Verboticisms

Created by: Jabberwocky

Pronunciation: fane/glory/us

Sentence: Sally is so feignglorious that she fawns and feints over the most atrocious gifts. Now that she's older she relies on botox to keep up her surprised smile.

Etymology: feign + vainglorious

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COMMENTS:

So shrewd. So insightful. - silveryaspen, 2008-12-23: 10:28:00

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Created by: artr

Pronunciation: cheshəˈgrin

Sentence: From the time Marnie got up on Christmas til she went to bed, she wore her best cheschagrin. And just like the Cheshire cat, there was little-to-nothing behind it. What her family lacked in originality they more than made up in repetitiveness. Yes, she was brought up Catholic but why did Uncle Phil think she needed her third Pope-soap-on-a-rope? Yes, it rained but why did Aunt Alice think Marnie need her sixth Totes umbrella? And ever-practical Mom gave her some lovely plain white underwear. By the end of the day, from all the forced smiling, her jaw muscles hurt as much as her heart. She was never going to get her pony.

Etymology: Cheshire Cat (a cat depicted with a broad fixed grin, as popularized through Lewis Carroll's Alice's Adventures in Wonderland) + chagrin (distress or embarrassment at having failed or been humiliated)

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COMMENTS:

Always loved the Cheshire Cat. - wayoffcenter, 2008-12-23: 04:33:00

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Created by: artr

Pronunciation: igzilərāsham

Sentence: When Denise opened a present of season tickets to the local hockey team Christmas morning her response was exhilerasham. Later, away from the children, she told him what she really thought. He has promised to exchange the gift as soon as he treats his blistered ears.

Etymology: exhilaration (to feel very happy) + sham (pretense)

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Created by: petaj

Pronunciation: thank-fo-ness

Sentence: Marina had the unhappy knack of inspiring totally inappropriate gifts but had managed to retain many friends by polishing her thankfauxness to such perfection that most of them believed she truly loved to receive kitschy items such as crocheted toilet roll dolls, artificial aquarium lamps and vinyl coasters.

Etymology: thankfulness + faux

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Created by: galwaywegian

Pronunciation: ts ang st (or sht if you're from Kerry)

Sentence: thankst was written all over her face for everyone but the hapless suitor to see

Etymology: thanks angst

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COMMENTS:

Powerfully perceptive and filled with emotional depth, yet simple and direct so easily remembered. Great word! - silveryaspen, 2008-12-23: 10:39:00

what a review! snif! - galwaywegian, 2008-12-23: 11:58:00

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Created by: Mustang

Pronunciation: Fo - glee

Sentence: Clarabella's exaggerated enthusiasm for the mysterious gift was the result of her often used and well rehearsed fauxglee technique.

Etymology: Faux (False) + glee (joy)

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COMMENTS:

Nice word. - OZZIEBOB, 2007-12-20: 16:16:00

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Created by: mweinmann

Pronunciation: joy - foe

Sentence: Lucy put on her best joyfaux when Carl proudly presented her with his great grandmother's broach for Christmas. Even though it was a family heirloom, Lucy dreaded the idea of wearing a glittery map of Hungary on her chest.

Etymology: Joy (rejoice: feel happiness, the emotion of great happiness) + Faux (not genuine or real,fake or artificial) Also a play on the word joyful.

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COMMENTS:

Good word...it would be a joyfauxpas not to vote for it...P.S. my brooch is a map of Ireland! - Nosila, 2008-12-23: 22:43:00

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Created by: monkeywithamonocle

Pronunciation: Fo-lay-shun

Sentence: To show false elation. Becky was fauxlated with the gift she received. She had never felt such fauxlation in all her life.

Etymology: Faux (false) elation (joy)

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COMMENTS:

Very good! - Mustang, 2008-12-23: 23:56:00

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Created by: artr

Pronunciation: joifō

Sentence: The Holiday gift exchange at the office is a joyfaux occasion. The gift that works for everybody really works for nobody. Almost all of last year’s 4th-year-in-a-row company-branded coffee mugs are still in their boxes. John created a joyfauxpas when he collected mugs from co-workers and set up a ceramic bowling alley in the hallway. Mr. Bossypants was not amused.

Etymology: joy (a feeling of great pleasure and happiness) + faux (artificial or imitation; false)

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Created by: Ismelstar

Pronunciation: [ges-stik-yuh-ley-shuhn]

Sentence: "guess", to arrive at or commit oneself to an opinion about (something) without having sufficient evidence to support the opinion fully and "gesticulation", an animated or excited gesture.

Etymology: The in-laws had closed in, all eyes were trained on my face as the bottom fell away from the boxtop. "Oh, a knitted...sweater, a sweater scarf, a--?" "A scarfthingie," my mother-in-law supplied. "I hear all the graduate students are wearing them." "Of course!" I guessticulated wildly. "I saw one just like it on my friend Jude! I've always wanted one!"

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