Verboticisms

Created by: artr

Pronunciation: disˈpyoōtin

Sentence: Victor's detractors referred to him as Disputin. He seemed to revel in any opportunity to jump in on a debate. Whatever opinion someone expressed, he was all too ready to take up the opposing argument. It didn't matter how trivial the point, he would hammer his rival into submission. The only thing worse his assault was the gloating that followed.

Etymology: dispute (a disagreement, argument, or debate) + Rasputin (Russian monk. He exerted great influence over Tsar Nicholas II and his family during World War I known for his powers of elocution)

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COMMENTS:

Can't argue over a dispute about Rasputin.... - Mustang, 2008-11-10: 06:55:00

Very interesting blend - OZZIEBOB, 2008-11-11: 03:45:00

great word - Jabberwocky, 2008-11-11: 08:01:00

simple yet so meaningful.... - rombus, 2008-11-11: 10:52:00

excellent word!! This is one for the dictionary! - libertybelle, 2008-11-11: 12:28:00

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Created by: milorush

Pronunciation: (n.) mass-dee-ba-shun (intr. v.) mass-dee-bate

Sentence: I've seldom seen such offensive and public displays of masdebation as witnessed in a classroom of freshmen boys. Some of them are so intent on proving their naive points that they won't give it up until they go blind.

Etymology: mas[tur]bation + deb[ate]

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COMMENTS:

Chuckling ... just the right tinge of risque as it rolls off the tongue! - silveryaspen, 2008-01-11: 14:36:00

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Created by: courty3303

Pronunciation: Muh-ler-cal

Sentence: I malerckaled my husband.

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Created by: G1GGSY11

Pronunciation: bic-er-bait

Sentence: he constantly bickerbaits, anything for an argument

Etymology: bicker + bait

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Created by: mrskellyscl

Pronunciation: bick-tor-i-ous

Sentence: Jim was a notorious fussbudget and had to be bicktorious in every little squabble, so it became hard to live with him. He bickered with his wife about peanut butter brands and with his friends about golf. He bickered with his daughter about the way she cut bread and the baby about the way he held his bottle. Once he tried to pick a fight with his dog over a pork chop (he won, but it was hard to eat it without lips).

Etymology: bicker: to engage in petty squbbles or arguments + victorious: winning a conflict or struggle

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Created by: artr

Pronunciation: soh-th air-uh-thon

Sentence: Craig is always right. It doesn't matter how trivial or meaningless the point is, he must convince everybody that he knows more than them. His friends, the few he has left, refer to his pointless rantings as sothereathons.

Etymology: so there (used for emphasis, or to show that something is being done in opposition to someone else's wishes)+ marathon (any contest, event, or the like, of great, or greater than normal, length or duration or requiring exceptional endurance)

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Created by: sharktrager

Pronunciation: ar-gu-MEN-tal-case

Sentence: I lived with an argumentalcase who was so convinced that London was a dangerous city that I shot her.

Etymology: Argumental + mental case

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Created by: mweinmann

Pronunciation: Fa - low - vik - toe - ree

Sentence: It was another fallowvictory for Ted. He had proven to his doubting neighbors that he could back his SUV into the garage blindfolded. It would take the better part of the summer to reconstruct the new family room addition that shared its back wall. Nevermind, Ted thought.... he decided to bask in the satisfaction that he was right, once again.

Etymology: Fallow (cultivated land that is not seeded or productive; undeveloped but potentially useful; condition of being unseeded) + Victory (state of having triumphed; defeat of enemy or opponent)

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COMMENTS:

love it - Jabberwocky, 2008-11-11: 08:03:00

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Created by: artr

Pronunciation: ärgyoōlēt

Sentence: Sydney has a family full of jocks. He*s not one of them. His forte is arguing. It doesn*t matter what the subject is, he can dredge up more meaningless trivia than anybody in the room. He is a real argulete. If he can*t win with logic, he will wear you down with blather.

Etymology: argue (exchange or express diverging or opposite views, typically in a heated or angry way) + athlete (a person who is proficient in sports and other forms of physical exercise)

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Created by: treehous

Pronunciation: \pri-ˈpäs-t-i-ˈrä-ti-kə\ (pre-pos-tur-ott-ika)

Sentence: Joe felt a brief wave of preposterotica as his wife finally admitted he might be right.

Etymology: preposterous- from Latin præposterus "absurd, contrary to nature" erotica- from French érotique, from Greek erotikos, from eros (gen. erotos) "sexual love"

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