Verboticisms

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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COMMENTS:

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

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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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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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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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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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COMMENTS:

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

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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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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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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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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COMMENTS:

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

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

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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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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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COMMENTS:

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

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