Verboticisms

Created by: petaj

Pronunciation: flawnt-it

Sentence: Cherie really started marketing herself when she realised her flawntit gave her an oddvantage over the other candidates.

Etymology: flaw + If you've got it flaunt it.

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Created by: ohwtepph

Pronunciation: deh-fah-set

Sentence: I never knew she was up for the job until I realized that she had a defasset.

Etymology: defect + asset + deficit

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Created by: texmom

Pronunciation: tick ac cent you oh tom

Sentence: She found that the freak circus appreciated her shoulder twitch and the resulting ticaccentuatom delighted her.. with a new job.

Etymology: tic - nervous muscle movement accent - highlighted atom - sounds good

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Created by: weyrlady

Pronunciation: e-fo-ban-e

Sentence: It was such an ephobany to realize he actually loved me for my friggatriskaidekaphobia.

Etymology: A combination of "epiphany" and "phobia".

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Created by: artr

Pronunciation: nänˈpləspləs

Sentence: The fact that Jerry was unsure what to do and accomplished little made him perfect for his government job. It turned out to be a nonplusplus. He even developed a theory and an entire unofficial training program entitled DYNAMIC INACTION in which you look very busy working in one direction only to reverse course before you get to any measurable goal. The net result; status quo. Not only do you NOT rock the boat, you confine all your activity to the dock.

Etymology: nonplus (surprise and confuse (someone) so much that they are unsure how to react) + plus (an advantage)

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COMMENTS:

"DYNAMIC INACTION" - hilarious! Good word - splendiction, 2009-07-31: 18:01:00

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Created by: weareallbeautiful

Pronunciation: b-eh-n-kuh-m-puh-v-er-ee

Sentence: Julie made an astonishing bencompovery that her annoying compulsion of organizing everything had gotten her a high paying job as a secretary for the president of one of the most successful corporations in the country.

Etymology: benefit+compulsion+discovery

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Created by: galwaywegian

Pronunciation: loo na tik awl the rite bok ses

Sentence: She managed to lunatickalltherightboxes despite the rather stained resumé

Etymology: lunatic tick all the right boxes

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Created by: rikboyee

Pronunciation: flaw-sum

Sentence: when people mistook my nervous tic for well rehearsed break-dancing, it was flawesome

Etymology: flaw, awesome

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COMMENTS:

Good one. - Clayton, 2007-06-25: 21:15:00

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Created by: rikboyee

Pronunciation: han-dee-capp

Sentence:

Etymology: handy, handicap

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COMMENTS:

Very apt and capped a good day's verboting. - scrabbelicious, 2009-07-31: 15:22:00

Nice Flo to it! - scrabbelicious, 2009-07-31: 15:24:00

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Created by: ErWenn

Pronunciation: /ˈɹɛdˌnoʊz/

Sentence: Sadly, while the fact that his face and voice were incapable of expressing emotion was an impressive rednose during the poker tournament, he still couldn't get a date.

Etymology: As in Rudolph the reindeer's shiny red nose

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