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DEFINITION: n. A chronic slow talker, who plods relentlessly, even when everyone else has figured out what they are trying to say. v. To talk in a painfully slow manner.

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Crawldrawl

Created by: FreakyDeak

Pronunciation: Crall-drall

Sentence: Once he starts with his crawldrawl the wide awake sleep and the comatose die.

Etymology: Crawl(to move slowly) + Drawl(lengthened syllables)

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Procrastanarrator

Created by: sunny

Pronunciation:

Sentence: The procrastanarrator sucked all the oxygen from the room.

Etymology:

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Molasster

Shellbow

Created by: Shellbow

Pronunciation: mo-LASS-tur

Sentence: He was such an extreme molasster it took him five minutes to ask for the ketchup.

Etymology: Molass- from molasses, a notoriously slow-pouring substance, especially when cold.

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Shellbow I know it sounds dangerously close to molester, but so be it. - Shellbow, 2013-11-01: 23:26:00

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Lowgear

Created by: josje

Pronunciation: lowgear

Sentence: Just let him talk, he is talking in lowgear

Etymology: low and gear as in gearbox

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Sprechenlager

Created by: catgrin

Pronunciation: shprek-en-lah-ger

Sentence: I'm sorry I'm late! Some sprechenlager at the DMV kept me there for two hours while he explained why it's bad to run a red light!

Etymology: Take off on the German for "speak"="sprechen" + "lag" meaning "to delay" + "er" which is the ending for changing a verb into a personal noun in German

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Laguage

Created by: mweinmann

Pronunciation: layg - wij

Sentence: Tessa spoke her own laguage. By the time she finished a sentence, everyone knew what she was trying to say and had long since ceased to listen.

Etymology: lag, language

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Great word! - Nosila, 2009-09-22: 10:57:00

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Jabbler

Created by: toralora

Pronunciation:

Sentence: Paul is a typical jabbler. He told a short and unimportant story in 2 hours.

Etymology:

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Turtletongue

Created by: Alchemist

Pronunciation: TER-tel-tung

Sentence: Criminey! Joe is a turtletongue! It took him 15 minutes to order breakfast! How long does it take to say "coffee and a bagel"?

Etymology: turtle + tongue

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petaj Too bad if he was also a cloth-ears, a favourite term of my Dad's - petaj, 2007-03-02: 04:18:00

petaj What happened to slothmouth? My comment seems inappropriate now! - petaj, 2007-03-02: 20:07:00

I had a change of heart~ don't worry, your comment still applies... - Alchemist, 2007-03-02: 21:51:00

Simple and good. - ErWenn, 2007-03-03: 08:25:00

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Snailocution

Created by: Nosila

Pronunciation: snay lo kew shun

Sentence: Sheldon Sluggdon spoke very slowly, in fact his snailocution was famous. As a result, people avoided him, because it took him so long to talk about anything. People were astounded when he got his job as a lecturer at the college. If you were unlucky enough to end up in his class, your education would take much longer, but you would be able to catch up on your sleep!

Etymology: Snail (very slow-moving gastropod) & Elocution (a manner of speaking involving control of voice and gesture)

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COMMENTS:

up to your usual standard :) - galwaywegian, 2009-09-22: 10:22:00

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Nadayadayada

Created by: rikboyee

Pronunciation: nah-da-yah-da-yah-da

Sentence: we all wanted him to summarise the story but he was a well known nadayadadyada so we had to hear the whole damn thing

Etymology: nada [none], yada yada [used to summarise stories]

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COMMENTS:

a bit long - but he idea is brilliant and the sound of the word is nice. here's my vote. - w5lf9s, 2007-03-02: 11:43:00

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Likeahdrone

Created by: porsche

Pronunciation: lyk/ah/droe/n

Sentence: A likeahdrone is an individual who intersperses like ah between every word

Etymology: like ah + drone (to go on and on and on)

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I've like ah come like ah across some of like those - Jabberwocky, 2007-03-02: 10:35:00

You must be Canadian like ah, EH? - Stevenson0, 2007-03-02: 17:57:00

petaj Although we are aussies are guilty of putting ays on the end of sentences, the kiwis do this something chronic. Would that be the antipodean version of ah? - petaj, 2007-03-02: 19:59:00

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Forrestgumpism

Created by: euclid

Pronunciation: forest+gump+ism

Sentence: come on with your bullshit.

