Verboticism: Slowlanespeaker
DEFINITION: n. A chronic slow talker, who plods relentlessly, even when everyone else has figured out what they are trying to say. v. To talk in a painfully slow manner.
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Lethargument
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: leth-ahr-gyuh-muhnt
Sentence: Don't ever get into a lethargument with Neil. It could last for days.
Etymology: lethargic (the quality or state of being drowsy and dull, listless and unenergetic, or indifferent and lazy; apathetic or sluggish inactivity) + argument (an oral disagreement)
Verbalaze
Created by: mrskellyscl
Pronunciation: ver-bal-laze
Sentence: John is a notorious verbalazer. If he gets the chance to trap you into a conversation, you might as well abandon all hope of being on time for the rest of the day. You're trapped into hearing about his daughter's dance recital and his mother's gallstones whether you like it or not.
Etymology: Verbalize: verbose; express in words + laze: kill or waste time
Borator
Created by: iwasatripwire
Pronunciation: bore-ate-er
Sentence:
Etymology: bore+orator
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COMMENTS:
Good word!! - Stevenson0, 2007-03-02: 17:56:00
Yes, A boring speaker at a function for the make-glorious benefit of Kazakhstan! - petaj, 2007-03-02: 20:06:00
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Molassalogue
Created by: lauramy
Pronunciation: mull-ass-uh-log
Sentence: I'd rather be eaten alive by a wild hog than listen to another Molassalogue.
Etymology: molasses + monologue
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COMMENTS:
Does a molassalogue have a sweet tooth? And always tell a sugar-coated verson? - petaj, 2007-03-02: 20:02:00
Can my 'treaclespeaker' deliver a molassalogue? Nice word! - Discoveria, 2007-03-02: 21:32:00
would you listen in a fog? would you listen with a hog? - Alchemist, 2007-03-03: 07:46:00
Great one! - BMott, 2007-03-09: 00:11:00
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Laguage
Created by: mweinmann
Pronunciation: layg - wij
Sentence: Tessa spoke her own laguage. By the time she finished a sentence, everyone knew what she was trying to say and had long since ceased to listen.
Etymology: lag, language
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COMMENTS:
Great word! - Nosila, 2009-09-22: 10:57:00
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Onandonmoron
Created by: Mustang
Pronunciation: on-and-ON-mor-on
Sentence: Phil's friends considered him to be a chronic onandonmoron and had begun to avoid being around him because of his incessant droning on so many incredibly mundane topics
Etymology: Blend of the words 'on', 'and', and 'moron'.
Crawldrawl
Created by: FreakyDeak
Pronunciation: Crall-drall
Sentence: Once he starts with his crawldrawl the wide awake sleep and the comatose die.
Etymology: Crawl(to move slowly) + Drawl(lengthened syllables)
Insomniyack
Created by: Jabberwocky
Pronunciation: in/som/ni/yak
Sentence: Chris was a motivational speaker at sleep deprivation conferences - his sessions always sold out first
Etymology: insomnia + yack
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COMMENTS:
I likes this one. - erasmus, 2007-03-02: 10:39:00
thanks erasmus - Jabberwocky, 2007-03-02: 10:46:00
when i need to sleep its hard to decide between an imsomniyak and a saidative - rikboyee, 2007-03-02: 17:06:00
I've found tranquspielizers quite effective. - petaj, 2007-03-02: 20:19:00
Narcotalks work too! - Discoveria, 2007-03-02: 21:35:00
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Slowspoke
Created by: petaj
Pronunciation: slow-spoke (said very slowly with long drawn out syllables - OK you figured it out long ago)
Sentence: Colin was a renowned slowspoke, and could never work out why his conversants kept toe-tapping or clock-watching or finger-drumming.
Etymology: slow poke (a dawdler) + spoke (past tense of speak) + slow (not quick witted esp. not realising that the audience already understands)
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COMMENTS:
you even have to say this word slowly - Jabberwocky, 2007-03-02: 09:14:00
good... one... - wordmeister, 2007-03-02: 10:41:00
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thaaaaaaaannnnnnnnnnk yooooooooooooooooo so muuuuuuuch - petaj, 2007-03-02: 19:57:00
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Debilerate
Created by: Koekbroer
Pronunciation: de-bill-er-ate
Sentence: Doug suffered from debilitating deliberation. He was dibilerate.
Etymology: debilitating deliberation