Verboticisms

Created by: jonzerofourteen

Pronunciation: mee dee ah gast

Sentence: Penny was more than horrified when she saw Tom's photographic display. In fact her moment of mediaghast had rendered her completely speechless.

Etymology: media (collective noun for information storage - photo, video etc) + aghast (struck with fear, dread, or consternation)

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Created by: toadstool57

Pronunciation: fla-tur-gas-ted

Sentence: Jill was flattergasted when she saw the number one video of the day, "Jill Does Dallas."

Etymology: flattered, flabbergasted

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COMMENTS:

gas! - galwaywegian, 2007-04-25: 05:18:00

You've really captured pythinahabernos' original idea: "The sensation of combined flattery and horror engendered when..." - wordmeister, 2007-04-25: 10:21:00

Yep. This one gets my stamp of approval. :) - PythianHabenero, 2007-04-25: 11:37:00

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Created by: Mustang

Pronunciation: PER - vewyd

Sentence: Miranda was both dismayed and angered to discover that her casual friend, Antoine, had a virtual altar containing compromising pictures and videos of her in his bedroom and she became very concerned as she contemplated whom else may have perviewed his rogues gallery and just how much more extensive it might be.

Etymology: Blend of pervert and viewed, also play on both 'purview' (the range of operation, authority, control, concern, etc) and 'preview' (to view or show beforehand or in advance)

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COMMENTS:

Antoine must be a purveyor...good word! - Nosila, 2008-07-02: 19:35:00

Good word. - OZZIEBOB, 2008-07-04: 06:23:00

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Created by: Discoveria

Pronunciation: Stork-off-der-town

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Created by: bookowl

Pronunciation: es/pee/oh/maj

Sentence: Espyhomage is the discovery of a secret infatuation.

Etymology: espy + homage + espionage

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COMMENTS:

I spy with my little eye: a great word. - OZZIEBOB, 2008-07-04: 06:22:00

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Created by: thinkbolt

Pronunciation: creep-en-dip-i-tee

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Created by: Nosila

Pronunciation: gal lur eeeek

Sentence: When her friend Giles asked her to his loft, Heather was appalled to find the place was a shrine to her, with thousands of shots of her hanging on every wall. When she ran out, she went to the police and complained about the galleryeek. Giles isn't her friend anymore, since she got him jailed for stalking. Giles is too tired to think about Heather. His new roomie, Big Tiny, has now taken to plastering their cell with pictures of Giles and gives him long hungry glances. Giles sits up wide awake each night with his back to the wall. If you hang pictures in a prison, does that gallery becomes a cellery?

Etymology: Gallery (a room or series of rooms where works of art are exhibited) & Gall (inclined to take liberties;a feeling of deep and bitter anger and ill-will)& Reek (offensively unpleasant) & Eek (cartoon word to describe a squeal of fright)

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Created by: mrskellyscl

Pronunciation: voy-yer-rat-tzo

Sentence: Frieda was shocked to discover that Brad was a voyeuratzzo the day that someone sent her a photo on herself on her cell phone that he had sexted to all their friends. When she went to confront him she found more photos and videos of herself in private moments. "How could you do this"? she cried, "do you know how much we could get for these online?"

Etymology: voyeur: one who secretly watches others in their private moments for gratification + rat: a despicable person who betrays or informs on an friend + paparazzo: a photographer who takes candid and compromising photos of celebrities to sell to supermarket rags and magazines

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COMMENTS:

fantatzzo word - Nosila, 2009-11-11: 17:29:00

Great twist! - splendiction, 2009-11-11: 21:03:00

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Created by: Osomatic

Pronunciation: tear + ih + foal + ee + oh

Sentence: She's got a terrifolio of me? Oh my gosh, I need to move to a new city!

Etymology: terrify + portfolio

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Created by: pinwheel

Pronunciation: bud/ee/boiled

Sentence: It wasn't so much the naked photos of me that Dick had pinned all over his walls; it was the fact that he had stolen my favourite pair of knickers and made them into a lampshade beside his bed that really upset me. I felt completely buddyboiled!

Etymology: bunny boiler (a person who is obsessed with another) + buddy (a friend)

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COMMENTS:

His decorating sense was wunderbra! - petaj, 2007-04-25: 05:26:00

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