Vote for the best verboticism.
DEFINITION: n., The deep feeling of despair, pain, and swelling need for revenge, which occurs when someone thoughtlessly trashes one of your pet projects. v., To cry out at the injustice of it all, especially if it is someone else's fault.
Verboticisms
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Naggerpression
Created by: purpleman
Pronunciation: nag/er/press/tion
Sentence: i lost the air bags to my car because last night someone stole them, now im in a great naggerpression
Etymology: nagging/depression
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COMMENTS:
Strongly emotional verboticism! - silveryaspen, 2008-02-06: 07:28:00
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Desperadough
Created by: rombus
Pronunciation: des-per-ah-doh
Sentence: Betty had 92 batches of cookie dough in the freezer. She was so proud of her contribution to the Church Christmas Bazaar this year. They would bake some to sell and also sell dough there. She always came through with the most cookies and dough and was well known for her generousity. But this year, it was ruined....someone had unplugged the freezer while the basement remodeling was being done. Was it one of the remodelers? Was it her husband? She had worked herself into a desperation she had never before known, crying and wretching in despair and anger at the unkown person who had done this. In the distance, she heard some music and, wait, she heard the familiar voice of her husband. She strained to hear him as she fought back her tears......"Desperadough, won't you come to your senses".....
Etymology: This word is a blend of Desperate(of persons) dangerously reckless or violent as from urgency or despair; and the word Dough (Dough is a paste made out of any cereals (grains) or leguminous crops by mixing the flour with a small amount of water. This step is a precursor to making bread, pasta, noodles, pastry, cookies, and muffins.) Whew...
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COMMENTS:
You get my vote! Great sentence! - metrohumanx, 2008-11-25: 11:06:00
very funny - Jabberwocky, 2008-11-25: 11:10:00
Yesterday I had a desperadough ... I ran out of flour in the middle of making dough for a povitica. Like the song Desparado a lot ... guess what I'll be humming everytime I make dough! And think of you and this excellent word, rombus! - silveryaspen, 2008-11-25: 11:12:00
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Khaan
Created by: ErWenn
Pronunciation: /ˈkɑɑɑɑn/
Sentence: The power went out last night while I was halfway through an unsaved project, and I became so filled with khaan that I left a handprint on my mouse.
Etymology: 2008, from Khan Noonien Singh, character in the television series "Star Trek" (1967) and in the film "Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan" (1982), whose name was famously screamed by Captain Kirk. Khan's first name is possibly coined from khan (n.), c.1400,
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COMMENTS:
Very unique and stunning in it's simplicity ... once I read the etymology ... I got it! Finally! Very unique! - silveryaspen, 2008-02-06: 07:38:00
Eponymic words, a great way to go! - OZZIEBOB, 2008-02-06: 16:32:00
Apparently I exceeded the character limit on the etymology here. And the sentence is absolutely true. Except that I really had only just started the project. And I didn't actually deform my mouse. And I guess I wasn't really all that upset either. - ErWenn, 2008-02-06: 23:19:00
I try to change it up every now and then. Only so much portmanteau I can take, so sometimes I try to coin words after people, conjugate or rearrange phrases (a la Mustang's "heartwrench"), or piece together a word from prefixes, roots, and suffixes (as in "necrohippoflict"). Sadly, I rarely get any votes when I do. - ErWenn, 2008-02-06: 23:22:00
Anyone have any other gimmicks that they use to construct words? - ErWenn, 2008-02-06: 23:23:00
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Miseridiscardia
Created by: petaj
Pronunciation: miz-er-e-diss-card-e-a
Sentence: Without so much as a second glance, Geraldine tossed the paper tole in the bin along with the newspapers to be recycled. It wasn't until her sister, crazed with miseridiscardia, came at her with a dagger and babbling about her cutouts that Geraldine realised what she had done.
