Verboticism: Beautastrophe
DEFINITION: v. To see beauty in the midst of a complete disaster. n. The ability to see beauty in the rainbow hues of a toxic oil spill, or in the remnants of a poster torn down long ago, or in the subtle cracks in the plaster of a cheap, cold-water flat.
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Calamadulate
Created by: briangianelos
Pronunciation: ca - la - ma - dU - lAt
Sentence: During the hurricane, I found myself in a state of calamadulation as I observed the beauty and splendor of the brilliant bolts of lightning
Etymology: Calam - (latin: calamitas = disaster) adulate - (latin: adulat = fawned on)
Raliquake
Created by: ColeyPTrain
Pronunciation: Ral-uh-Kway-K
Sentence: The car was immediately flipped once the drove through the raliquake.
Etymology: A combination of the words earthquake and real.
Optomaster
Created by: 720621
Pronunciation: op-tom-as-ter
Sentence: She was bieng optomaster despite her condition.
Etymology: optom= optomistic aster= disaster
Aesthetslick
Created by: petaj
Pronunciation: ess-thet-slick
Sentence: While the workers toiled cleaning up the oil covered beach, several aesthetslicks tried to stop them from clearing the shiny, rainbow-hued slicks that washed up with the surf.
Etymology: aesthetic (pertaining to beauty) + slick (as in oil)
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COMMENTS:
funny - Jabberwocky, 2009-05-13: 05:56:00
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Chaotickledpink
Created by: galwaywegian
Pronunciation: kay yot ik ild pink
Sentence: The ability to be chaotickledpink is generally a solitary pleasure.
Etymology: chaotic tickled pink
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COMMENTS:
terrific - Jabberwocky, 2009-05-13: 05:53:00
I LOVE IT! - griffiegrrl, 2009-05-13: 12:31:00
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Colorific
Created by: specks28
Pronunciation: Col-lar-if-fic
Sentence: The car crash looked like a colorific accident.
Etymology: Color- colorful ific- terrific
Upbeaten
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: əpbētn
Sentence: No matter what slaps him upside the head, Tim is always upbeaten. When tragedy gives him a beatdown he always comes up smiling. Some think he is very brave and optimistic. Others think he is a complete simpleton.
Etymology: upbeat (cheerful; optimistic) + beaten (exhausted and dejected)
Charmageddon
Created by: rikboyee
Pronunciation: charm-ah-ged-on
Sentence:
Etymology: charm, armageddon
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COMMENTS:
Great word....come up with a sentence or two! - readerwriter, 2009-05-12: 02:55:00
love it - galwaywegian, 2009-05-12: 03:53:00
Ayemageddon charmed :P - dochanne, 2009-05-12: 05:13:00
Charmed us! - Nosila, 2009-05-12: 18:14:00
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Floptimism
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: flop tim izm
Sentence: Sally was driving with her boyfriend Kevin. Unfortunately, he sped too much, skidded,flipped and did a lot of damage to their car. Was she mad? No. Sally, who had chronic floptimism, thought thankfully that Kevin would not notice the crack she had put in the windshield last week or the broken off mirror so much now...
Etymology: Flop (fail utterly; collapse)& Optimism (a general disposition to expect the best in all things;the optimistic feeling that all is going to turn out well)
Beatihoridberg
Created by: meganfis
Pronunciation: Beati-horid-berg
Sentence: Oh, my, dog look how beatihoridberg that colorful poisoness beatle is!
Etymology: Beati- meaning the beautiful looking object. Horid- gross situation. Berg- the place of accident