Verboticism: Contragene
DEFINITION: n. An ingrained habit which is so entrenched in individual's personality that they practically have an identity crisis if anyone tries to change it. v. To try to modify a person's instinctive behavior and/or unconscious habits.
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Habitugrate
Created by: daniellegeorge
Pronunciation: ha-bit-you-grate
Sentence: The severity of his habitugrate is to the point that the couch can't sleep without John sitting on it with a beer for at least 3 hours each night.
Etymology: Habit, and grate (like grating cheese). Like trying to file down a bad habit only to make it sore and red.
Mythang
Created by: galwaywegian
Pronunciation: meye th ang
Sentence: His mythang involved swivelling his hips, which were roughly the same proportions as a small battleship, in a circular motion while raising his eyebrows in a very scary manner, whenever he heard hawaiian music, which thankfully was not very often.
Etymology: my thang as in thing
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COMMENTS:
Interesting. - OZZIEBOB, 2008-05-22: 08:27:00
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Foibledagain
Created by: bookowl
Pronunciation: foy/bulled/again
Sentence: Drat! Foibledagain! I just got her to stop chewing her fingernails and now she's chewing her toenails.
Etymology: foible + play on foiled again
Quirkchange
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: kwerk chainj
Sentence: Quentin and Queenie Quinn were quintessentially the most quarrellous and quibblesome couple in Quebec. When Quentin would send a quip Queenie's way, she would quickfire back some quirky response. Sometimes their quarrels became so loud that the neighbours would call in the Quebec Police to quell the quake. Queenie decided to take a quantum leap and improve the quality of their lives. In a quandary and tired of quipping about quarters, quarks, quacks, quads, and quinine, she quaranteed them in their Quonset Hut for a week to try and question their quest for marriage quiet. Although Queenie had become a quirkchange artist, Quentin was still quick-tempered. Queenie quaffed quantities of quince wine quarts to quench her thirst and give her courage. She invited Quentin under their quilt and told him that although quirkchange would be impossible with him, she loved him anyway. He said, and I quote: "Join the queue!" and the quarrel resumed...
Etymology: Quick-Change (adept at changing from one thing to another especially changing costumes; "a quick-change artist") + Quirk (a strange attitude or habit) + Change (make or become different in some particular way, without permanently losing one's or its former characteristics or essence)
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COMMENTS:
Clever. - OZZIEBOB, 2008-05-22: 01:23:00
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Alterigor
Created by: Mustang
Pronunciation: al-ter-EE-gor
Sentence: Natasha wanted her fiancé, Rudy, to be more upbeat and have a more pleasant nature so she embarked on a campaign she called alerigor, hoping in time to make him over to match her idea of the perfect husband.
Etymology: Blend of alter and Igor
Impulsonality
Created by: splendiction
Pronunciation: Im pulse SON a li tee
Sentence: His impulsonality remained constant through his adulthood. At any social gathering he’d end up laughing hysterically, uncontrollably, at the funny mistakes of others. His laughing spasms were so unique and funny in themselves, friends and family would deliberately set them going by telling one of the well-known stories. Attempts to calm and quiet his raucous laughing fits were all unsuccessful as his laughs would turn into angry roars. His roars were as loud as his laughs, but frightening. It was best to keep him happy.
Etymology: From: IMPULSE and PERSONALITY.
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COMMENTS:
good word - Nosila, 2009-07-02: 02:43:00
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Alternature
Created by: Mustang
Pronunciation: ALL - tur - nay - chur
Sentence: Thoroughly fed up with Artemis' slovenly habits, Mirabel devised a complicated alternature scheme wherein she planned to create changes in his long standing habits if only little by little.
Etymology: Blend of alter, alternate, and nature
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COMMENTS:
Good word, Mustang...Mirabel would need to be a witch to really get a change in him... - Nosila, 2008-05-21: 21:31:00
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Mehavior
Created by: mweinmann
Pronunciation: mee - hae - vur
Sentence: Our mehavior is what defines who we are....it is a combination of our thoughts, habits, actions and reactions to the world around us. It is what makes us unique; what defines you and me and sets us apart....I will get very upset if someone tries to change my mehavior because I might not know who I am anymore.
Etymology: me (referring to the person him/herself), behavior
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COMMENTS:
good word! - splendiction, 2009-07-01: 15:20:00
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Bodyfy
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: bod if fye
Sentence: He had looked so cute and cuddly hanging upside down from that tree in the Amazon. She brought him home as part of her anthropological study. She called him Seth the Sloth. But now, she was trying to bodify him. Too late, she realized that without the 3 toes on each foot and the ability to climb trees, Seth was just like her ex, Marvin. Except Marvin was never awake this much and his eyes were not as intelligent.
Etymology: Body (the entire physical structure of an organism (especially an animal or human being) & Modify (cause to change; make different; cause a transformation)
