Verboticism: Cultasy
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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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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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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Mythnomer
Created by: readerwriter
Pronunciation: mith/no/mer
Sentence: An expert in links between high intelligence, a sedentary lifestyle and the influence of pop culture, Caliope Broun, Phd, was attempting, in her latest paper, to trace the beginnings of these--for lack of a better word--"mythnomers" that began occuring in the 20th Century.
Etymology: From myth, for widely held, but false belief + nomer, Latin for name; a play on misnomer, a misplaced name
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COMMENTS:
love saying this - Jabberwocky, 2008-08-12: 15:43:00
Mouth ulther? Legend! - scrabbelicious, 2008-08-12: 16:15:00
Thank you, thank you, thank you for comments...what a strange fellowship of those who whose world in held together by words....Just how many of us are there????? - readerwriter, 2008-08-12: 17:42:00
Mythnomer maketh me lithp. - metrohumanx, 2008-08-12: 22:08:00
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Phenomination
Created by: Clayton
Pronunciation: fi-nom-uh-NEY-shuhn
Sentence: Fans of science fiction may be divided into countless phenominations. Of these, Trekkies may be divided into several hundred thousand subphenominations. Thus concludes my example paragraph.
Etymology: phenomenon + denomination
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COMMENTS:
This may be Number One! - purpleartichokes, 2007-06-19: 08:31:00
Make it so! - jadenguy, 2007-06-19: 09:04:00
great word - Jabberwocky, 2007-06-19: 11:32:00
Thanks, guys! - Clayton, 2007-06-19: 12:17:00
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Nerdsect
Created by: remistram
Pronunciation: nurd-seckt
Sentence: Joining the Star Trek nerdsect meant never having to apologise for wearing tight fitting polyester to work again.
Etymology: nerd (geek, dweeb, neb) + sect (cult)
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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Fadhallowness
Created by: OZZIEBOB
Pronunciation: FAD-hal-LOW-ness
Sentence: Bob's fadhallowness change so often that people started describing him, and his ways, as "headfallow."
Etymology: Blend of FAD: craze, trend; HALLOW: holy & -ness: state of. Cognate: Fadhallow, Fadhallower.
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COMMENTS:
trendy bendy mellow fellow? - metrohumanx, 2008-08-12: 14:40:00
encompasses everything - very nice - Jabberwocky, 2008-08-12: 15:42:00
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Predalektion
Created by: Jabberwocky
Pronunciation: pree/dalek/shun
Sentence: The predalektion is a cult made up of crazed Dr Who fans who gather once a week in parking lots and bump into each other while saying over and over in stacatto voices "Exterminate" "Exterminate"
Etymology: predilection (inclination) + dalek (of Dr. Who fame)
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COMMENTS:
deleksellent! - galwaywegian, 2007-06-19: 07:26:00
Great word! - Clayton, 2007-06-19: 07:55:00
Fantastic! - jadenguy, 2007-06-19: 09:10:00
Hah! While watching the episodes of the second season of the new Dr. Who show featuring both the Daleks and the Cybermen, I watched with my fingers crossed, praying for a "DELETE!"-"EXTERMINATE!" shouting match between the two. Once I got my wish, I was happy for a good week. - ErWenn, 2007-06-19: 17:06:00
dalektable even - petaj, 2007-06-19: 23:27:00
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