Verboticisms

Created by: Stevenson0

Pronunciation: trans/ME/tey/shun

Sentence: Like Joseph Stalin, Fred had to rewrite his history. So Fred went through a transmetation, eliminating from his life all the dates and events which he didn't like.

Etymology: transmutation + me

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COMMENTS:

Works for me! - wordmeister, 2007-01-31: 09:55:00

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Created by: mrskellyscl

Pronunciation: day-shif-ty

Sentence: Nance discovered just how dayshifty Max had been when she found his erasure marks on her calendar. "No wonder I can't remember my vacation," she cried. "I was here -- but where was Max?"

Etymology: Day:(as in calendar) + shift: to alter position or place + shifty: displaying deceitful character; personality thatt demonstrates frequent changes or variations.

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Created by: Mustang

Pronunciation: ret-ro-flert

Sentence: Though he knew better, Rodney hoped his audacious claim to have changed their marriage date would convince Lou Anne that it was ok for him to retroflirt.

Etymology: Retro - go back in time, flirt - have romantic interludes with women

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Created by: quippingqueen

Pronunciation: tee/ter/tot/o/log/i/cal

Sentence: He knew his teetertautological technique would put a better spin on exactly why they got married in the first place.

Etymology: teeter (as in vacillate) + tautological (true by virtue of its logical form alone)

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COMMENTS:

nice word! - Alchemist, 2007-01-31: 17:35:00

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Created by: petaj

Pronunciation: ex-ped-ates

Sentence: Expedating was a strategy she used to explain why her tasks had not been completed on time.

Etymology: expedite (to accomplish promptly) + dates (days of the month)

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Created by: zappalove

Pronunciation:

Sentence: Winstonsmithing came naturally to her, from an instinctive grasp of Orwell's remark "Who controls the past controls the future"...and the present.

Etymology: From "Winston Smith", the protagonist of George Orwell's novel "1984" (1949). Winston Smith works for the so-called Ministry of Truth and his duties include altering or erasing historical records following the ever-changing dictates of his totalitarian ma

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Created by: metrohumanx

Pronunciation: CROW-NO-TWEEK

Sentence: The warranty can’t be expired. It’s too new to be so tired. I told you twice – ‘twas just last week… And that’s not simply CHRONOTWEAK!

Etymology: CHRONO-prefix relating to TIME;Greek, from chronos+ TWEAK-to make usually small adjustments in or to;probably alteration of Middle English twikken to pull sharply, from Old English twiccian to pluck.

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COMMENTS:

Try this for fun: http://chir.ag/stuff/sand/ - metrohumanx, 2009-09-01: 11:03:00

chronoversal themes - Nosila, 2009-09-01: 12:05:00

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Created by: Koekbroer

Pronunciation: ree-vent-iz-im

Sentence: "Ugh, Doug is pulling his usual reventism. He now says he took the cat to the vet on Thursday, but the vet is closed on Thursdays"

Etymology: revise + event

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Created by: Jabberwocky

Pronunciation: dayt/trip/er

Sentence: He was a datetripper - Sunday driver yeah - it took me so long to find out -his chronology was the only one that mattered and that made him sing

Etymology: daytripper + date

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Created by: Nosila

Pronunciation: ak kom no dayt

Sentence: Samuel Adams was such a cad. He would accomnodate many events in his history to escape blame, especially when it fitted his extra-marital activities. If he had his way, his children would be mins 8 and minus 12!

Etymology: Accomodate (make fit for, or change to suit a new purpose) & No date (eliminated time or day)

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COMMENTS:

Even if you're good (and you aren't that good) nobody is so good they get the most votes every time. You are obviously gaming the system. Why?! - Koekbroer, 2012-06-07: 11:13:00

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