Verboticisms

Created by: Jabberwocky

Pronunciation: dubbl/doop

Sentence: His argument that subways were inhabited by zombies was so convincing that it became a doubledupe and he always had to take the bus

Etymology: double + dupe and dupe + double

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COMMENTS:

I like that! - jedijawa, 2007-03-22: 21:55:00

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Created by: Nosila

Pronunciation: trooth de kay

Sentence: When Senator I.M. Mendacious the second won the seat his father had held before him, he ignored the gossip of bribes and kickbacks and outrageous election promises. His defense was that despite the fact that he suffered a hereditary illness, he had overcome it to win the election. He had been diagnosed with chronic truthdecay and had become the poster boy for finding a cure.

Etymology: Truth (a fact that has been verified; conformity to reality or actuality)& Decay (the process of gradually becoming inferior;decompose or fall into ruin; an inferior state resulting from the process of decaying) WordPlay on Tooth Decay.

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Created by: Ahmad

Pronunciation: dip-lo-ligri

Sentence: Common people take every word true which springs out of the political leader but they dont understand that its just a diplolegory and nothing.

Etymology: Diplomat = one who is skilled in dealing public or exterior matters. Allegory means the statement which means differently than what it seems on the suface.

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Created by: Nosila

Pronunciation: camp fane

Sentence: Senator Phil A. Baloney lived up to his name. Since this was his second run at the Senate, he had all his election lies down pat. He was more experienced in being able to campfeign election promises than his opponent. He made the traditional campfeigns:Reducing taxes;Balancing the budget;Equal Rights;Free Medicare; Space discovery, plus all the latest p.c. campfeigns:Greening America;Reducing Carbon Footprint and Free Trade. He was baffled when he lost his re-election bid to a rookie upstart educated woman of color, Oprah Goldberg. It was because he never wore deodorant and his Senate Body was like his campaign campfeigns, they stunk!

Etymology: Camp( something that is considered amusing not because of its originality but because of its unoriginality) & Campaign (exert oneself continuously, vigorously, or obtrusively to gain an end or engage in a crusade for a certain cause or person; be an advocate for or run, stand, or compete for an office or a position) & Feign (make believe with the intent to deceive; fake; pretend;misrepresent)

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Created by: PythianHabenero

Pronunciation: con-fav-you-ler-ass-ity

Sentence: If it's a confabulation with veracity, it's a confavuleracity!

Etymology: "confabulation" + "veracity"

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Created by: mrskellyscl

Pronunciation: spin-des-cre-shon

Sentence: Senator Bob's spindiscretion writers were so good that he actually believed himself that he was only trying to help the young staffer find the contact that fell into her blouse.

Etymology: spin:to provide an interpretation meant to sway public opinion + indiscretion: peccadillo; petty misdeed

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Created by: artr

Pronunciation: infərmādəpshən

Sentence: The spokes-person came to the point that he started to believe his own informadeuption.

Etymology: information (facts provided or learned about something or someone) + made-up (invented; not true)

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Created by: Jabberwocky

Pronunciation: poe/li/ti/coe/my/ly/tis

Sentence: Politicomylietis is an infectious viral disease rampant in political circles that affects the central nervous system and can cause temporary or permanent paralysis of the part of the brain which can distinguish between fact and fiction.

Etymology: political + poliomyelitis + my lie tis (true)

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COMMENTS:

Love it, very clever - TJayzz, 2008-06-12: 15:30:00

Terrific word. - OZZIEBOB, 2008-06-13: 08:25:00

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Created by: buck180

Pronunciation: ray/gan/FON/iks

Sentence: Although what the politician said was not entirely true, his eloquence as he reaganphonocized lent such credibility to his address that even his detractors were swayed.

Etymology: From President REAGAN, who was master at his political game and took the manipulation of PHONICS (the study of sounds and words) to new heights. Also a play on the term reaganomics.

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Created by: personak

Pronunciation: uh-lith-ee-AD-ih-cate

Sentence: It's obvious he's aletheadicating.

Etymology: Combination of "alethe" and "adicate" "alethe" from Greek "alethea" - true; "adicate" from Greek "adikeo" - wrong

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