Verboticism: Normceptional
DEFINITION: n., A "talent" for which an individual takes a great deal of personal pride, even though it is just a common, mundane skill that almost everyone can do. v., To take pride in a special talent which in fact is not special at all.
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Personalpride
Created by: purpleman
Pronunciation: per/son/al/pri/de
Sentence: we all usually expose personalpride
Etymology: personal+pride
Shabbility
Created by: rikboyee
Pronunciation: shab-ill-er-tee
Sentence: there is a whole website dedicated to people with the shabbility to make up cool words to funny definitions.
Etymology: shabby, ability
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COMMENTS:
low blow riki - but welcome back - you're at the top of my list for this shability - Jabberwocky, 2008-01-25: 10:08:00
My insanity only proves to me that I not mad! Welcome back. Good word. - OZZIEBOB, 2008-01-25: 15:42:00
Your shabbility has been missed at Verbotomy! Welcome back!! Not too shabby of a word either!!! - Stevenson0, 2008-01-25: 17:03:00
Great sentence! - silveryaspen, 2008-01-25: 21:54:00
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Craptitude
Created by: Tjay33
Pronunciation: Cr-ap-tee-tude
Sentence: Billy's parents actively encouraged him to eat enormous amounts as they thouht he had a natural craptitude for eating. The proud look on their faces said it all when Billy started to tuck into his fourth family sized bag of crisps.
Etymology: Crap(nonsense, rubbish) + Aptitude(an ability,inclination or skill)
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COMMENTS:
that definitely would produce a load of craptitude - Jabberwocky, 2008-11-18: 10:55:00
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Exaggervaunt
Created by: Mustang
Pronunciation: egz - ADJ - er - vont
Sentence: Delbert never passed up an opportunety to exaggervaunt his minimal skills and talents.
Etymology: Exaggerate + vaunt (boast)
Hypernormalize
Created by: Penelopeme
Pronunciation: hy per normal ize
Sentence: Eating became the hypernormalized habit, to which, no one but Johnny, appreciated.
Etymology:
Hackudosity
Created by: OZZIEBOB
Pronunciation: HAK-koo-DOHZ-ee-TEE
Sentence: As young, haccoladed Herbert plowed through a pile-high plethora of pasta, his proud parents' banalaudations grew louder in hackudosity.
Etymology: Blend of HACK: trite, routine and commonplace ; KUDOS: Glory; fame; renown; praise. & ITY: state, condition
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COMMENTS:
Very Hackurrate word! - Nosila, 2008-11-18: 22:14:00
Wow. Nicely crafted sentence! - metrohumanx, 2008-11-19: 20:11:00
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Nilskill
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: nil skil
Sentence: Little Johnny's doting parents were so proud of his talents. His overeating was a particular nilskill that they had fed and nourished over the years. Being chubby and hungry themselves, they encouraged him to overeat at every opportunity. They did not realize that he had developed his nilskill so well that left alone for over an hour without food, he might even gnaw off his own foot!
Etymology: Nil (nothing, zero) & Skill (ability acquired by training, talent, aptitude)
Normceptional
Created by: Stevenson0
Pronunciation: norm/cep/tion/al
Sentence: He is normceptional at walking and talking at the same time.
Etymology: normal + exceptional
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COMMENTS:
ha ha great word think u sould be ahead off everyone - purpleman, 2008-02-01: 15:24:00
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Savanteur
Created by: loxhobabl
Pronunciation: sa-van-chur
Sentence: The fellow is a savanteur gift-wrapper.
Etymology: savant + amateur
Blovomatic
Created by: HerOralHighness
Pronunciation: bloh-voh-matic
Sentence: Rowland was blovomatic about his spud-munching abilities, to say the least.
Etymology: bloviate (To discourse at length in a pompous or boastful manner) and Automatic ( Acting or done without volition or conscious control; involuntary)