Etymology: forrest gump=a long ass explination of a number of years that could have been described in a sentence like:"a mentally challenged man grew up in a society whose government chose to go to war."

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Molassalogue

Created by: lauramy

Pronunciation: mull-ass-uh-log

Sentence: I'd rather be eaten alive by a wild hog than listen to another Molassalogue.

Etymology: molasses + monologue

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petaj Does a molassalogue have a sweet tooth? And always tell a sugar-coated verson? - petaj, 2007-03-02: 20:02:00

Can my 'treaclespeaker' deliver a molassalogue? Nice word! - Discoveria, 2007-03-02: 21:32:00

would you listen in a fog? would you listen with a hog? - Alchemist, 2007-03-03: 07:46:00

Great one! - BMott, 2007-03-09: 00:11:00

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Multisyllabadroner

Created by: crazymuso

Pronunciation:

Sentence: He was a multisyllabadroner - it took him 3 hours to tell me what the time was, whilst I was looking at his watch.

Etymology: Multi + syllable + drone

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Blahguy

Created by: paintergrl1313

Pronunciation: Blah-guy

Sentence: That blahguy is so slow.

Etymology: blah+ guy

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Dallygabber

Created by: Stevenson0

Pronunciation: dal/ly/gab/ber

Sentence: It took Frank, a classic dallygabber, three minutes to say what most people could in thirty seconds. It became so frustrating that everyone was finishing his sentences for him.

Etymology: dally + gab + gabber

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Is the Dalai Lama a dallygabber? - porsche, 2007-03-02: 10:30:00

I suspect the Dalai Lama is a dilly dallying dallgabber. - Jabberwocky, 2007-03-02: 10:33:00

oops I meant a dilly dallying dallygabber - Jabberwocky, 2007-03-02: 10:34:00

A dillying dallygabber? I guess he would go on, and on, and on... Which might be good, unless it was all talk and no action. - wordmeister, 2007-03-02: 10:50:00

I think this has become a silly dilly dallying dallygabber discourse. - Stevenson0, 2007-03-02: 17:54:00

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Sludgespeaker

Created by: thedirkus

Pronunciation: Sluhj - Spee - ker

Sentence:

Etymology:

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Slothmouth

artr

Created by: artr

Pronunciation: slôθmouθ

Sentence: Whenever Tim has trouble sleeping, he goes to his TV and turns on the local government access channel. He has his own name for the reporter who covers the city council. He calls him Yawn Sleeperson. Five minutes with this slothmouth is sure to bring on slumber. If he is lucky he can stumble to bed just before he nods off, otherwise it’s another morning waking up in rumpled clothing with a kink in his neck.

Etymology: sloth (a slow-moving tropical American mammal that hangs upside down from the branches of trees using its long limbs and hooked claws) + mouth (the opening in the lower part of the human face, surrounded by the lips, through which food is taken in and from which speech and other sounds are emitted)

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Borator

Created by: iwasatripwire

Pronunciation: bore-ate-er

Sentence:

Etymology: bore+orator

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COMMENTS:

Good word!! - Stevenson0, 2007-03-02: 17:56:00

petaj Yes, A boring speaker at a function for the make-glorious benefit of Kazakhstan! - petaj, 2007-03-02: 20:06:00

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Putterpatterer

Created by: purpleartichokes

Pronunciation: puuuuuuuh-tur-paaaaaaaaa-tur

Sentence: The patient had the misfortune to get an EMT who was a putterpatterer; by the time his rescuer could utter the phrase "Are you choking?", he had already passed out.

Etymology: putter, patter

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Verbasnail

Created by: BMott

Pronunciation: verb-uh-snail

Sentence: She itched trying to resist helping the verbasnail seated across from her finish his sentence.

Etymology: Verba: of or pertaining to language. -- Snail: critter known for being incredibly slow.

