Verboticism: Xerocks
DEFINITION: v. To copy and share an idea, thing, or person because you think that it's so wonderful that everyone should have one. n. An open source clone.
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Praegorian
Created by: Peepeedance
Pronunciation: pray-gore-ee-uhn
Sentence: The CIA denies involvement in assassinating Mister Wiggles, but the circumstances surrounding his death were rather praegorian.
Etymology: Praetorian + gory
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COMMENTS:
Hehe, whoops, does not correspond to the definition...Pretty nifty anyway, eh? - Peepeedance, 2007-05-07: 21:28:00
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Repeatalize
Created by: benjamin
Pronunciation: re-peet-a-lize
Sentence: He fancied himself a sort of content preacher; reverend John104, repeatalized the HD-DVD key to every message board, blog, and fourm denizen he could fine.
Etymology: repeat, evangelize
Cloneforall
Created by: petaj
Pronunciation: clone-for-all
Sentence: The four horsemen donned their identical outfits featuring feathered hats and sharp swords before jumping onto their identical horses. "Cloneforall and all for clone" they shouted their motto in recognition that their costume was so de rigeur that everyone should be provisioned just so. Kicking their horses' flanks they rode into town to distribute a similar ensemble to each of the good burghers.
Etymology: motto of the three musketeers + clone
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COMMENTS:
Great sentence! - purpleartichokes, 2007-05-07: 12:06:00
I just keep imagining the cone(clone) heads from Saturday Night Live - Jabberwocky, 2007-05-07: 12:56:00
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Xeroxerific
Created by: daisy
Pronunciation: zee-roks-er-if-ic
Sentence: I don't just want to be with you, I want to BE you - you are xeroxerific!
Etymology:
Repligate
Created by: autophile
Pronunciation: rep-li-gate
Sentence: This app is hot, I repligated it on my share!
Etymology: Portmanteau of replicate (to copy) + propagate (to spread)
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COMMENTS:
Alternative spelling: replagate - autophile, 2007-05-07: 19:39:00
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Propulate
Created by: Pasicheio
Pronunciation:
Sentence: A good song, given file sharing capabilities, will quickly propulate until everyone has a copy
Etymology: Propagate
Copytat
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: käpētat
Sentence: Wendell loves his music. With his copytats he thinks he looks just like his favorite artist. His friends haven’t been fooled yet. To even come close he would have to drop about 50 pounds, reverse the aging process by 30 years and alter his race.
Etymology: copycat (a person who copies another\'s behavior, dress, or ideas) + tattoo (mark a person or a part of the body with an indelible design by inserting pigment into punctures in the skin)
Overdostrescuatro
Created by: Jabberwocky
Pronunciation: oh/vur/dohs/trez/quatro
Sentence: Be careful about how much you imitate someone because you might overdostrescuatro
Etymology: overdose (over supply)+ spanish 2 3 4 dos tres cuatro
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COMMENTS:
he he. Sounds like drugged out musicians playing from the same songbook! - petaj, 2007-05-07: 06:21:00
Very creative!! - purpleartichokes, 2007-05-07: 13:08:00
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Lamogrande
Created by: DavidShantz
Pronunciation: Lay-mo-gran-day
Sentence: This guy won't last a week, LamoGrande
Etymology: Lame (surf)+ Oh + Grande (Spanish) Meaning: ineffective and maladroit on a monumental scale
Esteemulate
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: es teem yu late
Sentence: A lot of money and prestige was riding on it. How many other young comedians had gotten the chance to star on not just one hit series, but three at a time? How did he get his scripts memorized, rehearse and do all those press appearances for the media? People often wondered, until they met his large family, especially his twin brother, Larry. Larry had invented the Esteemulate Machine. Yes, you guessed it, he had esteemulated several copies of his famous brother, Drew Carey, so that he could star simultaneously on several hit shows. There was his own show, "The Drew Carey Show";his "Whose Line is it Anyway" show and now he was replacing Bob Barker on "The Price is Right". Not to mentioned all his appearances on "The Tonight Show"; "Last Comic Standing"; "Conan O'Brien";"Craig Ferguson" and "Oprah";"Ellen DeGeneres" and of course, "What Not To Wear"(...okay, he hadn't really been on that show, but he should have) Yes, Larry was so proud of his brother, he became a real Drew-Id!
Etymology: esteem(an attitude of admiration or esteem; a feeling of delighted approval and liking;regard highly; think much of) & take your pick: simulate;imitate;replicate;duplicate;emulate;recreate (all meaning to copy or reproduce)
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COMMENTS:
ESTEEMULATE by Nosila gets a very high ranking in my book. As usual, we get a LOT of bang for our BUCK.....Thanks. - metrohumanx, 2008-07-07: 08:50:00
All those big bucks!! Impressive...that's a lot of esteemed clams. - Mustang, 2008-07-07: 19:03:00
Clever blend - OZZIEBOB, 2008-07-07: 19:33:00
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