Verboticism: Geekbonics
DEFINITION: n. A pop culture entertainment property, which has transcended itself and become a de facto religion with legions of devotees, prescribed rituals and sacred texts. v. To follow a pop culture icon with unquestioning devotion.
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Theoculturism
Created by: Pythias
Pronunciation: the-o-cul-tur-ism
Sentence: Worshipping at the seat of the Holy Portal was often his favoured way of celebrating a new theoculturism.
Etymology: theo- + culture + ism
Amassakitch
Created by: jawjee
Pronunciation: uh MA su kitch
Sentence: The astounding amassaktich surrounding "Q" is frightening in its intensity.
Etymology:
Trektarianism
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: trek tair ian ism
Sentence: When Jock Spock came out of the ladies washroom at the Star Trek Convention, he gave the Vulcan hand signal and said, "Live long and Prosper". Being a strict follower of trektarianism, he hoped his clever response would divert the ire of the waiting women. It did not.
Etymology: Trek (as in Star Trek, popular sci-fi TV series) & Tractarianism (principles of the founders of the Oxford movement as expounded in pamphlets called Tracts for the Times)
Phenomicon
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: Fe-nom-i-con
Sentence: It is hard to believe that a simple TV show could become a phemonicon for a whole generation.
Etymology: Phenomenon + Icon
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COMMENTS:
I know...it's revolting. Great word. - metrohumanx, 2008-08-12: 14:42:00
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Bieberligion
Created by: Discoveria
Pronunciation: BEE-burr-LIJ-un
Sentence: Teenage girls make up the majority of those converted to the Bieberligion of a certain young Canadian singer.
Etymology: (Justin) Bieber + religion (belief system)
Spockism
Created by: texmom
Pronunciation: Spahk-ism
Sentence: The trekkies exhibited spockism as they stood in line for the convention for 5 days.
Etymology: Spock - distinctive character in Star Trek ism - makes it a noun
Cultasy
Created by: Stevenson0
Pronunciation: cul/tas/ee
Sentence: Jenny and Joe met at an 'X-Men' convention in New York last year. The things they love most about their cultasy are the costumes and the chants recited three times a day in hopes that they will come in contact with the natural earth bound x-rays which will transform them like their heros. One of their favourite cultasy parting statements is: "May all the earthbound X-rays find your path today and lead you to freedom, purity and adventure."
Etymology: CULT (a group, or sect bound together by veneration of the same thing, person, or ideal) + FANTASY (wondrous, or strange fancies; imaginative conceptualizing)
Geekbonics
Created by: jermainechambers44
Pronunciation: Geek-bon-nicks
Sentence: Poindexter couldn\'t wait to show off his new found grasp of geekbonics, so he tried to work it in every conversation he could as he mingled with the masses at the annual sci-fi convention.
Etymology: Geek-(a nerd,computer & or movie obbsessed.)Ebonics-(form of slang,made famous by urban youth)
Cultasy
Created by: Stevenson0
Pronunciation: cul/tas/ee
Sentence: Jimmy and Jenny met at a 'X-Men' conference in New York last year. What they love most about their cultasy are the costumes and the chants recited three times a day in hopes that they will come in contact with the natural earth bound x-rays which will transform them like their heros.
Etymology: cult + fantasy
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COMMENTS:
X-cellent! - Nosila, 2010-01-14: 01:56:00
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Soupcantata
Created by: petaj
Pronunciation: soup-can-ta-ta
Sentence: Tom Arta, the Soupentologist, was puree of heart and sang with consommate skill when he performed the soupcantata. The whole cangregation were inspired by the word of Warhol and bowled out the church wishing everyone good laksa.
Etymology: Soup can (as in Campbell's) + cantata (musical setting of a religious text)
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COMMENTS:
makes me hungry for lunch -mm mm good - Jabberwocky, 2007-06-19: 11:42:00
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