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Comunicomma

erasmus

Created by: erasmus

Pronunciation: com uni co maa

Sentence: Steve had chronic comunicomma, he could'nt finish even a two word sentence within a minute.

Etymology: from communicate and comma and coma. Always putting commas where they are not needed and so slow that he can put you in a coma.

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that,is, I, think, a, very, good, way...(ran out of commas) :) - Alchemist, 2007-03-02: 06:39:00

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Talkumentary

Created by: aj3131

Pronunciation: Talk-u-mentary

Sentence: Everybody want the dude to stop giving us a talkumentary about how he scraped the pimples off his back.

Etymology: talk + (doc)umentary

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COMMENTS:

i really like it but it seems to be more the things the person is saying instead of the actual person...? its good otherwise - ekath, 2007-03-06: 22:16:00

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Boratory

artr

Created by: artr

Pronunciation: bôrətôrē

Sentence: Whenever Jim has insomnia he knows just what to do. He goes into the guest room and turns on the TV to C-Span. The boratory is sure to put him right to sleep. He has to be careful to be lying down when he clicks to the channel so that he doesn*t fall and hit his head as it comes on.

Etymology: bore (make [someone] feel weary and uninterested by tedious talk or dullness) + oratory (the art or practice of formal speaking in public)

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heh! - galwaywegian, 2009-09-22: 10:21:00

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Droneprone

Created by: quippingqueen

Pronunciation: drone/prone

Sentence: Pierre Pantperhog was known among family, friends, and foes alike as a dithering "droneprone" dude.

Etymology: drone + prone

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Treaclespeaker

Created by: Discoveria

Pronunciation: Tree-cull-spee-curr

Sentence: The lecturer's voice was like honey: smooth, sweet, and thick. By the end of the hour the treaclespeaker had lulled half the class to sleep.

Etymology: Treacle + speak. Treacle is sort of a sugary substance that doesn't flow very well (viscous).

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I'm going to use this word - very clever Discoveria - Jabberwocky, 2007-03-02: 10:31:00

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Cumbercone

Created by: w5lf9s

Pronunciation: cum.ber.cone

Sentence: Hubert is such a flucking cumbercone! By the time he has told everyone at the office about ... about ... about ... his weekend it's Monday night.

Etymology: cumbersome + cone (as in the shape of a loudspeaker or other orifices put to a similar use)

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Blungle

Created by: JoePeacock

Pronunciation:

Sentence: The lazy oaf blungled on about how it had become increasingly difficult to catch sheep for his supper.

Etymology:

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Jabberfuddle

Created by: BuenoCabra

Pronunciation: (JA-bur-fuh'-dul)

Sentence:

Etymology:

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Slowlanespeaker

Created by: jedijawa

Pronunciation: slow-lane-speak-er

Sentence: John is a slowlanespeaker who just putters along talking at his own pace no matter how fast the world around him is zipping by.

Etymology: slowlane (i.e. traffic lane) + speaker

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Boreatone

Created by: eddie

Pronunciation: bor/a/toan

Sentence: Steve "The Slug" Jones speaks in such a boreatone manner that he has been known to talk people to sleep.

Etymology: boredom + monotone

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Slowspoke

petaj

Created by: petaj

Pronunciation: slow-spoke (said very slowly with long drawn out syllables - OK you figured it out long ago)

Sentence: Colin was a renowned slowspoke, and could never work out why his conversants kept toe-tapping or clock-watching or finger-drumming.

Etymology: slow poke (a dawdler) + spoke (past tense of speak) + slow (not quick witted esp. not realising that the audience already understands)

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you even have to say this word slowly - Jabberwocky, 2007-03-02: 09:14:00

good... one... - wordmeister, 2007-03-02: 10:41:00

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NNNNNNNNNNNiiiiiiiiiiiiiiccccccccceeeeeeeee WWWWWWWWWWooooooooooorrrrdddddd. - Stevenson0, 2007-03-02: 18:01:00

petaj thaaaaaaaannnnnnnnnnk yooooooooooooooooo so muuuuuuuch - petaj, 2007-03-02: 19:57:00

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Romchronicdum

Created by: rickki

Pronunciation:

Sentence:

Etymology:

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Dialaudler

Created by: sonic101

Pronunciation: di-a-laud-ler

Sentence: Rebecca just goes on and on, always being a dialaudler

Etymology: dialog+daudle=dialaudler

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Forestgumpitis

Created by: subakamoo

Pronunciation: for-est-gump-itis

Sentence: Man, he's talking so slow, seems like he has FORESTGUMPITIS.

