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DEFINITION: v. To engage in an emotional debate over the small, yet somehow surprisingly important details in a simple game. n. An emotional game player
Verboticisms
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Scrabquobble
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.
Gamebanger
Created by: mweinmann
Pronunciation: gaym - bayn - grrr
Sentence: Freddy was behaving like a gamebanger while he angrily shouted out the clues in this round of password. He felt that Sherman had secretly slipped the secret word to Shirley during the lightening round and it had put his team behind.
Etymology: game, gangbanger, bang
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COMMENTS:
Excellent! - splendiction, 2009-10-15: 23:09:00
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Cheatedebate
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)
Protoclash
Created by: Stevenson0
Pronunciation: proh/tuh/klash
Sentence: Because of his competitive nature, a protoclash would undoubtably occur if the score was not in his favour.
Etymology: protocol (rules) + clash
Scrimbage
Created by: porsche
Pronunciation: scrim/bage
Sentence: They got inot a real scrimbage while playing card games
Etymology: scrimmage (struggle) + cribbage
Trivanal
Created by: Mrgoodtimes
Pronunciation: Triv-eyn-l
Sentence: Family game night never seemed to bring the group closer together due to little Juan's trivanal need to overanalyze every minor detail of the game.
Etymology: Trivial - Anal Why do I emphathise with this definition....
Fatuasurdial
Created by: mana1066
Pronunciation: fat-chew-a-sir-jel
Sentence: he got all factuasurdial on me and read all the directions in a high pitched squeel
Etymology: fatuous + absurd +emotional
Quiglify
Created by: PythianHabenero
Pronunciation: quig-li-fy
Sentence: I hardly ever play Scrabble without quiglifying every little letter.
Etymology: "Quibble" + "niggle" + "-ify" for aesthetic concerns.
Bulletchew
Created by: Bulletchewer
Pronunciation: bullitt-choo
Sentence: He would bulletchew over whether the philospher had a minor or major role in the world of psychology, insisting with all of his deluded heart that such a description was vital, not silly and trivial.
Etymology: All of you should check out Alchemist's word "guiltenfreude" from a few days ago. The origin is from yours unruly, and the name seemed appropriate too- only a fool would chew bullets, and likely break their teeth.
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COMMENTS:
wouldn't dare argue with this verbotomy - very funny - Jabberwocky, 2007-03-28: 09:53:00
OK, credit given with a vote. - petaj, 2007-03-29: 05:17:00
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Contrystericalvowelsy
Created by: azazn
Pronunciation: khan-tris-tear-ick-uhl-vouls-ee
Sentence: Mark and Bob, I am sick of this Contrystericalvowelsy!! I quit.
Etymology: Contr: from Controversy. ysterical: from hysterical. vowelsy: from vowel. sy to add a nice zing.
Comments:
Glad to see a definition coming out of the cheatedebate that went on the other day :-)
Bulletchewer - 2007-03-28: 06:26:00
Give a brother some credit for that one.
Today's definition was suggested by Alchemist. Thank you Alchemist. ~ James