Verboticisms

Created by: psychicbard

Pronunciation: so*see*oh*skow*wer

Sentence: Ryan always cleaned his ears at church which earned hime the title of the neighborhood socioscour.

Etymology: Latin "socius"-companion+"ex-"-intens.+"cura"-care

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Created by: munkton

Pronunciation: snort forgle

Sentence: Old yeller would snortforgle away all of his spare time

Etymology: uncertain

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COMMENTS:

your word is far out ... so far out! - silveryaspen, 2007-12-13: 15:04:00

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Created by: zxvasdf

Pronunciation: Re pu groom nant

Sentence: Ted was notorious for his repugroomnant habits to an extent that the public would quickly congeal outside a radius that was particular to the day's specific offenses. When he takes his shoes off to trim his nails, the radius of empty space is especially large...

Etymology: Repugnant & groom

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Created by: galwaywegian

Pronunciation: gr ewwwwwwwwww m

Sentence: her grewwwwming habits meant that her bosses always thought she was immaculate, while those unfortunate enough to share the lift to the boardroom with herusually had to skip lunch.

Etymology: groom, ewwwwwww

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Created by: Mustang

Pronunciation: PRIMP-putz

Sentence: Lloyd's social graces are something less than perfect and his bad manners are most exemplified by his being an inveterate primputz who will blatantly preen and primp in even the most inapproriate times and places.

Etymology: Blend of 'primp' (to groom oneself carefully) and 'putz' (Slang A fool; an idiot)

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COMMENTS:

I think lloyd travels the same subway line as I do - Jabberwocky, 2008-10-31: 13:44:00

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Created by: thegoatisbad

Pronunciation: rep·reen·hen·si·bul

Sentence: Kimberly's office etiquette was repreenhensible. Kimberly thought she was being sneaky when she ducked under her desk to floss her teeth, but her stealth was stymied by her tenancy to to toss her used floss on the floor. "Biohazard" said Zinnia; "Oftendsive" said Loretta.

Etymology: reprehensible (blameworthy) + preen (to groom)

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Created by: hlebobulo4ka

Pronunciation: 'cʌtpо:n

Sentence: My roommate is always doing cutporn whiile watching his favorite tv-show.

Etymology:

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Created by: hendrixius

Pronunciation: /kah-man-uh-kure/

Sentence: I can't believe Suzy insists on commanicuring her toenails in the middle of her commencement address...

Etymology: "common" and "manicure"

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COMMENTS:

at least she wasn't commandomanicuring - Jabberwocky, 2007-12-07: 14:01:00

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Created by: Nosila

Pronunciation: in sani tayshun neer

Sentence: Everyone knows an insanitationeer like Elmo. Someone who has no sense of decorum and dsoes his ablutions in public: he feels free to floss his teeth on the bus; to comb his hair at the dinner table; to shave and brush his teeth while driving his car and to Q-tip his ears prospecting for wax while sitting in a meeting. Why is it guys like Elmo get clean in public and make everyone else feel dirty and ooky???

Etymology: insanity (to do crazy things, insane state of mind) & sanitation (to clean,make less offensive or more acceptable by removing objectionable features) & neer (person, as in pioneer,wagoneer)

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Created by: rikboyee

Pronunciation: shoh-vah-hall

Sentence: he removed his shoes and prepared to showverhaul right there on the train

Etymology: show, overhaul

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