Verboticism: Debatabull
DEFINITION: n., The immense sense of self-satisfaction the one gets from winning a pointless argument. v., To be so addicted to proving yourself right that you argue compulsively, and endlessly, about anything and everything.
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Argurrhea
Created by: OZZIEBOB
Pronunciation: ahr-gyoo-REE-uh
Sentence: "There's no word in the English language to describe that bastard's bavardage. But a good start would be yakkety-hack, egorrhea, argurrhea...." yelled Roxie's father, an avid verbotomist, who could no longer tolerate Bob's bodacious and eristic ways.
Etymology: Blend of "ARGU" of argumentive & "RRHEA" of logorrhea, diarrhea. 2. Bastard - strictly "OZ" usage.
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COMMENTS:
very useful word - Jabberwocky, 2008-01-11: 10:37:00
Clever! - silveryaspen, 2008-01-11: 12:57:00
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Obnoxument
Created by: JusMeLP
Pronunciation: Ob-KNOCKS-U-MEANT
Sentence: He is such an obnoxument human!!
Etymology: Obnoxious + Argument
Sothereathon
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: soh-th air-uh-thon
Sentence: Craig is always right. It doesn't matter how trivial or meaningless the point is, he must convince everybody that he knows more than them. His friends, the few he has left, refer to his pointless rantings as sothereathons.
Etymology: so there (used for emphasis, or to show that something is being done in opposition to someone else's wishes)+ marathon (any contest, event, or the like, of great, or greater than normal, length or duration or requiring exceptional endurance)
Spartner
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: spart ner
Sentence: John always argued with his wife Ginger. He would argue about every and anything. He was so addicted to arguing with her that he was her spartner, not just her partner. Lucky girl...
Etymology: Spar (duel, argue, debate) & Partner (someone with whom you can spar)
Victoryotiose
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: vik toree o tee ose
Sentence: Chad was an ungracious winner, even in the minor squabbles that he and Victoria had daily. He lied and cheated to prove his victoryotiose superiority. He was so smug after their latest battle over the sharpness of butter knives that he ended up giving her the finger!
Etymology: Victory (win;triumph; a successful ending of a struggle or contest) & Otiose (serving no useful purpose; having no excuse for being; producing no result or effect;useless;pointless)
Pettisessive
Created by: Stevenson0
Pronunciation: pet/ti/sess/ive
Sentence: Jack is pettisessive. He must be right about everything he says and will argue his point no matter how silly it is until you give up. Then he will cheer for himself and dance around.
Etymology: pettifog (argue) + petty (trival) + obsessive
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COMMENTS:
Good word! - OZZIEBOB, 2008-01-13: 04:11:00
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Stubbornthusiasm
Created by: Tigger
Pronunciation: /stub-ern-thoo'-zee-az-uhm/
Sentence: Matt smiled with stubbornthusiasm, or tried to, as he picked up his teeth, because he just knew he was right — his favorite player had been fouled in the finals, so the other team's win in the championships was null and void as far as he was concerned, no matter what that big, hairy, drunk guy with the big knuckles said.
Etymology: stubborn - tenaciously unwilling to yield (c.1386, of uncertain origin) + enthusiasm - great excitement or interest in a subject or cause (Greek, enthousiasmós "god-possessed")
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COMMENTS:
funny - Jabberwocky, 2008-01-11: 11:01:00
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Pettisessive
Created by: Stevenson0
Pronunciation: pet/ti/sess/ive
Sentence: Jack is pettisessive. He must be right about everything he says and will argue his point no matter how silly it is until you give up. Then he will cheer for himself and dance around.
Etymology: PETTISESSIVE - noun from PETTIFOG (to bicker, or quibble over trifles, or unimportant matters) + OBSESSIVE (to dominate, or preoccupy the thoughts, feelings, or desires of a person)
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COMMENTS:
very nice - OZZIEBOB, 2008-11-11: 03:46:00
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Achievemisim
Created by: Jessalynne
Pronunciation: a-cheev-miss-um
Sentence: The other day, my sister and I were perfectly fine until i started to pick a fight with her to feel a sense of achievemisim. My mother got mad because we fought for no apparent reason.
Etymology: achievemisim: (n) The sense of feeling accomplished, usually over no point at all.
Dogpoomatic
Created by: galwaywegian
Pronunciation: dah g poom att ik
Sentence: He was always dogpoomatic about his nonconspiracy theories, like a paranoid optimist, thinking everyone was out to get him.....gifts
Etymology: dogmatic, dog poo
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COMMENTS:
pretty shitty word - but I like it - Jabberwocky, 2008-01-11: 10:38:00
Does this word smell? Great sentence ... what a last word! - silveryaspen, 2008-01-11: 14:34:00
Really enjoyed your sentence ! - Tigger, 2008-01-12: 00:04:00
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