Verboticism: Idiosyncrazy
DEFINITION: A personality quirk or habit, which at first blush seems "cute", but which can quickly become so annoying that it undermines personal relationships.
Idiosyncrazy
Created by: KristinA
Pronunciation: id-E-O-sin-craze-E
Sentence: After dating only 2 months, it soon became apparent that his incessant need to separate M&Ms by color before eating them would soon be the idiosnycrazy that would end their relationship.
Etymology: idiosyncrasy (a peculiar characteristic) + crazy (for the odd behavior and also, how the habit drives other people crazy)
Points: 776
Comments: Idiosyncrazy
OZZIEBOB - 2007-08-15: 09:07:00
Good word Pretty much the word I was looking for! I used hideosyncrasy in my sentence, but also considered "odiosyncrasy, whimsiosyncrasy, insidiosyncrasy
KristinA - 2007-08-15: 09:12:00
...also "idioticsyncrasy."