Verboticism: Subterrainingon
DEFINITION: v. To increase the world's liquid water supply (and dramatically raise the level of our oceans) by accidentally melting the polar ice caps. n. The rising seas and associated flooding due to melting ice caps.
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Seaswelling
Created by: silveryaspen
Pronunciation: see swell ing
Sentence: Perhaps the world's egosystem has been wounded, and that is why it's head and bottom are shrinking and its seaswelling.
Etymology: SEAS, SWELLING, WELLING. SEAS - the earth's large expanses of water. SWELLING - increase in size usually as a result of injury. WELLING - a place where water emerges, whether naturally or the result of man causing it.
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COMMENTS:
I love your sentence. Good word. - kateinkorea, 2009-03-17: 19:36:00
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Theathaw
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: theethaw
Sentence: Maybe it was his choice of words, maybe his lisp, but when Henry tried to warn people about global warming, his efforts fell on deaf ears. His proclamation to "beware the arctic theathaw" left people wondering why a teetertotter in the tundra could be any concern to them.
Etymology: thea (ocean) + thaw (to pass or change from a frozen to a liquid or semiliquid state; melt) play on seesaw with a lisp.
Subterrainingon
Created by: Mustang
Pronunciation: sub-ter-RAIN-ing-on
Sentence: By trying to harvest ice from the arctic and antarctic ice caps to sell as crushed ice to bars around the world, the ice magnates created massive melting resulting in globaldownpours of biblical proportions, with subterraningon, the gradual submergence of nations around the globe, being the result.
Etymology: blend of prefix 'sub' (under), 'terrain' (land expanse) 'rain' and 'on'. Play on the word subterranean....'below the surface of the earth'.
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COMMENTS:
-funny! - splendiction, 2009-03-16: 20:14:00
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Globalwarning
Created by: splendiction
Pronunciation: glow ball warn ing
Sentence: Globalwarning of rapid carbon release from the earth should encourage measures such as a return to using renewable energy sources such as water power, wind power, even solar power. Certain industries and populations must reduce their carbon emissions, or we will continue to see ocean water levels rise, bizarre weather; and ultimately experience continued loss of animal and human life...leading to extinction.
Etymology: From the words "globalwarming" and "warning". A term that warns that our problem of globalwarming needs immediate attention and change over to using "green", earth-friendly energies. This is our globalwarning!
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COMMENTS:
Really good word. - kateinkorea, 2009-03-17: 19:37:00
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Ohnoah
Created by: rombus
Pronunciation: ooo - no - ah
Sentence: Ohnoah, Solomen yelled, the polar ice caps are melting. I better start building an Ark.
Etymology: Oh and Noah plus Oh No!!
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COMMENTS:
Oh! So Noahtable! Puntastic, clever, delightful. Super create! - silveryaspen, 2009-03-16: 17:22:00
Good one! - kateinkorea, 2009-03-17: 19:24:00
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Seaprising
Created by: mweinmann
Pronunciation: seep + rising
Sentence: The effects of global warming have had seaprising consequences as coastal areas start to become much soggier. Water is seeping into places it was not meant to be and the water table is definitely rising.
Etymology: Sea, seep, Surprising, rising
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COMMENTS:
Super sentence, etymology and word! - silveryaspen, 2009-03-16: 17:30:00
Really good word. - kateinkorea, 2009-03-17: 19:58:00
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Byebyepolar
Created by: galwaywegian
Pronunciation: biii biii poh lar
Sentence: They said gore was mad, but he proved to be byebyepolar.
Etymology: bipolar, bye bye polar bears
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COMMENTS:
Very clever!
"bye bye polar bears" - sniff :( - karenanne, 2010-09-27: 15:21:00
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Capqua
Created by: Annette
Pronunciation:
Sentence: The capqua flow is even larger than anticipated.
Etymology:
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COMMENTS:
Good start...I like the word. - kateinkorea, 2009-03-17: 19:30:00
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Subterrainingon
Created by: Mustang
Pronunciation: sub-ter-RAIN-ing-on
Sentence: By trying to harvest ice from the arctic and antarctic ice caps to sell as crushed ice to bars around the world, the ice magnates created massive melting resulting in global downpours of biblical proportions, with subterraningon, the gradual submergence of nations around the globe, being the result.
Etymology: blend of prefix 'sub' (under), 'terrain' (land expanse) 'rain' and 'on'. Play on the word subterranean....'below the surface of the ear
Glowarm
Created by: kateinkorea
Pronunciation: GLO warm
Sentence: Tom tucked his daughter into bed with the Gloworm he had given her from his childhood. He had been watching something on TV just before that about global warming. Later in his confused dreams there was an oversized Glowarm doll made of ice, walking around like a King Kong character melting all over and raising the water levels in the city. Tom’s dream of his glowarm situation reminded him that he should be more environmentally conscious.
Etymology: GLOBAL WARMING: GLOWORM:
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COMMENTS:
A heartwarming yet disturbing story. I try to be environmentally couscous. but it's hard. - metrohumanx, 2009-03-17: 02:59:00
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