Verboticisms

Created by: mrskellyscl

Pronunciation: wiss-con-sin-ners

Sentence: In one particular state, men who were convicted of a crime and sent to the state penitentiary were made to shave their heads but grow their whiskers long to show that they were convicts. They were known as the Whiscons because of their distinctive beards and attire. Once day a Franciscan friar who was quite a gifted preacher came to convert the convicts. He was so persuasive that the entire jail repented of their sins and were baptized. They all shaved their beards into the form of a cross to show that they were "Whisconsinners" and spent the rest of their sentences doing fasting, penance and good works. The men who were sentenced to life with no parole began a Priory at the jail where they specialized in making delicious cheeses, jellies and license plates. They were called the Little Brothers of the Whiscon Cross which was eventually shortened to "Whiskers." The unfortunate brothers who were on death row were called Fryers.

Etymology: whiskers: facial hair + con: person imprisoned for a crime + sinner: one who commits a sin

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Created by: Jeaneai

Pronunciation: Stuh Bul Stie el

Sentence: Gosh, did you see Tom's mustache yesterday? Is it just me or did it kind of look like Al Gore's ear?

Etymology: Stubble, Style

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Created by: Alchemist

Pronunciation: GO-teem

Sentence: Brandon carefully cultivated his goateem, which set him apart as a member of the young, hip, set. All his friends were too...

Etymology: goatee, team

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Created by: suzanne

Pronunciation: hay-r-sh-oh

Sentence: She returned from Canada with a Maple leaf hairshow.

Etymology: hair- keratin follicles, prtotruding from skin/ Show - display airshow - display of aeroplanes

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Created by: Coltsfan87x17

Pronunciation: Fa-cial-i-za-tion

Sentence: The man was unique so he used facialization to describe his personality with his facil hair.

Etymology:

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Created by: artr

Pronunciation: hāərēətīp

Sentence: Billy has adopted the haireotype of the local motorcycle group. At least 80% of the group*s mambers have taken on the shaved head, goatee look. She had to work extra hard to grow the chin fur.

Etymology: hair (any of the fine threadlike strands growing from the skin of humans) + stereotype (a widely held but fixed and oversimplified image or idea of a particular type of person or thing)

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Created by: Pasicheio

Pronunciation: Fay-Sir-Ties

Sentence: His facertisement broadcast his opinions to all around

Etymology: Face; Advertise

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Created by: HubbMU

Pronunciation: republi-chin

Sentence: Due to his staunch Conservative leanings, Christopher proudly displayed his republichin.

Etymology: Republican and chin

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Created by: purpleartichokes

Pronunciation: ah-fill-ee-a-chin

Sentence: Matt's gentle manner belied his affiliachin; his shavement screamed he was one of those whackos from Montana.

Etymology: affiliation, chin

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COMMENTS:

damn, you're good! - galwaywegian, 2007-05-02: 04:44:00

really good. - ohwtepph, 2007-05-02: 05:51:00

(verblushing) - purpleartichokes, 2007-05-02: 12:49:00

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Created by: galwaywegian

Pronunciation: pew blik fay ss

Sentence: you could tell from his oversized tonsure that he was the pubelickface of naughty but nice magazine.

Etymology: public face, errr....

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