Verboticisms

Created by: Biscotti

Pronunciation: neh-guh-tayt

Sentence: Jonny became the negatate when Mittens attacked him for trying to clean out his litterbox

Etymology: From negated, meaning to be cancelled out by another action

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Created by: ElCappa

Pronunciation: Assist + trophy

Sentence: "If you keep trying to reconstruct your neighbour's ceiling, you're going too assistrophy!"

Etymology: Assist + Catastrophy/Atrophy

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COMMENTS:

Probably should be a noun though - ElCappa, 2013-02-06: 11:37:00

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Created by: drizzydrake

Pronunciation: dis cust ted dude e

Sentence: i tried helping but i got bad luck and got disgustedooodied on.

Etymology: dis (bad) gusted (luck) doody(poopfall)

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Created by: Nosila

Pronunciation: lit ter a tee

Sentence: After Joe had finished reading "Cat on the Hot Tin Roof", he had to go clean out Tiger's stinkbox. After tripping over his pet and showering himself with its debris, Joe became a true litterati.

Etymology: Litter (trash;material used for animal indoor toilets) & Literati (the literary intelligentsia;people who write, are well written or who publish or critique books)

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Created by: Jabberwocky

Pronunciation: pinched/hittur

Sentence: When I volunteered to help out a friend with her two year old twins I didn't realize I'd be the pinchedhitter.

Etymology: pinched + hit + pinch-hitter (substitute)

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Created by: silveryaspen

Pronunciation: suk er suk er

Sentence: "The holly arrives Friday. Will you help make holly wreaths Friday night? the president of the Optimist club said. "We start selling them this Saturday. They have to be ready." Handy Andy suckcomed (succombed) with a reluctant "Okay". He was very busy during the holly days. Friday night, only Handy Andy and the president of the Optimist club showed up. He was stuck making holly wreaths all night, right up to Saturday morning, when people began arriving to buy them. Looking around for help from the president, he soon discovered the president had snuck out on him, leaving him to stay all day, selling them, alone. His mind kept silently repeating "succorsucker!"

Etymology: Succor - to give aid and assistance. Sucker - as a noun: pushover, fall guy, dupe - also as a verb: conned, tricked, duped.

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COMMENTS:

Been there...done that. ;-) - Mustang, 2008-12-02: 07:35:00

nice and you reminded me that I have to pick up some fresh holly for the holidays - Jabberwocky, 2008-12-02: 12:33:00

Suckcomed succorsucker? You got my vote! :-D - logarithm, 2008-12-02: 17:30:00

Great blend - OZZIEBOB, 2008-12-03: 03:24:00

HandyAndy got succubusted! - metrohumanx, 2008-12-03: 16:48:00

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Created by: artr

Pronunciation: poōdəngk (just like it looks)

Sentence: Ralph is a nice guy. He loves to help other people out. The trouble is that all too often he ends up taking a poodunk in the cesspool of life.

Etymology: poo (excrement)+ dunk (immerse or dip in liquid)

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I hope Ralph knows the backstroke. - wayoffcenter, 2008-12-02: 05:15:00

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Created by: Tigger

Pronunciation: /shi-val-RIK-uh-shey/

Sentence: Richard thought he was being helpful when he offered to carry the old lady's shopping bags from the department store to her car, but his good deed chivalricocheted when the store security guard grabbed his arm and claimed he was shoplifting. Glancing around the parking lot, the old woman was nowhere to be found.

Etymology: chivalric - pertaining to a gallant deed; with good intention (from Old French, chevalier "knight") + ricochet - [informal] having an unintended consequence; to backfire (from Old French, give-and-take)

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Knightly done! - silveryaspen, 2008-02-07: 11:06:00

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Created by: Banky

Pronunciation: maowl-troo-ist

Sentence: Alan had never been all that interested in the news. He couldn't tell you what area of the country was buried under a blizzard, or who Larry Craig was. It was much more relaxing to listen to music or play Xbox when he got home from his 9 to 5, instead of having to read about the latest genocide. So when the hand ran along the underside of the stall separator at the rest area just before St. Louis on I-70, he reached for the extra roll to hand to the stranger in need. Accusations, handcuffs, and a court date later, Alan the maltruist would be forced to learn how men cruise for men in prison as well, when he helped that clumsy guy in the shower with the bar of soap he had dropped.

Etymology: mal - prefix meaning bad, altruist - someone devoted to the welfare of others

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COMMENTS:

Punningly, stunningly clever story. Excellent verboticism, too! - silveryaspen, 2008-02-07: 09:44:00

Fantastic word! I suspect that this + spillanthropist means nobody else is getting any votes today - ErWenn, 2008-02-07: 10:17:00

very dark humour - Jabberwocky, 2008-02-07: 13:11:00

Seems like he's 'cruising with his lights on' Luv the tale; good word, too! - OZZIEBOB, 2008-02-07: 18:07:00

My husband has almost done this very thing and I will introduce this word to remind to be vigilant. - picabomama, 2008-02-07: 18:17:00

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Created by: thegoatisbad

Pronunciation: dup-lo-ma-tic

Sentence: "See if I try to help you EVER AGAIN!" Kimberly said, angry over a dupelomatic mishap. Kimberly insists that she "was only trying to help Zinnia organize her button collection" but that doesn't explain why Kimberly found herself ankle deep in bird droppings.

Etymology: Dupe (easily fooled) + Diplomatic (friendly, cordial)

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