Verboticisms

Created by: Tigger

Pronunciation: /pyoob-skrip'-shun/

Sentence: Mildred had read the literature and warnings for what she was calling "Harvey's pubescription" three times now, but nowhere did it say that the little blue pills might cause him to try to breakdance, or to wear his pants so low that his boxers would stick out.

Etymology: pubescence - the onset of puberty (from Latin, pubertatem "age of maturity") + prescription - a prescribed medicine or other treatment (from Latin, past participle of praescrībere)

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Chuckling ... this is a word I will forever be tempted to use instead of viagara or the other prescriptions that serve the same purpose! - silveryaspen, 2007-12-31: 11:01:00

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Created by: sosibo1

Pronunciation: p-S-aa-i-kid-ii-gra

Sentence: His new macho ways must have resulted in some kind of psykiddigra, he's been a changed man since consulting that suspicious doctor of his.

Etymology: Psychological + kid + viagra

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Created by: paintergrl1313

Pronunciation: oc-to-gin-air-ics

Sentence: These octogenerics are making my husband at like he's going through puberity.

Etymology: octogenarian + generic (pills)

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Created by: bobofet

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Created by: Yaakova

Pronunciation: Pill-snap-er

Sentence: After three months on her prescription, Jill became aware of her pillsnapper: the urge to fingerpaint.

Etymology: pill + whippersnapper

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Created by: gemmgemms

Pronunciation: ey-ja-oo-p-sa

Sentence: The pills had a serious ageoops on his personality.

Etymology: age + oops:accident

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Created by: kirkt

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Created by: TheUrbanRabbit

Pronunciation: Vie-tal-uh-gin

Sentence: A strange feeling of vitaliagin swept over Jane as she came out of the hypnosis in the psychotherapist's office.

Etymology: "Vitality" and "again", also sounds like "Vital again"

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Created by: bigbigjeff

Pronunciation: hypo-con-fusion-isim

Sentence: The husband suffered from severe hypoconfusionism after his wife of 45 years ran off with a 22 year old boy toy.

Etymology: Hypo for less than normal, confusionism for confusion

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Created by: rebelvin

Pronunciation: re-JUV-in-spire

Sentence: I don't know if I can keep up with his being rejuvinspired by that medication, without something like it for me.

Etymology: rejuvinate+inspire

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