Verboticisms

Created by: dekra

Pronunciation: horn-bell

Sentence: John couldn't bring himself to walk 30 feet up the sidewalk, so he simply rang the hornbell repeatedly until Jess was annoyed enough to come outside.

Etymology: Car Horn + Door Bell

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Created by: splendiction

Pronunciation: honk r a--

Sentence: Bell and Bert held the night shift at the local all-night gym. Carpooling in Bert’s old honkda, they had a tight routine. Every evening at 9:50, Bert felt justified in honkarassing Bell’s neighboors for a few minutes. After all, it was the neighboors’ autumnal leaf blowing that shook his chick out of bed early afternoon, nearly two months every year! Tonight Bert’s honkarangue lasted longer than usual. Bell finally emerged from her apartment, removing her earplugs: “Hey, let me give you a little peeptalk before our shift”.

Etymology: From: honk, harass and "a--"!

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COMMENTS:

Honky dory word! - Nosila, 2009-05-01: 18:37:00

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Created by: artr

Pronunciation: litlbōbēp

Sentence: Littlebeaubeep is stealing sleep, He's honking for his girlfriend; If she'd come out, The neighbors would shout, And no one would have to hurt them.

Etymology: Little Bo Peep (A nursery rhyme about a girl and her sheep)+ beau (a boyfriend or male admirer) + beep (a short, high-pitched sound emitted by electronic equipment or a vehicle horn)

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COMMENTS:

love it! - mrskellyscl, 2009-05-01: 05:31:00

excellent - Jabberwocky, 2009-05-01: 13:42:00

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Created by: remistram

Pronunciation: hongk-hintt

Sentence: The longer he honkhinted the more she took her sweet time to get ready. He would look like the mental health patient in the eyes of the neighbours, not her.

Etymology: honk (like a car horn) + hint (to communicate or suggest in an indirect way)

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COMMENTS:

think I met him... - Nosila, 2010-11-15: 18:53:00

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Created by: hyperborean

Pronunciation: so-nah-tah-bich

Sentence: Gabriel started sounding his Dominican Doorbell before he even pulled up in front of the house. He thought he was effectively saving time and energy. Everyone else thought he was a sonatabitch!

Etymology: SONATA (a composition for one or more solo instruments, usu. written in three or four movements) + BITCH (a female dog) sounds like: son-of-a-bitch.

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COMMENTS:

Cute word and sentence! - Nosila, 2009-05-01: 18:41:00

i learned something ('Dominican doorbell") I love your sentences, always (and your etymology) - DrWebsterIII, 2009-05-02: 15:42:00

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Created by: abrakadeborah

Pronunciation: Oh-ver-honk-a-horn

Sentence: Josh irked the neighbors as kept up his constant "overhonkahorn" in his car thinking it would speed up Prissy to hurry up!

Etymology: Over: Taken from to overdo, use, or stress to excess; carry (something) too far. Honk:The blaring sound of the horn on a motor vehicle. A Horn: Usually electrical signaling device that produces a loud resonant sound: an automobile horn.

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Over: Taken from to overdo, use, or stress to excess; carry (something) too far. Honk:The blaring sound of the horn on a motor vehicle. A Horn: Usually electrical signaling device that produces a loud resonant sound: an automobile horn. - abrakadeborah, 2009-05-02: 07:21:00

Sory it's late...I hit the wrong section for my etymology...LOL! Honk Honk! :) - abrakadeborah, 2009-05-02: 07:24:00

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Created by: mweinmann

Pronunciation: eer - eh -toot

Sentence: Lester always managed to irritoot all of my neighbors. Everytime he came to pick me up, he sat in my driveway beeping his horn every 30 seconds. Needless to say, I don't have him pick me up anymore and because he had a bad habit of repeating everything he said over and over, I seldom see him either......he was just so irritooting and irritating!!!

Etymology: irritate and toot

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COMMENTS:

this made me laugh - Jabberwocky, 2009-05-01: 13:41:00

No Les no more! - Nosila, 2009-05-01: 18:38:00

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Created by: fabdiva

Pronunciation: blow-ed-rage

Sentence: Mike needed a ride to the game but was hesitant to accept Gavin's offer, having been the victim of his blowedrage in the past.

Etymology: Blow - (trans.) - of a horn. Rage - an instance of aggressive behaviour caused by a stressful or frustrating situation.

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Created by: Mustang

Pronunciation: clax-ehn-ayt-ehr

Sentence: Rufus was an ardent and often obnoxious claxonator who could always be depended upon to use his car horn as a signaling device, rather than just going to the door to alert folks that he's ready to roll.

Etymology: 'Claxon' (v. to sound loudly; - of car horns) with suffix '-ator' to denote one who 'does something'

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Created by: someperson101

Pronunciation: mæstərhɑŋkəs

Sentence: The masterhonkus can break the steering wheel when mad.

Etymology: mastermind + honk

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