Verboticisms

Created by: DeanHildner

Pronunciation: Ser-kum-tot-uh-praise

Sentence: Donna circumtotapraised the compliment Brian gave her.

Etymology: Circum- around tot- all; whole praise- praise

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Created by: walterrafelsberger

Pronunciation:

Sentence: I revolvered his compliment.

Etymology: from revolver, noun (similar to gun).

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Created by: mickey666

Pronunciation: sub-eeger-eego-ism

Sentence: "Hi Anne, you look great", said Mary. Mary replied, "I wish I did, but I think I look dreadful" in a display of subeageregoism.

Etymology: sub = below Eager = with enthusiam Egoism = feeling of self importance or inflated worth

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Created by: petaj

Pronunciation: flur-ta-void

Sentence: She was intensely shy and had a reputation for flirtavoidance due to her habit of "talk-to-the-hand" gestures when the opposite sex approached.

Etymology: flirt + avoid (pretty obvious)

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COMMENTS:

Yes, I have observed the "talk-to-the-hand" gestures. Now I know it's flirtavoidance, I'll knockbackoff... - wordmeister, 2007-01-19: 10:03:00

Yes, wouldn't want to get involved with a psychopath. - petaj, 2007-01-21: 03:13:00

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Created by: idavecook

Pronunciation: Ree-Flu-See

Sentence: Hey Reflousy, you're looking quite smashing today. No, I'm not. Actually you are. No. Yes. No.

Etymology: Refuse + Floozy

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Created by: ErWenn

Pronunciation: /tri-'byük/

Sentence: Words may never hurt him, but with all his tribuking, words couldn't really help him either.

Etymology: From tribute + rebuke

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COMMENTS:

nice! - wordmeister, 2007-01-19: 10:57:00

Thanks. - ErWenn, 2007-01-21: 00:34:00

Oh, I like that one! Very catchy, rolls off the tongue JUST right.:) - PolishedAmethyst, 2007-01-21: 03:19:00

Thanks to you too, PA. - ErWenn, 2007-01-21: 10:56:00

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Created by: whatname

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Created by: Jabberwocky

Pronunciation: shun/shyne

Sentence: Because of her severe degree of shunshine she recoiled in horror as he burst into "you are my sunshine"

Etymology: Shun (reject)+ shine (praise) + sunshine

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COMMENTS:

Jabberwocky, You are the shunshine of this game! - wordmeister, 2007-01-19: 15:49:00

My shunshine is at an all time high today - shumbody vote for me - please - Jabberwocky, 2007-01-19: 15:54:00

I want to thank the academy for voting for me and I promise never to shunshine again - Jabberwocky, 2007-01-22: 10:44:00

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Created by: purpleartichokes

Pronunciation: FLA-tur-ta-tur

Sentence: In a vain attempt to appear modest, Sue would always flattertatter any morsel of flattery sent her way; in reality, we all knew she was a compliment whore, looking to be reflatterized. (In the interest of a smaller sentence, I reverbotomized flattery.)

Etymology: flatter, tatter (to tear to shreds)

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COMMENTS:

Good reverb! - wordmeister, 2007-01-19: 10:04:00

I was briefly proud of it, until I discovered I was a vocabuloser. - purpleartichokes, 2007-01-19: 18:05:00

Tee hee!! - Sed8ed, 2007-01-19: 23:59:00

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Created by: meganfis

Pronunciation: unus-dis-gus-tus

Sentence: She was unusdisgustus when the man complimented her hair.

Etymology: unus-one; dis-not; gus-gross; tus

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