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DEFINITION: v., To speak in an inspirational but perhaps incomprehensible manner by stringing together a series of grunts and clichés. n., An inarticulate TV or radio, post-game interview, typically given by a panting, toothless, sweating, verbally-challenged, and hugely overpaid, athletic superstar.
Verboticisms
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Inspirate
Created by: GeneralBeresford
Pronunciation: Inspi-rate
Sentence: When Glen was interviewed after the game he tried hard to explain how good it felt to win, but only managed to inspirate.
Etymology: Inspire + Irate = Inspirate
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COMMENTS:
good combo - porsche, 2008-02-05: 13:18:00
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Dufferedview
Created by: raindrops
Pronunciation:
Sentence: As media rushed towards him and poured questions,Jon Bedraw dufferedview some big words he had recently heard on the tv.
Etymology: A viewpoint of a duffer
Adrenablabber
Created by: picabomama
Pronunciation: a-dren-a-blaa-ber
Sentence: The game winning goal was procured by Stone Galumphus, who spoke in rapid adrenablabber to reporters shortly after the conclusion of today's contest.
Etymology: adrenalin + blabber
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COMMENTS:
Good word! Got a sentence for it? - ErWenn, 2008-02-04: 09:58:00
Great Combo! - sean30, 2008-02-04: 15:58:00
Like your word! It's easy to say and to pick the meaning. Just saying it sounds like some adrenablabber being spouted! - bananabender, 2008-02-05: 00:02:00
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Pigskinese
Created by: OZZIEBOB
Pronunciation: pig-skin-NEEZ
Sentence: Spurred on by the victory and athulation of the fans, the pigskinese of the full-back, during the after-match interview, went from golemic to gridiotic.
Etymology: PIGSKIN: Slang term for a football; pig and its grunting & ESE: as in languages as computerese. Golemic: Blend of goal & golem+ic (yiddish) for graceless, tactless, foolish - altho, not necessarry intentionally. GRIDIOTIC (grid(iron) & idiotic
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COMMENTS:
good timing with the super bowl - Jabberwocky, 2008-02-04: 13:42:00
Amusing words and impressive etymology! - bananabender, 2008-02-04: 23:58:00
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Lipoosuction
Created by: Jabberwocky
Pronunciation: lip/ooo/suk/shun
Sentence: The hockey superstar was trying so hard to suck up to the interviewer and not offend any of his team that his interview was merely lipoosuction.
Etymology: lip(as in lip service) + ooh(didn't put the 'h' in the word because it turned it into pooh)+ suck (as in suck up) + liposuction
Donkingcoherence
Created by: karenanne
Pronunciation: don king co HEER ens
Sentence: The coach's donKingcoherence was legendary. Some of the things he said were so incomprehensible that they were quoted on "humorous sayings" websites. For example, "If we're gonna win, we gotta get more points, 'cause usually, when the other team wins, it's 'cause they got more points, and usually there is only one winner, so next time, we definitely gotta prob'ly try to get more points."
Etymology: Don King (flamboyant boxing promoter and motivational speaker, often noted for his unintentionally funny sayings) + incoherence
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COMMENTS:
Ha ha! Good word! - splendiction, 2010-04-22: 21:30:00
excellent word...and that hair! - Nosila, 2010-04-23: 01:06:00
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Trightning
Created by: Banky
Pronunciation: tryt-ning
Sentence: John Edwards' speeches are sheer trightning. He tries to convince poor people he's one of them with rapid-fire down-home folksiness and then disappears, like a fart in the wind, off to another rally in his private jet.
Etymology: trite + lightning
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COMMENTS:
very nice - Jabberwocky, 2008-02-04: 13:40:00
I like it! - OZZIEBOB, 2008-02-04: 15:09:00
i like it but its hard to pronounce - purpleman, 2008-02-04: 15:38:00
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Platidude
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: platiˌdoōd
Sentence: They won the big game so the reporters immediately descended on the team platidude. He was a sure-fire source for over-the-top ready-made, who's-your-daddy, can't-be-beat, who-wants-pie, in-your-face one-liners.
Etymology: platitude (a remark or statement, esp. one with a moral content, that has been used too often to be interesting or thoughtful) + dude (a man; a guy)
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COMMENTS:
Always admire and appreciate those 1 letter changes to a word that mades it a blend of two words then have it fit the definition to a T. - silveryaspen, 2008-11-27: 12:46:00
so subtle I didn't notice it until I read the etymology - what a difference a letter makes - Jabberwocky, 2008-11-27: 13:18:00
Hey, Dude, love your word! - Nosila, 2008-11-27: 20:08:00
Good one - OZZIEBOB, 2008-11-29: 14:45:00
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Glibanterosis
Created by: metrohumanx
Pronunciation: glib-ANT-er-OH-sis
Sentence: After polishing off a magnum of Serbian Plum Brandy, the JOCK-ular comments spewing forth from the ancient jargonauts on the sports channel seemed to lack a certain...clarity. Through judicious use of the MUTE button, we were able to avoid much of the GLIBANTEROSIS which accompanied the pre-game pseudo-shows. It was probably the hogshead of mead we consumed while waiting for the forty-pound bioengineered hybrid turkey to glaze over, but our guest from Slovakia found the narratives much less confusing than I did.
Etymology: GLIb+BANTER+OSIS=GLIBANTEROSIS.........GLIB:marked by ease and informality, nonchalant,showing little forethought or preparation,lacking depth and substance,marked by ease and fluency in speaking or writing often to the point of being insincere or deceitful;probably modification of Low German glibberig slippery.....BANTER:to speak to or address in a witty and teasing manner,to speak playfully or wittily;origin unknown.....-OSIS:suffix impying an affliction.
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COMMENTS:
Please have a SAFE and SOBER holiday. - metrohumanx, 2008-11-27: 10:14:00
What holiday is it over there? - logarithm, 2008-11-27: 11:05:00
I'm pouring you a shot of my private stock of slivovica to celebrate your nice create and the holiday! - silveryaspen, 2008-11-27: 12:34:00
Happy Thanksgiving Metro!! - Jabberwocky, 2008-11-27: 13:16:00
Yes, Happy Thanksgiving to all our friends south of the border! We Canucks had ours 6 weeks ago to avoid the rush. - Nosila, 2008-11-27: 20:01:00
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Superfludundant
Created by: Mustang
Pronunciation: soo-per-flue-DUN-dant
Sentence: Giving his usual superfludundant gobbledygook responses to the rapid fire questions about the game following his teams' victory, Garrison felt was making a good impression on the tv audience while in fact few people actually understood a word of his gibberish.
Etymology: Blend of 'superfluous' and 'redundant'....a word that is doubly redundant/superfluous itself.
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COMMENTS:
just trying to say the word gets your point across - Jabberwocky, 2008-11-27: 13:21:00
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Comments:
Today's definition was suggested by Nosila. Thank you Nosila. ~ James
Today's definition was suggested by Nosila. Thank you Nosila. ~ James