Verboticisms

Created by: Nosila

Pronunciation: ga ga del ik

Sentence: Mona loved having to buy groceries, because it meant she could top off her food purchases with celeb magazines. She was so smitten with Lady Gaga, that she became gagadelic when she saw her name or picture on a cover and emulated her style. Heidi, Mona's 8 year old daughter thought her Mom looked foolish trying buy corn flakes in tottering heels, mini skirts and bizarre hairdos and clothing made from items found in most kitchens...

Etymology: Gaga (Lady Gaga, showy singer) & Shagadelic (from Austin Powers, someone who you attracted to and want to have sexual relations with...Shag (British slang for copulation)

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Created by: p382c

Pronunciation: ---

Sentence: mommy's been popnotized by the e! channel!

Etymology: pop + hypnotized

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Created by: Jabberwocky

Pronunciation: speer/i/tu/a/list

Sentence: In the States now there are so many crazed spearitualists that it is impossible to get through the day without being bombarded by her escapades. These people really believe she is a close friend.

Etymology: Britney Spears + spiritualist

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COMMENTS:

Had to vote for it! - galwaywegian, 2008-02-15: 07:52:00

Do spearitualists get speared? The 'spear' of it has so many connotations! So appropos at this time! But best of all ... hysterically funny! - silveryaspen, 2008-02-15: 09:53:00

Ah, the religious order of Spearitualists. A scary thought. Great creation! - Tigger, 2008-02-15: 22:24:00

Three britneyspears for a great word! - OZZIEBOB, 2008-02-17: 16:21:00

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Created by: claphappy

Pronunciation: \sə-ˈle-brī-təs\

Sentence: Child Protective Services took away my daughter, because of my celebritis.

Etymology: Late 14c; New Latin

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Created by: beccafuller

Pronunciation: Smutt-mon-ger

Sentence: If you weren't such a smuttmonger we'd have cornflakes in the house!

Etymology: smutt monger

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COMMENTS:

A monster of a verboticism! - silveryaspen, 2008-02-15: 10:06:00

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Created by: Wattywords

Pronunciation: slɛb'sɛs

Sentence: Looking up from his keyboard, James McCowan observed the woman as she entered the office. Glancing around, she scanned the walls quickly, as if seeking approbation from the brightly coloured posters supporting local events and charities. Though dingily dressed in worn jeans and a ketchup-stained t-shirt, she paused, shoulders back and with one foot advanced, shook her lank blonde hair and confronted the man with her yellowing beam for just a few seconds too long. Her large handbag, stuffed with magazines, dwarfed her tiny frame. The Councillor's heart sank. Another fan, here to petition him to approve Milly Cyrus' application for a music license for her country pile. Why the wretched woman had bought a manor house in Warwickshire to throw exclusive parties was beyond him, but the slebsession of the local women had tuned the issue into a lightening rod of political pain. This was decidedly not what James had entered public service to deal with.

Etymology: Celebrity. Obsession.

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Created by: lauram22

Pronunciation: ce-le-bre-man-ia

Sentence: Jenny has celebremania, she is obsessed with celebs!

Etymology: celeb- a famous person re- mania- excessice addiction

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Created by: alphabetapolothology

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Created by: libertybelle

Pronunciation: sell-ebb-re-tard

Sentence: Realizing that her fish had all died and that she had not eaten properly in a week, Jackie realized that her obsession with following the details of Britney Spears' mental breakdown had caused her to celebretard her own life.

Etymology: celebrity - a celebrated person + retard -a holding back or slowing down.

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COMMENTS:

Excellent etymology ... couldn't have chosen a better descryptive combo ... especially the retard! Great creation! - silveryaspen, 2008-02-15: 10:04:00

i didn't want to offend anyone -so i made sure to put the definition as written in Webster's. Though i suppose people don't necessarily get up in arms when they read their kids pj's are flame retardant. - libertybelle, 2008-02-15: 10:35:00

I never gave it a thought libertybelle ... good point. It is never my intention to offend, when words can be perceived in many ways. Yet ... I can't help thinking, if we shunned every word that might be mindtwisted so it can be construed offensive, we might have to become mutants! - silveryaspen, 2008-02-15: 11:10:00

Either that, or we'll have to create verbotocisms like "rockrock" or "boulderstone" - DeltaRho2K, 2008-02-15: 13:41:00

Great creation! It could also apply to the celebrities who do stupid things in public eye to inspire such fascination. - Tigger, 2008-02-15: 23:00:00

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Created by: milorush

Pronunciation: (n.) tom-kat-uh-tohn-ee-uh; (adj.) tom-kat-uh-tahn-ik

Sentence: Myra presented with definite signs of tomkatatonia after several days of cruising the internet for fresh images of baby Suri.

Etymology: Tomkat (a media-created portmanteau that refers to the media-created mania surrounding the relationship of Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes) + [cat]atonia

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COMMENTS:

Your creation leaves us spellbound! - silveryaspen, 2008-02-15: 10:45:00

Great, funny word - Banky, 2008-02-15: 12:22:00

good word! - OZZIEBOB, 2008-02-17: 16:51:00

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