Etymology: misericordia (a dagger used to give the death wound; mercy from wretched heart) + misery (wretchedness) + discard (throw away)
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COMMENTS:
Excellent word! I happen to live near Misericordia University. - metrohumanx, 2008-11-25: 10:00:00
I haven't seen many words derived from ancient armour terminology. Wow! - metrohumanx, 2008-11-25: 11:05:00
Miseridigscompany! - Nosila, 2008-11-26: 02:11:00
you will think of the university in a whole new light now - petaj, 2008-11-26: 02:43:00
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Pursurity
Created by: ElCappa
Pronunciation: Purse-urity.
Sentence: A sense of pursurity came over me as I watched the construction worker tear down my treehouse. I was pursurious at the thought that a human could dash another man's labours into the ground.
Etymology: Pursuit - A quest or undertaking. Pursue - Chase (for vengeance) Furiosity - Vengeful rage
Wreckmyopusitis
Created by: dlxwdave
Pronunciation: reck-mai-oh-pus-itis
Sentence: I spend all my life building beautiful sandcastles, and all you do is send waves to give me wreckmyopusitis.
Etymology: wreck my + opus + itis
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COMMENTS:
A tongue twister - but a good one! - OZZIEBOB, 2008-02-06: 21:01:00
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Sufferage
Created by: TJayzz
Pronunciation: Suff-er-ayge
Sentence: Fiona had spent months on her self portrait, so when her partner came in out of the rain with his mansize brolly he unfortunately stabbed the painting with the pointed end as he as putting it down, leaving a large hole right through the forehead. Fiona gasped and then started to howl, the sufferage she was feeling was beyond words. She was so angry she didn't know whether to hit him with the offending object or throw her masterpiece out of the window.
Etymology: Suffer(be affected by, experience something bad or unpleasant) + Rage(uncontrollable anger, a desire for revenge)
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COMMENTS:
My vote goes to 'sufferage' for today. :-) - logarithm, 2008-11-25: 06:46:00
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Blamestorm
Created by: Magnetic
Pronunciation:
Sentence: When little timmy poked suzie's intricately constructed house of cards, it set of a blamestorm no one could have prepared for.
Etymology: Blame. Storm.
Yendeavourage
Created by: OZZIEBOB
Pronunciation: YEN-dev-Oh-RAGE
Sentence: Bob went into a yendeavourage when Roxie criticised his verboticism.
Etymology: YEN: yearning for something or to do something [syn: hankering, yen] ENDEAVOUR: a purposeful or industrious undertaking & RAGE:Especially, anger accompanied with raving; overmastering wrath; violent anger; fury.
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COMMENTS:
YEN: ENDEAVOUR: & RAGE - OZZIEBOB, 2008-11-25: 05:09:00
I hardly dare leave a comment for fear of verboticritique - petaj, 2008-11-25: 06:36:00
Your word and etymology are so appropriate to the definition! Admire your way with words and envy how vast your vocabulary is! I think this every day, not just today. - silveryaspen, 2008-11-25: 11:20:00
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Hobbuse
Created by: Banky
Pronunciation: hawb-byoos
Sentence: Randall took a great deal of hobbuse from the other Hell's Angels because of his extensive scrapbooking, usually featuring his pomerdoodle Mitsi.
Etymology: hobby + abuse
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COMMENTS:
Humorously clever! Easy to say. Meaning immediately evident. Nice creation! - silveryaspen, 2008-02-06: 07:18:00
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Comments:
Today's definition was suggested by Dougalistic. Thank you Dougalistic. ~ James
perfect visual with the drawing for today!!And i understand that old song a little better, too!
Yes, the sweet green icing is flowing down... Oh no!!!!!! ~ James
silveryaspen - 2008-02-06: 16:05:00
The face and fists were an excellent portrayal of her anger and frustration! I tried to match that drama in your caricature with the words in my sentence. Very inspiring!
And I will never have that recipe again! Thank you silveryaspen! ~ James
silveryaspen - 2008-11-25: 11:53:00
So many great creates every day by such excellent wordsmiths, that I have trouble voting because it's hard to limit my choice for best to just two! I'm also amazed at all the new creations for the temporary re-run of old definitions! Almost proves everything is better the second time around!
Today's definition was suggested by Dougalistic. Thank you Dougalistic. ~ James