Etymology: The movie Forest Gump, coming from the way Forest talks.

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Longuist

karenanne

Created by: karenanne

Pronunciation: lon gwist'

Sentence: My friend Daryl, a gifted longuist, knows how to leave a voice mail message that, while saying very little, is so drawn out it exceeds the voice mail time limit. Starting with a period of silence followed by "Uhhh... heyyy..." just adds to the effect.

Etymology: long + linguist

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Wordslogger

Created by: ErWenn

Pronunciation: /ˈwɚdˌslɑɡɚ/

Sentence: The wordslogger's tenacity might have been inspiring if context hadn't made it abundantly clear what he was trying to say three sentences into his soliloquy.

Etymology: From word + slog + -er

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Monotonacity

Created by: toadstool57

Pronunciation: mon-O-tone-as-city

Sentence: Jill spoke to David with monotonacity, determined to make her point, droning on and on till David finally fell asleep.

Etymology: monotone/tenacity,persistant determination

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COMMENTS:

This is the defining characteristic of Ben Stein's character in Ferris Beuller's Day Off. - ErWenn, 2007-03-03: 08:25:00

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Lethargument

artr

Created by: artr

Pronunciation: leth-ahr-gyuh-muhnt

Sentence: Don't ever get into a lethargument with Neil. It could last for days.

Etymology: lethargic (the quality or state of being drowsy and dull, listless and unenergetic, or indifferent and lazy; apathetic or sluggish inactivity) + argument (an oral disagreement)

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Monolonguer

Created by: magenta

Pronunciation:

Sentence: He is a classic monolonguer, he just never stops going on and on...

Etymology: Monologue and long

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Enuncilater

Created by: Jabberwocky

Pronunciation: ee/nun/see/lay/tur

Sentence: Dave spent so much time worrying about pronunciation while conversing that he became know as an enuncilater.

Etymology: enunciator + later

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Dronestoppable

Created by: Osomatic

Pronunciation: drone + stop + uh + bull

Sentence: Oh man, don't get Al Gore going on global warming - he's dronestoppable.

Etymology: Drone + unstoppable. (This isn't really one of my best.)

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Monotorator

swallowedbyafish

Created by: swallowedbyafish

Pronunciation:

Sentence: Unbeknownst to Billy-Bob, he was a notorious monotorator, which explained why everybody always seemed to space out when he spoke.

Etymology: monotonous/monotone + orator

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Aspergadrone

Created by: bettyann9

Pronunciation: Ass-per-ga-droan

Sentence: That aspergadrone over there just took 45 minutes to tell me he was going to be late tomorrow. How many ways can you say "My alarm clock broke"?

Etymology: Asperger's syndrome=an autism spectrum disorder in which the sufferer does not register social queues + drone=someone who goes on and on endlessly

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Hourator

Created by: galwaywegian

Pronunciation: ow ray tor

Sentence: Father Murphy's houratory style had a very wholesome effect on anyone thinking sinful thoughts. After one of his sermons no one could remember what sins they were thinking of committing, not even the ones who remained awake

Etymology: orator, hour

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Houray for you! - Nosila, 2009-09-22: 10:57:00

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Debilerate

Created by: Koekbroer

Pronunciation: de-bill-er-ate

Sentence: Doug suffered from debilitating deliberation. He was dibilerate.

Etymology: debilitating deliberation

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Molassaversation

buck180

Created by: buck180

Pronunciation: Mo 'lass' a ver say shun

Sentence: As soon as he opened his mouth I knew the conversation was going to be a molassaversation. I was already on the next topic before he finished his first sentence.

Etymology: A combining of molasses and conversation.

