Verboticisms

Created by: Mobelia

Pronunciation:

Sentence: His egosolicitic attempts to win her affections we both obtuse and narcissistic.

Etymology: egotistic - self-absorbed, conceited solicit - to seduce, attact, captivate

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Created by: ErWenn

Pronunciation: /ˈnɑɹ.səˌlæps/

Sentence: Johnny Bravo is the ultimate narcilapse. He was disappointed that the word wasn't named after him.

Etymology: From Narcissus + lapse

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COMMENTS:

I just realized how much this sounds like "narcolepsy." - ErWenn, 2007-02-23: 11:37:00

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Created by: wordmeister

Pronunciation: ab-ball-ing

Sentence: He had an abballing habit of lifting up his shirt and wiggling his abs at the ladies... Unfortunately his abs were more like flabs, so the ladies averted their eyes, not from lust, but from disgust.

Etymology: appalling with the "p"s turned upside down.. also abs + balling

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Created by: w5lf9s

Pronunciation: fail.maite

Sentence: "Whow, I really like your earrings!" - "Failmate!" She didn't even turn around to look at him.

Etymology: like "stalemate". Could also be related to "check mate". Definitely "one who can move no further"

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COMMENTS:

It'a all about that "mating" thing, checked or not... - wordmeister, 2007-02-22: 15:13:00

Yep! despite all attempts at hiding it in clever pick-up lines! - w5lf9s, 2007-02-22: 16:03:00

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Created by: Alchemist

Pronunciation: wo-THAR-ee-oh

Sentence: Elmer snickered to himself as he watched Daffy strike out with yet another young lady. "Dat duck is such a wame woethario, eheheheheh"

Etymology: woe (sad) lothario (ladies man)

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COMMENTS:

qwite witerary and wubbly - wordmeister, 2007-02-22: 15:19:00

Excewent! - Osomatic, 2007-02-23: 04:49:00

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Created by: galwaywegian

Pronunciation: kah sah noh noh

Sentence: John dear was such a casanono, his chat up lines had him arrested twice and he once spent three days in hospital when he developed an allergy to spider pheramone.

Etymology: casanova, no no

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Created by: tenunda

Pronunciation: O-BLIH-vee-ass

Sentence: Calvin has no idea that whole group of guys is laughing at his attempts to hit on them; he is an obliviass

Etymology: From oblivious

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Created by: erasmus

Pronunciation: kret in over

Sentence: Frank was a complete cretinova always flirting in the most appalling ways, even pinching the bums of the prettier ladies in the office.

Etymology: from cretin and casanova

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COMMENTS:

Appalling? or Abballing? - wordmeister, 2007-02-23: 02:27:00

good point... - erasmus, 2007-02-23: 04:13:00

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Created by: Stevenson0

Pronunciation: pom/pass

Sentence: Women labeled that self-absorbed and cocksure individual with his lame pick-up lines, as a pompass.

Etymology: pompous + pass + ass

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COMMENTS:

good one! - wordmeister, 2007-02-22: 15:15:00

It describes self-absorbed, pick-up lines, and what he really is. Very good! - purpleartichokes, 2007-02-22: 18:50:00

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Created by: CharlieB

Pronunciation: pee-kok-shore

Sentence: Dan winked at the girl by the bar, adjusting the huge collar on his white satin shirt. He was hot, confident and peacocksure.

Etymology: peacock (brightly coloured bird who displays feathers to attract mate) + sure (confident)

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