Verboticism: Awestuck

'I'd love to work on top of you!'

DEFINITION: n. A person who is so heels-over-head obsessed with someone, that they trip over their own tongue every time they meet them. v. To be so infatuated that you trip over your tongue.

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Hypnohush

Created by: Stevenson0

Pronunciation: hip/no/hush

Sentence: Hypnohush overtook her when she ran into the new manager, unable to stop staring, or mumble a word.

Etymology: hypnotic + hush

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Pedestall

CharlieB

Created by: CharlieB

Pronunciation: ped-a-stall

Sentence: Poor Mary had such a crush on Don, whenever he spoke to her she ended up completely pedestalling. It was less a case of cool ardour, more ar-d'oh!

Etymology: pedestal (to glorify or idealise) + stall (to come to a standstill, be brought to a stop)

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Hughmorous

Created by: rikboyee

Pronunciation: hew-merr-uss

Sentence: when he said he'd pick her up at 'sex-thirty...i mean half past sex..um...how does quarter to seven sound?'..she couldn't help but find it hughmorous

Etymology: hugh grant, amorous, humorous

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COMMENTS:

Hugh Grant. of course! Nice =) - allwise, 2007-02-12: 02:46:00

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Enuncibate

Created by: purpleartichokes

Pronunciation: E-nun-see-bate

Sentence: Sue was so enamoured with the new guy at work that when he approached her and asked her when her shift was over, she enuncibated "sex" instead of "six".

Etymology: enunciate, masturbate

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COMMENTS:

this is one of my favorite words ever...too funny! - alphabetapolothology, 2007-02-13: 14:16:00

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Oopsessed

Created by: sodium

Pronunciation: oop-sesst

Sentence: Michael was so oopsessed with Laura that he clenched his jaw shut every time she was near.

Etymology: oops + obsessed

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Splutteration

Created by: Javeson1

Pronunciation: splut-ter-ay-shun

Sentence: Many people are affected by splutteration; the inability to form correct, coherent sentences when in the presence of a crush.

Etymology: splutter (to stumble over one's words) plus adoration (love)

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Stamenamoured

Created by: ekath

Pronunciation: st-am-en-ahhm-erd

Sentence: Is she flighty or is she actually that unintelligent? Oh no, shes just stamenamoured. Oh.

Etymology: from stammer + enamoured

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Volespeak

Created by: allwise

Pronunciation: voul-spiik

Sentence: She couldn't believe it, Dick was standing in front of her, and all she could do was to volespeak -"H-hey Cock, who are you doing?"

Etymology: vole - obfuscation of love speak - something most people do.

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Twitterprated

mrskellyscl

Created by: mrskellyscl

Pronunciation: twit-ter-pray-ted

Sentence: Bambi would become completely twitterprated when Tom walked into the room and act like a schoolgirl with her first crush. You would never know that she was a Speech Therapist by the inarticulate babble coming from her mouth.

Etymology: twitterpated: flighty, excited feeling you get when you see someone you are attracted to (from the movie Bambi)+ prate: to blather or babble on endlessly; foolish chatter

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Gahgahdrooler

Created by: abrakadeborah

Pronunciation: Gahhh-gahhh-drewl-er

Sentence: Miss Doyawanna Drool says to Becky, "Oh muhhhh goshhhhh I have become a gahgahdrooler when Antonio looks my way! I turn into a puddle of Doyawanna drool...I'm so gaga over him!" :)~

Etymology: Gahgah: taken from the word-Gaga; French, from gaga fool, of imitative origin Date: 1917 : crazy, foolish : marked by wild enthusiasm : infatuated, doting Drooler; One who drools ; to secrete saliva in anticipation of... :drivel : to make an effusive show of pleasure or often envious or covetous appreciation : to talk nonsense transitive verb : to express sentimentally or effusively

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