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Draggingdrawl

Created by: abrakadeborah

Pronunciation: Drag-ing-drawl

Sentence: Southern Slowpoke Sam was such a draggingdrawl speaker...you would want to pull his words out with your hands!

Etymology: Dragging; failure to act with the necessary promptness or vigor. Drawl; to utter in a slow lengthened tone.

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Love it, but had already spent my votes! Cheers. - Nosila, 2009-09-25: 00:35:00

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Monotologue

Created by: kateh

Pronunciation: muh NOT uh log

Sentence: Once Peter starts on one of his monotologues, you had better be prepared with some strong coffee to keep yourself awake.

Etymology: monotony and monologue

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Insomniyack

Created by: Jabberwocky

Pronunciation: in/som/ni/yak

Sentence: Chris was a motivational speaker at sleep deprivation conferences - his sessions always sold out first

Etymology: insomnia + yack

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COMMENTS:

erasmus I likes this one. - erasmus, 2007-03-02: 10:39:00

thanks erasmus - Jabberwocky, 2007-03-02: 10:46:00

when i need to sleep its hard to decide between an imsomniyak and a saidative - rikboyee, 2007-03-02: 17:06:00

petaj I've found tranquspielizers quite effective. - petaj, 2007-03-02: 20:19:00

Narcotalks work too! - Discoveria, 2007-03-02: 21:35:00

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Verbalaze

mrskellyscl

Created by: mrskellyscl

Pronunciation: ver-bal-laze

Sentence: John is a notorious verbalazer. If he gets the chance to trap you into a conversation, you might as well abandon all hope of being on time for the rest of the day. You're trapped into hearing about his daughter's dance recital and his mother's gallstones whether you like it or not.

Etymology: Verbalize: verbose; express in words + laze: kill or waste time

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Syllabroadening

Created by: galwaywegian

Pronunciation: sill a brawd enn ing

Sentence: his syllabroadining was so pronounced, it took him two minutes to say"two minutes"

Etymology: syllable, broaden

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Drawlful

Created by: Nosila

Pronunciation: draul ful

Sentence: W h e n F r e d t o l d a j o k e i t w a s s l o w a n d d r a w l f u l .

Etymology: Drawl (a slow speech pattern with prolonged vowels; lengthen and slow down or draw out) & Awful (not nice)

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Ploughmouth

Created by: deanmoses

Pronunciation: plow-mouth

Sentence: I kept trying to say "I got it" but that ploughmouth ploughed right over me.

Etymology:

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Splodder

Created by: EonaFrae

Pronunciation: Sp-laud-er

Sentence: If Tom kept splodding along, I would never make the 6:30 reservation.

Etymology: Speak [to utter words] + Plod [the act of moving or walking heavily and slowly]

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Borator

Created by: galwaywegian

Pronunciation: bow ray tur

Sentence: She couldn't understand how such a borator had such a hot partner. Then she thought about it for a looooong time.

Etymology: bore orator

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Onandonmoron

Created by: Mustang

Pronunciation: on-and-ON-mor-on

Sentence: Phil's friends considered him to be a chronic onandonmoron and had begun to avoid being around him because of his incessant droning on so many incredibly mundane topics

Etymology: Blend of the words 'on', 'and', and 'moron'.

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Snainic

Created by: Ahmad

Pronunciation: sne nik

Sentence: He takes too much time in conveying a single idea , he is a real snainic.

Etymology: snail: an animal which moves very slowly. sonic: sound waves , relating to sound

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Comments:

Verbotomy Verbotomy - 2007-03-02: 00:00:01
Today's definition was suggested by Stevenson0.
Thank you Stevenson0! ~ James

BMott - 2007-03-09: 00:10:00
Loved this one!

Verbotomy Verbotomy - 2009-09-22: 00:01:00
Today's definition was suggested by Stevenson0. Thank you Stevenson0. ~ James

Verbotomy Verbotomy - 2009-09-22: 07:12:00
Hey Verbotomists, Jasper Fforde is sending us signed copy of The Eyre Affair for the top writer this week. I guess Fforde did not want to see his heroine, Thursday Next, trapped in verbalaze of boratoric snailocution. ~ James