Verboticism: Nonocoquette
DEFINITION: v. To send out confused or conflicting signals when driving or dating. n. A person who signals their intentions to do one thing, then does something else completely different.
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Enigmathick
Created by: galwaywegian
Pronunciation: enn igg math ik
Sentence: her style of driving and dating was a trifle enigmathick, leaving a series of overheated wrecks in her wake as she careered through life.
Etymology: enigmatic, thick
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COMMENTS:
Galwaywegian, Great create! :) - abrakadeborah, 2009-04-24: 06:56:00
It lilts and with the great blending is fun to lisp into the last syllable. Wonderful etymology and word! - silveryaspen, 2009-04-24: 12:32:00
She needs her license revoked! - Nosila, 2009-04-24: 22:04:00
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Misindictator
Created by: readerwriter
Pronunciation: mihs-ihn-dihk-tay-tohr
Sentence: Off on a weekend holiday to Florida, Bitsy was bummed by the way she was having to slow down. Through three traffic light changes she had watched the little old couple in the car ahead calmly discuss whether to turn right or left, their signal indicators bearing witness to their decision-making skills. Oh, that her rental car could sprout wings and fly over these benevolent misindictators!
Etymology: Blending MIS, meaning false + INDICATE, meaning to give signals + DICTATOR, meaning to rule absolutely
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COMMENTS:
Excellent word. It is frustrating when you're caught up in other people's confusion! I think your sentence captures misindicators well. - splendiction, 2009-04-25: 12:23:00
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Misflirt
Created by: splendiction
Pronunciation: miss flirt
Sentence: Miss Belie just couldn’t come out and tell him she was just keeping him around for fun, while she looked around for Mr. Right. Belie misflirted with Mr. Rong by doing things like caressing his back while telling him she wasn’t really his type. Trying to be somewhat honest, her leadinghimwrong tactics were confusing Mr. Rong into thinking he was Mr. Maybe.
Etymology: Misflirt means to flirt (show interest in for the moment) incorrectly, to flirt but not really mean it.
Attractshun
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: at trakt shun
Sentence: Lisa found herself drawn to the new guy in accounting, but whenever they made contact, she pushed him away. This attractshun stemmed from the fact that she actually preferred girls to gorgeous men...
Etymology: Attract (be drawn to;the quality of arousing interest; being attractive) & Shun (avoid and stay away from deliberately; stay clear of)
Schizofriendly
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: skitsəfrendlē
Sentence: Trudy is always friendly but she can be schizofriendly, one day gushing and happy to see you, the next, barely acknowledging your existence. Today you\'re best of friends, tomorrow a grunt and a nod is the best you can get from her. I guess that\'s why they call her Moody Trudy.
Etymology: schizophrenic (a long-term mental disorder of a type involving a breakdown in the relation between thought, emotion, and behavior) + friendly (kind and pleasant)
Semidiotic
Created by: petaj
Pronunciation: sem-id-ee-ott-ick
Sentence: Lars was given a dishonourable discharge after the disaster of the destroyer. He semaphored that it was going about, so the container ship changed course and the destroyer crashed into its hull and promptly sank to the bottom of the channel, leaving the crew swimming for their lives. His discharge papers cited his semidiotics as the reason for his dismissal.
Etymology: semiotics + idiots
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COMMENTS:
Don't you love a man in uniform?? Or in Lars' case, out of it! - Nosila, 2009-04-24: 22:01:00
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Youturner
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: yoo ter ner
Sentence: Ted sees Jane. Jane sees Ted. Jane & Ted get married and form a multi-national, international coalition. For many years, Ted added colour to old movies, like "Gone With The Wind" and many others to show the world that the old days were not just in black and white and grey. Ted turnered many heads at the UN and made them see that they could turneround the world. But after Jane and Ted had been married a while, he pulled a Youturner. In the end Ted could not figure out why, if he was right, why he was now left...go after Jane, Ted...Don't be a Dick!
Etymology: U-Turn (complete reversal of direction of travel) & You (Pronoun, second person singular) & Turner (someone who turns; also Ted Turner, a media proprietor who "turned" America onto Buffalo Meat, Cable Vision, CNN, and is a "The Mouth of the South")
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COMMENTS:
You are really sporting Great Entertainment with this won. So Turnermental it sent me laughing around the bend! - silveryaspen, 2009-04-24: 01:42:00
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Deviateases
Created by: silveryaspen
Pronunciation: Dee vee ate tees uz
Sentence: Star fell in love with John Glwhenn. He led her to believe he was going to raise the big question: "Would you like to hitch your wagon to my stars?" Asstonishingly, he turned out to be an asskdhernaught! Thereafter, she avoided all deviateases.
Etymology: People who DEVIATE (change from what is usual, accepted, expected, or planned) are not very nice TEASES (those who offer some thing, then take it back/ or pretend to do one thing, but in reality, do the opposite).
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COMMENTS:
A devious word indeed! Great create Silvery! - Biscotti, 2009-04-24: 02:35:00
Silvery,I loved your word and sentence! You are so gifted at making others laugh! What a great and joyous spirit you have :) - abrakadeborah, 2009-04-24: 06:51:00
good one - galwaywegian, 2009-04-24: 09:11:00
Good one...he's probably a Cosmonaught, too, or he'd have a clue about women! - Nosila, 2009-04-24: 22:04:00
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Misbraken
Created by: mrskellyscl
Pronunciation: miss-break-en
Sentence: The charming, alluring, Miss Taken; Was the queen of mis'cue'munication. She'd flirt and invite, Then she'd feint to the right. You could say that she was misbraken.
Etymology: Miss: young lady + mistaken: error in judgment + brake: to slow or to stop; dampen, hinder.
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COMMENTS:
Clever Limerick. Fun word plays. Double Great Verbotomies! - silveryaspen, 2009-04-24: 12:34:00
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