Verboticism: Gaiaaargh
DEFINITION: n. A sick planet which has a cold, a fever, and some kind of weird infection. v. To be worried sick about the health of the planet, because you know the problem is really the people.
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Astrohnomist
Created by: galwaywegian
Pronunciation: asss trooooh noooooh missst
Sentence: She followed the screams through the physics department till she came to the door with the plaque which read "Prof. C. Licken, astrohnomist"
Etymology: astronomist, oh no,
Botoxic
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: bōtäksik
Sentence: Earth: Conditional critical. The bad news: The various poisons that humans have foisted on the planet have put it in a botoxic state. The good news: The surface of earth will be much smoother and less wrinkled once the pesky humans are gone and their annoying buildings and roads crumble and return to nature.
Etymology: botox (a drug prepared from the bacterial toxin botulin, used medically to treat certain muscular conditions and cosmetically to remove wrinkles by temporarily paralyzing facial muscles) + toxic (of or relating to poison)
Terrabulavatory
Created by: fabdiva
Pronunciation: tair-rah-bulla-vat-ory
Sentence: As the last gasp of air was inhaled, it finally dawned on a selfish population that terrabulavatory was a fait accompli.
Etymology: terra - earth. terrible - extremely bad. lavatory - toilet.
Gaiaaaaaaaargh
Created by: galwaywegian
Pronunciation: guy aaaaaaaa
Sentence:
Etymology: gaia aaaaargh
Envirusment
Created by: Mustang
Pronunciation: en-VYE-rus-mehnt
Sentence: What had once been a pristine world, devoid of any kind of pollution or environmental upheavals has suddenly developed a severe envirusment, a world where every corner was feeling the effects of enviro sickness.
Etymology: Blend of 'environment' (The circumstances or conditions that surround one; surroundings) and 'virus' ( the causative agent of an infectious disease)
Universillness
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: yoōnəvərsilnis
Sentence: The citizens of Mars have voted to study the science of moving their planet to another solar system to get away from the universillness called Earth.
Etymology: universe/universal (all existing matter and space considered as a whole; the cosmos) + illness (a disease or period of sickness affecting the body or mind)
Terrorfirma
Created by: rikboyee
Pronunciation: tair-ah-fir-mah
Sentence: it was clear that this planet was in an advanced state of terrorfirma
Etymology: terror, terra firma
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COMMENTS:
Welcome Back! - silveryaspen, 2009-04-23: 01:38:00
nice to be back! - rikboyee, 2009-04-23: 18:30:00
Great word! - Nosila, 2009-04-25: 10:01:00
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Celestill
Created by: Biscotti
Pronunciation: sell-est-ill
Sentence: Earth has a horrible case of celestill, with garbage mounds on every corner, factories polluting the air, and the ozone layer thinning every day. The only cure for celestill is recycling and implementation of renewable energies.
Etymology: celestial (of or pertaining to the universe) + still (lifeless, motionless) + ill (sickly)
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COMMENTS:
To not only state the problem, but also offer the cure, makes your sentence Outstanding! - silveryaspen, 2009-04-22: 01:59:00
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Terrainfirma
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: ter-uh-in-furma
Sentence: Harry hates that the planet is in such dire straits but there aren't any real options but to continue to live on terrainfirma.
Etymology: terra firma (firm ground/earth) infirm (sick/weak)
Epidemicorb
Created by: petaj
Pronunciation: epee-dem-i-korb
Sentence: Pandora was doubled over with epidemicorb syndrome. She had totally freaked out because the Earth was infested by a population bent on self-destruction
Etymology: epidemic (widespread sickness) + dem (from greek for population demos) + orb (sphere, planet shaped)
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COMMENTS:
Pandora...she always did think outside the box! - Nosila, 2009-04-22: 22:32:00
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