Verboticisms

Created by: splendiction

Pronunciation: scrab BUE pu LOUS

Sentence: His intensely fussy way of playing scrabble earned him the name: Mr. Scrabbupulous. It was he the scrabbupulous player who used rules when they were only in his favour to win. One day, determined to change the state of play, they beat him at his game with petty plays and constant whining, louder than Mr. Scrabbupulous’! (Memorizing the dictionary did help them). Scrabbupulous, a bad loser, declared, “There’s something wrong with my game!”

Etymology: Scrabble, scrupulous, tumultuous.

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He turned into Mr.Scabbupulous! - Nosila, 2009-10-16: 01:40:00

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Created by: petaj

Pronunciation: CHEE-te-de-BATE

Sentence: Harry was a renowned cheatedebater - having a fastidious nature there was no sign of a nittygritimpairment.

Etymology: cheat (an action that often causes game players to pore over the rule book) + heated (high level of emotion) + debate (argue)

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Created by: jedijawa

Pronunciation: par-cheese-off

Sentence: Bill, how often gets overly competitive in games, usually starts to parcheeseoff the other players within the first rounds of the game.

Etymology: Parcheesi (a game) + cheese off (annoy)

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COMMENTS:

An above par word, and cheesy at the same time... - wordmeister, 2007-03-28: 10:31:00

A great sounding word! I'd verbattle anyone for cheese! - purpleartichokes, 2007-03-28: 14:13:00

LOL very funny - Jabberwocky, 2007-03-29: 09:22:00

You guys sure are nice to each other around here. That's a nice touch! :-) - jedijawa, 2007-03-29: 23:24:00

Most people are except when it comes to a groom and a maid of honour and the the bride's marrage. - Stevenson0, 2007-03-30: 12:56:00

By the way a great word! You got my vote!! - Stevenson0, 2007-03-30: 12:57:00

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Created by: erasmus

Pronunciation: skr ab qu obb le

Sentence: never get in to a game of scrabble with John, it will always end in a scrabquobble

Etymology: from quibble and scrabble and squabble.

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Created by: bingold

Pronunciation: fin-ster

Sentence: v- Why must you finster over every move?? n- Bruce is such a finster; he just takes all the fun out of the game.

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Created by: artr

Pronunciation: skrab-uhl-skwob-uhl

Sentence: Everybody loves that James now has an electronic edition of Scrabble. Nobody has to engage in a scrabblesquabble when they play him. When he tries to play a word that he "knows" is right, he can scream at the computer all he wants and nobody but neighbors within three blocks have to hear it.

Etymology: Scrabble (Board game where you create interconnected words) + squabble (to engage in a petty quarrel)

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Created by: playdohheart

Pronunciation: you-cant-trum

Sentence: It is impossible to own all four railroads in Monopoly without someone throwing a youcantrum.

Etymology: "You can't (do that)!" + tantrum

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Created by: ErWenn

Pronunciation: /ˈnɪtˌlɪntʃ/

Sentence: I was nearly nitlynched at the chess club when I incorrectly captured my opponents queen en passant.

Etymology: From nitpick + lynch

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Created by: galwaywegian

Pronunciation: loo doh krus

Sentence: People in the ping pong world were getting tired of his ludocrous behaviour as he screamed "You can not be serious!" everytime he missed the table.

Etymology: ludicrous ludo

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Created by: Alchemist

Pronunciation: ver-bah-toe-MAY-hem

Sentence: After Quentin challenged Sally's 8-letter word, last night's weekly Boggle game quickly descended into full blown verbotomayhem. I am still stepping on those little darn cubes.

Etymology: from the greek "verbomaehemnae", meaning to throw the pieces when mad...

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COMMENTS:

Is this the opposite of balderdashaster? Have you played Balderdash - it's the opposite of verbotomy - players make up definitions. - petaj, 2007-03-28: 05:48:00

there are some who say making up definitions is also part of verbotomy :-) - Alchemist, 2007-03-28: 07:42:00

I thought Balderdash was a Flemish head-shaving race. - purpleartichokes, 2007-03-28: 08:06:00

I thought "balderdash" was a euphemism (think poppycock), or that old Nintendo game based on the joys of mining. - Bulletchewer, 2007-03-28: 09:25:00

^^ That's probably why the make-up-definitions game is called Balderdash. - Discoveria, 2007-03-28: 13:05:00

Give the detective a medal. Two medals. Next we'll be told how "boulder" is the pun in the Nintendo game... - Bulletchewer, 2007-03-28: 17:56:00

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