Verboticism: Sufferage

'I don't think that I can take it!'

DEFINITION: n., The deep feeling of despair, pain, and swelling need for revenge, which occurs when someone thoughtlessly trashes one of your pet projects. v., To cry out at the injustice of it all, especially if it is someone else's fault.

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Blundertaching

Created by: rikboyee

Pronunciation: blun-der-tay-king

Sentence: after i watched my house of cards tumble to the floor, i stared at my friend and let out the unmistakable sounds of my blundertaching

Etymology: undertaking, blunder, aching

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COMMENTS:

Great blending! Catchy creation! - silveryaspen, 2008-02-06: 07:25:00

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Countedcrossbitch

libertybelle

Created by: libertybelle

Pronunciation: kown-ted-kross-bich

Sentence: Fran turned into a real counted-cross-bitch when she saw that Jason used the emboridered towels she made to wipe off his greasy hands. How could he not see all the time she invested? How could he not know those towels were for display only?!

Etymology: counted cross stitch: a type of thread embroidery + bitch: a shrew or a complaint.

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COMMENTS:

didn't see this earlier - very good - Jabberwocky, 2008-02-06: 15:33:00

Laughed long and loud! - silveryaspen, 2008-02-06: 15:42:00

Very clever. Jason is lucky - next time he might be the one "embroided!" - OZZIEBOB, 2008-02-06: 16:18:00

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Swengicry

Created by: silveryaspen

Pronunciation: swenj-i-cry

Sentence: With hard-hearted jealousy, he fashed (found fault and trashed) every suggestion she had carefully prepared to present at the staff meeting. Eventually, she rose, stood facing him in deapiranguish, and with a great swengicry, "you spoilhater" she beat her fists upon his chest.

Etymology: Swelling with vengence as you cry out for justice ... swengicry

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COMMENTS:

Yikes - I think she's really upset - Jabberwocky, 2008-02-06: 13:16:00

Thanks Jabberwocky! My attempt at being overly dramatic worked! The expression and the fists in the cartoon were the inspiration for it! - silveryaspen, 2008-02-06: 15:57:00

nice hi five lol - purpleman, 2008-02-06: 19:58:00

You got It right! luv fashed & spoilhater too. Bravozulu! - OZZIEBOB, 2008-02-06: 21:13:00

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Wreckmyopusitis

Created by: dlxwdave

Pronunciation: reck-mai-oh-pus-itis

Sentence: I spend all my life building beautiful sandcastles, and all you do is send waves to give me wreckmyopusitis.

Etymology: wreck my + opus + itis

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COMMENTS:

A tongue twister - but a good one! - OZZIEBOB, 2008-02-06: 21:01:00

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Sorrowl

zrotv

Created by: zrotv

Pronunciation: sŭ'roul

Sentence: When Jenny discovered that none of her data had been backed up before the catastrophic system failure, she let out a deep, guttural sorrowl which could be heard echoing throughout the neighborhood. David heard the cry penetrating his walls, almost a block away, and wondered if perhaps there was a birthing bovine somewhere in the area.

Etymology: SORROW (Mental suffering or pain caused by injury, loss, or despair.) + HOWL (To utter or emit a long, mournful, plaintive sound)

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Victimdictive

Created by: Nosila

Pronunciation: vik dim dik tiv

Sentence: Betty felt understandably victimdictive because the regrettable MacArthur Park incident gave a whole new meaning to the phrase "cake batter".

Etymology: victim (an unfortunate person who suffers from some adverse circumstance) & vindictive (revengeful)

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COMMENTS:

Nice strong verboticism that nailed the definition! - silveryaspen, 2008-02-06: 07:17:00

very nice - Jabberwocky, 2008-02-06: 11:52:00

good word! - OZZIEBOB, 2008-02-06: 16:51:00

Cheers,all! Nosila - Nosila, 2008-02-06: 18:59:00

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Dessertion

Created by: Nosila

Pronunciation: des ert shun

Sentence: When Serena ran over to her boyfriend Zack's place in McArthur Park, she got caught out in a dreadful downpour which soaked and ruined the birthday cake for him. She fell down and lay there crying and had a horrible feeling of dessertion. When Zack found her, she was incoherent and made no sense...just like the lyrics to that song...

Etymology: Dessert(sweet course after dinner, like cake or pudding or pie) & Desertion (the act of giving something up, due to hopelessness)

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Despervengeance

Created by: Stevenson0

Pronunciation: des/per/ven/juhs/ns

Sentence: When Molly found out that her brother destroyed her science project, she went into a fit of desparvengeance, blindly trashing everything in his room.

Etymology: DESPERVENGEANCE - noun - from DESPERATION (recklessness arising from despair) + VENGEANCE (infliction of injury, harm, or humiliation, on a person as pay back)

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Ruevenge

Created by: jajsr

Pronunciation: Roo-vin-ge

Sentence: After Pete's flambe set off the sprinkling system, Carol's jello mold was ruined and she was overwhelmed with ruevenge.

Etymology: Combination of "rue" and "revenge"

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Recipatrocity

Created by: Jabberwocky

Pronunciation: reh/si/pa/traw/sitee

Sentence: "All the sweet green icing flowing down" she wailed. "no matter that you look like Harry Potter, I demand recipatrocity" " "Also you'll have to pay for drycleaning because the green icing turned my yellow cotton dress blue."

Etymology: recipe + atrocity + reciprocity

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COMMENTS:

petaj Is that her father? She might go for recipatricidity - petaj, 2008-11-25: 06:44:00

great suggestion petaj - Jabberwocky, 2008-11-25: 11:09:00

Kitchen chemistry to cook up a neat word that very much captures the definition! - silveryaspen, 2008-11-25: 11:45:00

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