Verboticism: Prozactivity
DEFINITION: v. To suddenly discover that your most troublesome personality defect, for which you have been taking medication and/or therapy, is actually your greatest asset. n. A perceived weakness which is actually a strength.
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Bonusneurosis
Created by: remistram
Pronunciation: bo-nuss-nerr-os-iss
Sentence: Viv discovered that her bonusneurosis actually enhanced her standing in the company....numbering all the photocopy paper saved the office money, which in turn led to her promotion.
Etymology: bonus (as in free gift, or reward) + neurosis (a relatively mild personality disorder typified by excessive anxiety or indecision and a degree of social or interpersonal maladjustment)
Flawsome
Created by: hamburgerman
Pronunciation: flaw sum
Sentence: OMG! dude, thats totally flawsome!
Etymology: flaw + awesome = flawsome
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COMMENTS:
no comment - hamburgerman, 2009-08-20: 21:34:00
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Luckjaw
Created by: jadenguy
Pronunciation: luk jaa
Sentence: His inability to talk made him a great grief counciler. His success rate was nearly 87%, with comment cards lauding his ability to listen.
Etymology: lockjaw + luck
Ticaccentuatom
Created by: texmom
Pronunciation: tick ac cent you oh tom
Sentence: She found that the freak circus appreciated her shoulder twitch and the resulting ticaccentuatom delighted her.. with a new job.
Etymology: tic - nervous muscle movement accent - highlighted atom - sounds good
Flawesome
Created by: rikboyee
Pronunciation: flaw-sum
Sentence: when people mistook my nervous tic for well rehearsed break-dancing, it was flawesome
Etymology: flaw, awesome
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COMMENTS:
Good one. - Clayton, 2007-06-25: 21:15:00
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Bencompovery
Created by: weareallbeautiful
Pronunciation: b-eh-n-kuh-m-puh-v-er-ee
Sentence: Julie made an astonishing bencompovery that her annoying compulsion of organizing everything had gotten her a high paying job as a secretary for the president of one of the most successful corporations in the country.
Etymology: benefit+compulsion+discovery
Faultility
Created by: Clayton
Pronunciation: fawl-TIL-i-tee
Sentence: Madeline's faultility was her incessant nose-blowing. Her husband thought of divorcing her, but she was such an amazing duck call.
Etymology: fault + utility
Flawntit
Created by: petaj
Pronunciation: flawnt-it
Sentence: Cherie really started marketing herself when she realised her flawntit gave her an oddvantage over the other candidates.
Etymology: flaw + If you've got it flaunt it.
Lunatickalltherightboxes
Created by: galwaywegian
Pronunciation: loo na tik awl the rite bok ses
Sentence: She managed to lunatickalltherightboxes despite the rather stained resumé
Etymology: lunatic tick all the right boxes
Onusbonus
Created by: mplsbohemian
Pronunciation: OH-nuhs-boh-nuhs
Sentence: Alex's utter lack of personality proved an onusbonus when he landed a job as an Abercrummie clerk.
Etymology: onus (burden) + bonus (benefit)
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COMMENTS:
She's a leftie, cool. -from an ambie - mplsbohemian, 2007-06-26: 01:47:00
Oops, I meant that for the main dealie. - mplsbohemian, 2007-06-26: 01:48:00
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