Verboticism: Duckntremble

DEFINITION: v. To worry about the proliferation of nuclear weapons and the ultimate demise of our planet. n. Anxiety caused by the fear of nuclear bumblers.
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Nukefearbungle
Created by: TJayzz
Pronunciation: Newk-fee-er-bun-gel
Sentence: Tony would often lie awake at night stricken with the thought of nukefearbungle. All sorts of questions ran through his mind, what if someone accidentally pushed THE button resulting in the destruction of our planet. What would happen? Would there be any survivors? How long would they be able to survive? He finally decided to start building a nuclear bunker in his garden and stock it with enough food and supplies to last for at least three years.
Etymology: Nuke(short for nuclear) + Fear)a state of high anxiety) + Bungle(a istake, or be incompetent) = Nukefearbungle) See Nuclear bunker
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COMMENTS:
great combo - Jabberwocky, 2009-02-04: 12:42:00
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Duckntremble
Created by: metrohumanx
Pronunciation: duck-n-trem-bull (duckntrembleosis)
Sentence: We all sat there in the War Room, staring aghast at the Big Board. There were still enough ICBMs to cause millions of BMs and turn the surface of our planet into fused glass. The realization that a nuclear half-life was no life at all began to sink in like heavy water into an aquifer. Some of us began to DUCKNTREMBLE at the thought of descending into a cozy mineshaft and trying to treat our radiation burns with napalmolive while recalling our school daze, cringing in the basement next to Sister MaryElephant and Shaky Nancy.
Etymology: DUCK+TREMBLE=DUCKNTREMBLE.....DUCK:to lower (as the head) quickly,avoid , evade, to move quickly,to lower the head or body suddenly,dodge,to plunge under the surface; Middle English douken; akin to Old High German tūhhan to dive, Old English dūce duck.....N: a short connective syllable popularized in the 20th century (shake n bake,turf n surf, feather n leather, duck n cover etc)......TREMBLE: to shake involuntarily (as with fear), shiver,to move,or come to pass as if shaken or tremulous, to be affected with great fear or anxiety; Middle English, from Anglo-French trembler, from Medieval Latin tremulare, from Latin tremulus tremulous, from tremere to tremble; akin to Greek tremein to tremble.
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COMMENTS:
US Navy: 1152 warheads.
Russian Navy: 639 warheads.
French Navy: 16 warheads.
UK Royal Navy: 64 warheads.
Chinese Navy: 12 warheads.
- metrohumanx, 2009-02-04: 01:06:00
So many great verbotomies in a great sentence! - silveryaspen, 2009-02-04: 02:25:00
your sentences are wonderfully descriptive - Jabberwocky, 2009-02-04: 12:43:00
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Kevinbaconeutronstarophobia
Created by: GlobalGallery
Pronunciation: Kevin-Bacon-Neutron-Star-o-phobia
Sentence: 1. A Neutron Star is an astronomical object in the dying stages of it's existence. 2. A star that is dying could be referred to as a Death Star. 3. The Death Star is a fictional moon-sized space station and superweapon occupied by Darth Vader and his crew. 4. Darth Vader is the cental antagonist in the Star Wars films. 5. 'Star Wars' was the pet name for the SDI (Strategic Defense Initiative) proposed by President Ronald Reagan in 1983. 6. The SDI was designed to protect the United States from attack by strategic nuclear ballistic missiles. =Kevinbaconeutronstarophobia
Etymology: Based on the trivia game 'The Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon' that links many major Hollywood actors to Kevin Bacon through six or less interconnecting film roles.
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COMMENTS:
great blent of what is and what might be, a very savvy insight into fact and sci-fi. Extraordinary! - silveryaspen, 2009-02-04: 09:39:00
blend not blent, darn my fingers! - silveryaspen, 2009-02-04: 09:39:00
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Paranukia
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: parənoōkiə
Sentence: Boomer is one of the few people we know who still maintains a fallout shelter. His paranukia runs deep. He tells his skeptics ”When they blow you up, don’t come running to me”.
Etymology: paranoia (a mental condition characterized by delusions of persecution) + nuke (a nuclear weapon)
Nuclefear
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: nookleefeer
Sentence: Every news report about Iran's efforts to develop an atomic bomb adds to Walter's nuclefear.
Etymology: nuclear (pertaining to or involving atomic weapons) + fear (a distressing emotion aroused by impending danger, evil, pain, etc)
Reactoreaction
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: re ak tor re ak shun
Sentence: After the professor gave his lecture about nuclear proliferation and its destruction of our world, Enola had a reactoreaction. She worried that her nuclear family would not understand and would be in con-fusion if they knew about this disaster. Their fission vacations would change, no more gathering mushrooms and they would have a chain reaction to this news. She decided not to alarm them and to instead just Fermi la bouche!
Etymology: Reactor ((physics) any of several kinds of apparatus that maintain and control a nuclear reaction for the production of energy or artificial elements) & Reaction (a process in which one or more substances are changed into others & an idea evoked by some experience)
Polymal
Created by: MissB5
Pronunciation: (v) poly-mal
Sentence: The nuclear war will cause polymal. The apes will attack with their nuclear warfare.
Etymology:
Aaaaarghmageddon
Created by: galwaywegian
Pronunciation: aaaaaaaaaaargh maaa geddd ohn
Sentence: his alst thoughts as he witnessed aaarghmageddon was " Knew there was something dodgy about Onobama"
Etymology: armageddon aaaaaaargh
Fussion
Created by: petaj
Pronunciation: fyoo-shun (like fusion)
Sentence: A frission of anxiety ran through Amanda as she read the magazine article on the H bombs. She did not know that is was a publication of the conspiracy theorists, and was soon in a complete state of fussion.
Etymology: fusion (a type of nuclear reaction) + fuss (worry) Frisson (a shudder of emotion) + fission (another type of nuclear reaction)
Pessibush
Created by: jajsr
Pronunciation: Pess-e-bush
Sentence: John, an avid BBC fan, always managed to bring up his pessibushitic views during casual conversations at work. Screw your upcoming vacation or your kid's accomplishments in school, the world is going to be at nuclear war!
Etymology: Combination of "Pessi" from pessimist - an inclination to emphasize adverse aspects, conditions, and possibilities or to expect the worst possible outcome; and "Bush" from former President Bush.
