Verboticism: Scifidolatry
DEFINITION: n. A pop culture entertainment property, which has transcended itself and become a de facto religion with legions of devotees, prescribed rituals and sacred texts. v. To follow a pop culture icon with unquestioning devotion.
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Trektarianism
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: trek tair ian ism
Sentence: When Jock Spock came out of the ladies washroom at the Star Trek Convention, he gave the Vulcan hand signal and said, "Live long and Prosper". Being a strict follower of trektarianism, he hoped his clever response would divert the ire of the waiting women. It did not.
Etymology: Trek (as in Star Trek, popular sci-fi TV series) & Tractarianism (principles of the founders of the Oxford movement as expounded in pamphlets called Tracts for the Times)
Jedification
Created by: pungineer
Pronunciation: Jed/i/fi/cation
Sentence: Mmm mused Mr. Yoda, what with the house prices and all the roomy interstellar 2 craft parking spaces round here, undergoing quite the jedification, this area is.
Etymology: Blend of : jedi (star wars religion)+ gentrification (middle classification of an area)
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COMMENTS:
I was leaning towards the Jedi....good fusion, Punge! - metrohumanx, 2008-08-12: 14:33:00
excellent - Jabberwocky, 2008-08-12: 15:43:00
Great word. - OZZIEBOB, 2008-08-13: 08:14:00
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Getalifestyle
Created by: Katisms1
Pronunciation: get-a-LIFE-stile
Sentence: Sure the sex was a hoot, but when she cried out in Klingon in the heat of passion, he realized he'd had enough of her freaky überfan getalifestyle.
Etymology: "Get a life!" + lifestyle
Scifidolatry
Created by: galwaywegian
Pronunciation: sigh fye doll a tree
Sentence: the sheer vulcanicity of his scifidolatry kept him klinging on to the slightest enterprising young stardate like a windblown roofer hanging tightly to the wainscottying.
Etymology: sci fi, idolatry
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COMMENTS:
You've picard a good theme for your sentence. I nearly Shatner myself chuckling. - petaj, 2007-06-19: 07:18:00
Stellar sentence! - purpleartichokes, 2007-06-19: 08:02:00
Love it. - Clayton, 2007-06-19: 12:35:00
was his name Roger Dolatry? - Jabberwocky, 2007-06-19: 14:56:00
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Theoculturism
Created by: Pythias
Pronunciation: the-o-cul-tur-ism
Sentence: Worshipping at the seat of the Holy Portal was often his favoured way of celebrating a new theoculturism.
Etymology: theo- + culture + ism
Cultasy
Created by: Stevenson0
Pronunciation: cul/tas/ee
Sentence: Jenny and Joe met at an 'X-Men' convention in New York last year. The things they love most about their cultasy are the costumes and the chants recited three times a day in hopes that they will come in contact with the natural earth bound x-rays which will transform them like their heros. One of their favourite cultasy parting statements is: "May all the earthbound X-rays find your path today and lead you to freedom, purity and adventure."
Etymology: CULT (a group, or sect bound together by veneration of the same thing, person, or ideal) + FANTASY (wondrous, or strange fancies; imaginative conceptualizing)
Harrypotty
Created by: TJayzz
Pronunciation: Ha-ree-pot-ee
Sentence: Ever since the first book came out onto the shevles, kids wanted to be just like their hero Harry Potter. This led to parents everywhere having to pretend that their little darlings had turned them into toads and spent half the day hopping around in the crouched position.
Etymology: Potty(extremely enthusiastic about someone or something) See also Harry Potter books /films
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COMMENTS:
You crcked me up again, Tjayzz - metrohumanx, 2008-08-12: 13:19:00
very funny - Jabberwocky, 2008-08-12: 15:42:00
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Soupcantata
Created by: petaj
Pronunciation: soup-can-ta-ta
Sentence: Tom Arta, the Soupentologist, was puree of heart and sang with consommate skill when he performed the soupcantata. The whole cangregation were inspired by the word of Warhol and bowled out the church wishing everyone good laksa.
Etymology: Soup can (as in Campbell's) + cantata (musical setting of a religious text)
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COMMENTS:
makes me hungry for lunch -mm mm good - Jabberwocky, 2007-06-19: 11:42:00
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Agogaligalegion
Created by: metrohumanx
Pronunciation: uh-GOG-uh-LIG-uh-LEE-djun
Sentence: Whilst wandering wistfully around the Metropolis,Wallace wondered at the latest AGOGALIGALEGION that had formed outside.Masticating mavens of merchandising made many miscreants marvel at the multitudes which had massed at the megamall. The latest coordinated assault of capitalism has resulted in the simultaneous release of The Movie, The Book, The CEEDEE and The Action Figures...and now the riot squad was getting restless. The number of demented devotees was exceeded only by the record-breaking box office receipts. Clad in their officially-endorsed uniforms, the AGOGALIGALEGION surged forward uncontrollably. This could be worse than the time the bottom dropped out of the Pokemon market. Wallace watched warily as the pumps were primed on the water cannon...
Etymology: AGOG+LIGAture+LEGION=AGOGALIGALEGION___AGOG:full of intense interest or excitement;Middle French en gogues in mirth___LIGATURE:something that is used to bind;something that unites or connects…Middle English,from Latin ligatus, past participle of ligare to bind, tie___LEGION:a very large number; Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin legion-, legio, from legere to gather.
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COMMENTS:
Verbotomists arise! Vote early, vote often! The early bird catches the worm. (but the second mouse gets the cheese) http://kukuklok.com/ - metrohumanx, 2008-08-12: 14:30:00
I'm all agog at your paragraph - Jabberwocky, 2008-08-12: 16:58:00
Love the word, even though it sounds like I am gargling when I try to say it!It might also be a cure for sore throats! - Nosila, 2008-08-12: 20:51:00
Yeah- a lotta tongue flapping involved here. - metrohumanx, 2008-08-12: 22:02:00
Terrific and crazy - OZZIEBOB, 2008-08-13: 08:13:00
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Tradictional
Created by: ekath
Pronunciation: truh-dick-shun-ul
Sentence: Did you see that the JRR Tolkien scholar, follower, and fangirl convention is coming to the convention center this weekend?... Yeah, all those tradictional costumes drive me insane. Plus none of the fangirls can read the directional signs in elvish, so they all ask for directions at the gas station where I work.
Etymology: from tradition + fictional + addiction