Verboticism: Focusbrokeus
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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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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Govinvain
Created by: galwaywegian
Pronunciation: guhv inn veyn
Sentence: She went above and beyond the call of duty in welcoming the new governor. but he turned out to be a govinvain
Etymology: love in vain, gov(ernor)
Focusbrokeus
Created by: mrskellyscl
Pronunciation: fo-kus-bro-kus
Sentence: Even though he was a prolific writer, Bob was unbelieveably ADHD to the point where he couldn't keep a relationship because his mind and his boot heels would go wanderin' all the time. Alice would try to talk to him, but he would get a faraway look in his eye and she knew he was off in some mental magic swiriling ship and not really with her. The day he forgot that he was supposed to be going to see her and instead spent the entire day dancing with a corner street musician she had enough and sent him packing. When asked about the sad ending of their relationship she would quietly explain, "Focusbrokeus."
Etymology: focus: attention to a particular point or detail, have a direction in life + broke: broken + us
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COMMENTS:
excellent - galwaywegian, 2009-05-07: 08:43:00
magic, even :-) - emdeejay, 2009-05-07: 19:51:00
Love it... - Nosila, 2009-05-07: 21:43:00
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Fragmentia
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: fragmənshə
Sentence: Alan has an unusual approach to stress. First he will fall apart, go into a tizzy, disintegrate. Then he will conveniently forget that it ever happened. His friends call it fragmentia. They aren't sure which is worse, the cyclone of chaos that occurs first or being ignored afterward.
Etymology: fragment (break or cause to break into fragments) + dementia (a chronic or persistent disorder of the mental processes caused by brain disease or injury and marked by memory disorders, personality changes, and impaired reasoning)
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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Iphoneular
Created by: BeauKnows
Pronunciation: I-Phone-U-Lar
Sentence:
Etymology: Iphone + Failure
Vexamate
Created by: dochanne
Pronunciation: Vecks-a-mate
Sentence: Dave did his best to avoid looking self-absorbed by offering his help where he could, but when the time came he always had a good excuse to renege. He prided himself on being just retreatimate enough with his female friends that they would be left wanting more, never realising that the VXM he saw in texts was a referral to him, the ultimate vexamate.
Etymology: Vex - annoy; mate - friend, buddy, chum or partner; vaccinate - unpleasant treatment required before people become immune to nasty things.
Phondrome
Created by: Krixwell
Pronunciation: fon-drowm
Sentence: He would be there for her at all times, except when she really needed him to. He kept phondroming her. He was a real phondromist.
Etymology: Phone (telephone) + syndrome (disease), shortened from idea "broken phone syndrome".
Reliefragile
Created by: splendiction
Pronunciation: really fragile
Sentence: Sandra spent most of her time on tenterhooks as steward of the women’s shelter relief kitchen. Lately, she had become reliefragile in her personal affairs as well. It was a relief for her to lean on the pillars around her for support.
Etymology: From the words relief and fragile.
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COMMENTS:
Slendid!!!! Splediction :) - abrakadeborah, 2009-05-08: 05:25:00
Ooops SPLENDID*....dang where's the spell check LOL! It's way to late and I'm way too tired....after 5 am here...(I'm a night owl) - abrakadeborah, 2009-05-08: 05:27:00
Thanks abrakadeborah! - splendiction, 2009-05-08: 18:25:00
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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)