Verboticism: Fauxpaw
DEFINITION: v. To display your power in social network by picking on the weaker members of the community. n. A person who steps on other people's toes and kicks bunnies.
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Acrimonymiss
Created by: Mustang
Pronunciation: Ack - ruh - MONE - ee - miss
Sentence: Blanche never misses a chance to point out other people's mistakes or weak points and considers herself to be a bit better than everyone else. But she is regarded in her social circles as an acrimonymiss because of the nasty manner in which she delivers her criticisms.
Etymology: Blend of acrimony and the title 'miss'
Stabotage
Created by: bookowl
Pronunciation: stab/oh/taj
Sentence: Max' prime motivation in life was to stabotage friendly environments.
Etymology: sabotage + stab
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COMMENTS:
Good word! - Mustang, 2008-04-02: 18:05:00
"Beastie Boys" stuff! - OZZIEBOB, 2008-04-02: 20:45:00
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Browserbeat
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: brow ser beet
Sentence: By day, Faye was a mild mannered person. But at night, in front of her screen with several cocktails under her belt,Faye loved to browserbeat others on websites and networks where she could remain anonymous and insulting to vent her spleen at will. It's like addiction fed the other.
Etymology: Browser (Computer Science A program that accesses and displays files and other data available on the Internet and other networks) & Browbeat (bully;dominate;intimidate)
Friendquish
Created by: OZZIEBOB
Pronunciation: FREND-kwish
Sentence: Through unblinking, lucid eyes, The fickle gaze of friendquish, Aims its arrows at the soul Of a friendly, welcoming heart.
Etymology: Blend of FRIEND: one who is friendly towards others & QUISH (of vanquish):subdue, overcome,
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COMMENTS:
and how about squish for your etymology - Jabberwocky, 2008-04-02: 12:53:00
Agreed JBW, "squish" is much more powerful. - OZZIEBOB, 2008-04-02: 20:31:00
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Primabullyrina
Created by: Jabberwocky
Pronunciation: preema/bal/ur/een/a
Sentence: Natasha believed she was destined to become the prima ballerina in the troupe and would relentlessly crush the feet of aspiring dancers with awkward jumps. She became known as the primabullyrina.
Etymology: bully + prima ballerina
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COMMENTS:
Bully for you... - Nosila, 2009-05-21: 23:58:00
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Snarkastigrinch
Created by: CanadianAndyCapp
Pronunciation: Snar-kast-i-grin-ch
Sentence: After failing to impress the other members of the War of 1812 onelist chat group with his badly researched and spurious historical submissions. Colin sought to boost his own ego by attacking the work of others and where that failed, to make the criticisms personal. For this he was rapidly branded as a Snarcastigrinch by the rest of the group.
Etymology: Snarkastic -(Sarcastic)- The lowest form of wit. (Snarky)- Geordie form of bad-tempered. / (Grinch)- see Dr. Seuss.
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COMMENTS:
nice - Jabberwocky, 2008-04-02: 11:36:00
Clever blend! - OZZIEBOB, 2008-04-02: 20:42:00
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Sociabully
Created by: mrskellyscl
Pronunciation: so-sha-bul-ly
Sentence: Janet,the sociabully vilified Mrs. Sweetly at the red hat ladies luncheon so nastily that even Mr. Rodgers would have imagined booting her out of the neighborhood.
Etymology: social:relating to human society and its members + bully: a person habitually cruel and overbearing (wordplay on "sociable")
Hareass
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: hair ass
Sentence: In "Gone With The Wind", Miss Scarlett O'Hare hareassed her friends, family, servants and enemies to become the Belle of the Ball. If they remade that movie today, who would they cast as Rhett Butler...Rabbit Redford? Carrot Top? Jon Bunny Jovi???
Etymology: Harass ( annoy continually or chronically;exhaust by attacking repeatedly) & Hare (swift timid long-eared mammal larger than a rabbit having a divided upper lip and long hind legs)
Clemenemesis
Created by: dochanne
Pronunciation: Clem-en-em-eh-sis
Sentence: Richard Snodgrass was a passive man. He was bland and meek and wore lots of beige. His clemenemesis was Judy, his secretary, who ran the office with an iron fist and steel capped stilettos. He was ok with that, even though it made him feel weak. It meant people hated her instead of him, and his little rebellions consisted of meekly implying a decision was in fact hers and there was little he could do. Often that was right. He practiced sharp shooting on the weekends and dreamt about being a Pythonesque ferocious killer bunny.
Etymology: Clement - gentle, forgiving, pleasant; Nemesis - one's most villainous enemy. Eminem - popular and has no doubt stepped on some toes to get there; Mennuhmennuh - part of the chorus of the Muppet song, sung best by Animal, who is both an animal and fluffy..
Antacony
Created by: torontorc
Pronunciation: an-tay-cone-ee
Sentence: Antacony is the act of a bully picking on the weakest person.
Etymology: