Vote for the best verboticism.
DEFINITION: v. To generously allow others to precede you in hopes that they will identify, reduce, and perhaps be eliminated by, the potential hazards. n. A gesture of courtesy which is really the lead-in to a trap.
Verboticisms
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Precanarize
Created by: administraitor
Pronunciation: pree-can-a-raiz
Sentence: Fearing that grandfather was about to change his will, the siblings elected his favorite, Darlene, she of the silken hair, angelic smile and hourglass figure to precanarize the old bas...d with a visit to (hopefully) his deathbed.
Etymology: pre (before) + canary (as in coal mine)
Protocull
Created by: jrogan
Pronunciation: proh-toh-cull
Sentence: In today's competitive office environment it is important to follow the correct protocull (i.e. find some other sucker to tell the boss the bad news) in order to survive.
Etymology: protocol for culling
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COMMENTS:
1 Across: For zapping cyber viruses, perhaps (9). Good word I say! - scrabbelicious, 2009-07-29: 15:30:00
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Ewegofurst
Created by: fabdiva
Pronunciation: yoo-go-furst
Sentence: Mavis was a clever lamb indeed. Day after day she avoided the slaughter by stunning the crowd with her impeccable manners. Ewegofurst was the last thing they heard...
Etymology: Ewe - a female sheep. Go - to move from one place or point to another. First - coming before all others.
Deathiquette
Created by: galwaywegian
Pronunciation: dett ee ket
Sentence: His sense of deathiquette had won him many admirers, and kept all of his detractors silent.
Etymology: etiquette, death
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COMMENTS:
Morbid, but descriptive. - Clayton, 2007-06-26: 10:57:00
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Pitfool
Created by: ziggy41
Pronunciation: Pit-fewl
Sentence: Before tasting the coffee, I pitfooled my wife by offering her a sip to make sure it wasn't too hot to drink. It turned out it was.
Etymology: Pitfall (a danger) + fool (a gullible or dumb person; to trick such a person)
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COMMENTS:
you sound like a pitfool terr(i)or - galwaywegian, 2007-06-26: 06:20:00
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Puzzlekill
Created by: Rheelax246
Pronunciation:
Sentence: Jacob's idea to allow the cat to frolic into the trap was a puzzlekill.
Etymology: new
Smartyr
Created by: mplsbohemian
Pronunciation: SMAHR-turr
Sentence: Alex smartyred himself by having his coworker cut to the front for the staff-meeting continental breakfast, so that the coworker, and not Alex, would find out whether the milk was a month outdated, like last time.
Etymology: smarter + martyr
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COMMENTS:
This is mostly based on a true story--sad thing was that I was the coworker! - mplsbohemian, 2007-06-26: 01:56:00
Great word! - purpleartichokes, 2007-06-26: 10:15:00
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Baitenhookish
Created by: Lapper
Pronunciation: BATE-en-HOOK-ish
Sentence: Ralph noticed the unavoidable rope trap ten feet in front of the fresh water spring, and baitenhookishly "let" James go to the spring before anyone else.
Etymology: Bait and hook
Snideswap
Created by: grasshopper
Pronunciation: snide/ swap
Sentence: I never thought I would be one to snideswapbut in this world it is survival of the smartest.
Etymology: snide = deceptive, swap = to trade =snideswap
Acquiescend
Created by: jadenguy
Pronunciation: ak wi az end
Sentence: "The early bird gets the worm," Julius declared as he held the reward aloft, "but the second rat gets the cheese!" His trite old expression gleaned a wave of bitter tacit agreeent, his team's acquiescension the solemn reminder that here, humanity ceased to be a virtue. Retail work kills souls.
Etymology: acquiesce + ascend
Comments:
wordmeister - 2006-11-28: 11:24:00
Hey Chris, I like playing this game with you, becuase I always get to go shafteryou.
very clever words so far
chris - 2006-11-28: 11:43:00
...as a matter of protocull, I shall allow you to go first tomorrow.....
wordmeister - 2006-11-28: 11:49:00
No, no, no... Please, you go first.
jrogan - 2006-11-28: 18:00:00
Guineatrick is funny
thank you, jrogan.
jedijawa - 2007-03-06: 13:03:00
hindlead
purpleartichokes - 2007-06-26: 11:12:00
Hey James, can we vote for the old words? I voted, but didn't get a point. The word, however, got 3 points.
Hi Purple, Yes you should be able to vote for the old words. I will check the logic to make sure it scores properly. ~ James