations and pregnant silence that follows mistaken congratulations.

Create | Read

Preculate

Top verboticism of the day created by hendrixius

Pronunciation: -prek-u-late-

Sentence: Darren was sweating bullets after he incorrectly preculated that the young woman on the train was great with child.

Etymology: pregnant + speculate

Created by: hendrixius.

More Top Verboticisms:

(Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)

Pregnonsee: /preg-non-see/ Jack's biggest gaffe happened when he congratulated his boss's wife on her pregnancy, but it was a pregnonsee. Etymology: pregnancy: to be pregnant + non: not + see Created by: mrskellyscl.

Comments:

good one - Nosila, 2010-04-01: 16:34:00

Notivity: /noht iv it eeeeeeee/ The news of her notivity was greeted with surprise and many tears. The tears were due to the escape of all the wind which had caused the rumour in the first place Etymology: nativity eh... not? Created by: galwaywegian.

Comments:

maternally yours... - Nosila, 2010-04-01: 16:33:00

Dumbgratulate: /dum-grach-u-late/ While high school reunions tend to be alot of "Oh my God, did you see how bad so and so looks?" Blaire's was even a bit worse than that. Sure she had put on a "couple" of extra pounds since she was voted Hottest Cheerleader," but to be dumbgratulated all night long on her pregnancy was just plain wrong. Etymology: mix of dumb and congratulate. Created by: lumina.

Comments:

Dumbfounded...isn't it at what some people say to you! - Nosila, 2008-11-04: 22:17:00

More...

To see more verboticisms for this definition go to: Come on! You must be pregnant...

 

Comments:

Verbotomy Verbotomy - 2007-12-13: 00:30:00
Today's definition was suggested by Mustang Thank you Mustang ~ James

silveryaspen - 2007-12-13: 14:19:00
very nice play on words ... but the meaning could be mistaken for a man's padded belly while playing Santa.

Verbotomy Verbotomy - 2010-04-01: 00:02:00
Today's definition was suggested by Mustang. Thank you Mustang. ~ James

rickki - 2011-02-05: 18:22:00
reverseolations

More Winning Words:

More Verboticisms! See the winning words for: Excuse me, but are you giving us your full attention?