Verboticism: Guardiantic
DEFINITION: v. To leave your pet, child or lover in the care of a friend or relative who teaches them a stupid trick or bad habit. n. A stupid trick or bad habit learned from a caregiver.
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Rolemuddle
Created by: OZZIEBOB
Pronunciation: Rohl-MUHD-l
Sentence: No, no, don't give up. I must put these words into my mind's blender. Beaugross; Impravity; Paracretinize. Damn it, they haven't mixed too well, have they? I must stick to my system to the letter. Faginize - that's a new twist. Don't panic; don't despair. I gotta keep my negativity in check. Peccachickie, braternize, Wickedpedia. I give up, it's all skyscrimble. My mind is in a muddle, a muddle, a muddle. Muddle - that's something a bit more like it - that's it, I think I've got it: "rolemuddle".
Etymology: ROLEMUDDLE: role: part played by a person in life; Muddle: to cause to be confused, mixed up; to muddy
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COMMENTS:
Very clever! - emdeejay, 2008-12-10: 19:22:00
terrific - Jabberwocky, 2008-12-11: 05:53:00
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Manureism
Created by: Jabberwocky
Pronunciation: man/ur/ism
Sentence: A weekend with his 8 year old twin cousins was all it took to teach the toddler all sorts of manureisms. Talk about potty mouth
Etymology: manure + mannerism
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COMMENTS:
Good word! - OZZIEBOB, 2008-02-26: 16:14:00
Would you like some Mum spray deodorant for the manureism mouths? - silveryaspen, 2008-02-26: 18:55:00
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Swindlebreaker
Created by: Jabberwocky
Pronunciation: swin/dil/brake/ur
Sentence: Joey was supposed to keep our puppy on a rigorous diet while we were away but instead fed it junk food which lead to uncontrolable farting. Henceforth we think of Joey as a swindlebreaker.
Etymology: swindle (take advantage of, cheat) + break wind
Prankma
Created by: petaj
Pronunciation: prank-mar
Sentence: Bonny was starting to suspect that her mother was behaving subversively when babysitting her toddlers. Every time they stayed at Nanna's they would spend the following days saying that singlets were uncool, only dweebs wore hats and that making them tidy up their toys was inhibiting their creative development. Bonny was ready to confront Nanna about the prankmas.
Etymology: prank (joke, jape, trick) + grandma (an overly put upon family member who often cares for their grandchildren)
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COMMENTS:
welcome back petaj - great little story - Jabberwocky, 2008-02-26: 13:14:00
Good comeback! - OZZIEBOB, 2008-02-26: 16:13:00
Clever interplay! - silveryaspen, 2008-02-26: 19:25:00
thanks for the welcome back - although I did verbotomize a couple of days back it has been weeks since i played regularly. - petaj, 2008-02-27: 05:29:00
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Shenannygans
Created by: ErWenn
Pronunciation: /ʃənæniˌgæns/ Sounds like "shenanigans" if you say it fast enough, but make sure you pronounce the y as a long "ee" and not as a schwa.
Sentence: Don't believe what you see in the movies; the shenannygans of most flying babysitters do not end well.
Etymology: from she(nani)gans + nanny
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COMMENTS:
like it! - galwaywegian, 2008-02-26: 11:27:00
Really fits the definition and is a great choice of words with great blending! - silveryaspen, 2008-02-26: 18:39:00
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Malerudio
Created by: newmaa14
Pronunciation:
Sentence:
Etymology: Mal-meaning bad and Eurido- latin for teach
Cluckaktua
Created by: logarithm
Pronunciation: kluhk-kE-tu-wa
Sentence:
Etymology: 1) Cluck: the sound made by a hen (as in calling her chicks) 2) Kakaktua or 'cockatoo': from the Malay name for these birds, kaka(k)tua (either from kaka "parrot" + tuwah, or "older sister" from kakak "sister" + tua, "old").
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COMMENTS:
Alternative spelling: 'Cluckatoo'. - logarithm, 2008-12-11: 00:03:00
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Facturb
Created by: Haydon
Pronunciation: fac- turb
Sentence: Bobby facturb his little sister when he babysat her.
Etymology: Fac-to make turb- disturb
Malasitterism
Created by: CanadianAndyCapp
Pronunciation: Mal-a-sit-ter-ism
Sentence: Despite all precautions and checking, one cannot totally avoid the possibility that a child will pick up a malasitterism from the babysitter.
Etymology: Mal- Bad / Sitter- Part-time caregiver / ism- habit or manner
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COMMENTS:
Especially if the baby sitter is Mrs. Malaprop! - silveryaspen, 2008-02-26: 18:59:00
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