Verboticism: Nojokingitisallbroken
DEFINITION: n. Something, or someone, that/who always seems to break or fall apart, just when you need it/them the most. v. To fall apart just when you need to get it together.
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Humptydumptease
Created by: Jabberwocky
Pronunciation: hum/tee/dum/teeze
Sentence: Bob was such a humptydumptease. Every time Sarah felt secure in their relationship he would fall apart and go off singing How does it feel To be on your own With no direction home Like a complete unknown Like a rolling stone?
Etymology: humpty dumpty + tease
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COMMENTS:
The Yolk is on him. - Nosila, 2009-05-07: 21:42:00
Eggcellent word! - splendiction, 2009-05-07: 22:24:00
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Vacellate
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: va sel layt
Sentence: Mona's phone was often on the fritz. It never happened when robocall election polls came through, heavy breathers or debt consolidation recordings happened. It would only vacellate when Mona needed it for emergencies, work calls, making important appointments or talking to cute guys on the 1-900 numbers.
Etymology: Vacillate (to be undecided about something; waver between conflicting positions or courses of action)& Cell (Cellular telephone)
Jerkalist
Created by: jasjamson
Pronunciation: jurk ul ist
Sentence: The jerkalist never returned my call.
Etymology: The act of being a jerk. Even if it means making yourself look good!
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COMMENTS:
Being the jeralist effects everyone to the degree that if you're not careful you'll end up doing the same to others - jasjamson, 2009-05-07: 03:41:00
I think I know that guy - mrskellyscl, 2009-05-07: 06:07:00
Everyone is bound to run into a jerkalist at some point in our lives. Thanks for the comment mrskellyscl! - jasjamson, 2009-05-08: 07:39:00
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Nojokingitisallbroken
Created by: abrakadeborah
Pronunciation: No-joke-ing-it-is-all-broken
Sentence: Bob Dylan tells the world, Nojokingitisallbroken,including you and me.
Etymology: No:Used to express denial, no way! an expression of emphatic refusal or denial [Old English nān none] disagreement, or refusal. Joking: To not be real to make things appear as not real a joke,an amusing or ludicrous incident or situation. It: Used to refer to a general condition or state of affairs... Is: Third person singular present indicative of "be". All: The entire or total number, amount,quantity or totality. Broken: Being in a state of disarray; disordered,to be torn apart and unable to pull it together,subdued totally; humbled: a broken spirit,a broken promise weakened,crushed by grief,financially ruined,not functioning; out of order... (Unable to keep their word)
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Crapitulate
Created by: emdeejay
Pronunciation: crap IT you late
Sentence: It was the last straw. Jenny did not care if it was Dennis or his phone that was crapitulating this time, but she was going to emancimate him. He was a Broke Down Engine, and ain't got no drivin' wheel!
Etymology: Crap: somewhat vulgar universal noun used to refer to something that's substandard (this crap phone has crapped out again!). Capitulate: To give up or in, usually at an inopportune moment. Emancimate: see Monday's verbotomy.
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COMMENTS:
You crap it late if on short notice too! - dochanne, 2009-05-07: 03:44:00
Many of the words today are creative, but very few stick to the definition. Yours does, and it also works with the cartoon AND the Dylan theme! You've got my vote! - hyperborean, 2009-05-07: 23:30:00
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Widgetwreck
Created by: Mustang
Pronunciation: WID-jit-rek
Sentence: Sandra calls her appliances, tools, cell phone and other gadgets widgets and sadly for her many of them seem to fail at the most inopportune moment, a condition she lugubriously refers to as widgetwreck.
Etymology: Blend of widget and wreck
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COMMENTS:
wizard of widgets! - Nosila, 2009-05-07: 21:41:00
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Dependafallible
Created by: mweinmann
Pronunciation: deep - pend - eh - fal - eh - bull
Sentence: Everytime I need you, you always seem to leave; you're so dependafallible.
Etymology: dependable, fall, fallible (likely to fail or make errors;wanting in moral strength, courage, or will)
Voilater
Created by: ankur
Pronunciation: voi-later
Sentence: he again proved to be a voilater by not turning up to take his friend for his(friend's) appointment with the dentist. my cellphone is doing a "voilater" again, i have to make a call and i cant find it...
Etymology: voila = word used by magicians when they make something disappear.. so... voilater = who / which disappears..
Vodkatage
Created by: hyperborean
Pronunciation: vod-kah-tahj
Sentence: I thought a little liquid courage would smooth out my nerves, but when she asked me why I wanted to work for her company I cursed her out. I vodkataged another big interview.
Etymology: vodka (booze) + tage from sabotage (treacherous action to hinder an endeavor)
Iphoneular
Created by: BeauKnows
Pronunciation: I-Phone-U-Lar
Sentence:
Etymology: Iphone + Failure