Verboticism: Forrestgumpism
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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Molassaversation
Created by: buck180
Pronunciation: Mo 'lass' a ver say shun
Sentence: As soon as he opened his mouth I knew the conversation was going to be a molassaversation. I was already on the next topic before he finished his first sentence.
Etymology: A combining of molasses and conversation.
Draggingdrawl
Created by: abrakadeborah
Pronunciation: Drag-ing-drawl
Sentence: Southern Slowpoke Sam was such a draggingdrawl speaker...you would want to pull his words out with your hands!
Etymology: Dragging; failure to act with the necessary promptness or vigor. Drawl; to utter in a slow lengthened tone.
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COMMENTS:
Love it, but had already spent my votes! Cheers. - Nosila, 2009-09-25: 00:35:00
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Dronestoppable
Created by: Osomatic
Pronunciation: drone + stop + uh + bull
Sentence: Oh man, don't get Al Gore going on global warming - he's dronestoppable.
Etymology: Drone + unstoppable. (This isn't really one of my best.)
Blungle
Created by: JoePeacock
Pronunciation:
Sentence: The lazy oaf blungled on about how it had become increasingly difficult to catch sheep for his supper.
Etymology:
Hourator
Created by: galwaywegian
Pronunciation: ow ray tor
Sentence: Father Murphy's houratory style had a very wholesome effect on anyone thinking sinful thoughts. After one of his sermons no one could remember what sins they were thinking of committing, not even the ones who remained awake
Etymology: orator, hour
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COMMENTS:
Houray for you! - Nosila, 2009-09-22: 10:57:00
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Syllabroadening
Created by: galwaywegian
Pronunciation: sill a brawd enn ing
Sentence: his syllabroadining was so pronounced, it took him two minutes to say"two minutes"
Etymology: syllable, broaden
Droneprone
Created by: quippingqueen
Pronunciation: drone/prone
Sentence: Pierre Pantperhog was known among family, friends, and foes alike as a dithering "droneprone" dude.
Etymology: drone + prone
Slowlanespeaker
Created by: jedijawa
Pronunciation: slow-lane-speak-er
Sentence: John is a slowlanespeaker who just putters along talking at his own pace no matter how fast the world around him is zipping by.
Etymology: slowlane (i.e. traffic lane) + speaker
Enuncilater
Created by: Jabberwocky
Pronunciation: ee/nun/see/lay/tur
Sentence: Dave spent so much time worrying about pronunciation while conversing that he became know as an enuncilater.
Etymology: enunciator + later
