Verboticisms

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

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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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Created by: thegoatisbad

Pronunciation: re-tre-blab-shen

Sentence: It became easier and easier for Kimbery's co-workers to ignore her muttered retriblabtion. "At first you learn how to anticipate how she will deflect responsibility; then you learn to ignore her" Said Zinnia. Kimberly responded as expected: "Oh, she would say that. She hasn't been having to deal with what I go through on a daily basis. She wouldn't be able to handle it."

Etymology: retribution (repayment) + blab (excessive talk)

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Created by: zrotv

Pronunciation: sŭ'roul

Sentence: When Jenny discovered that none of her data had been backed up before the catastrophic system failure, she let out a deep, guttural sorrowl which could be heard echoing throughout the neighborhood. David heard the cry penetrating his walls, almost a block away, and wondered if perhaps there was a birthing bovine somewhere in the area.

Etymology: SORROW (Mental suffering or pain caused by injury, loss, or despair.) + HOWL (To utter or emit a long, mournful, plaintive sound)

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Created by: Dougalistic

Pronunciation: E-moat-er-eyes

Sentence: So cut my wrists and black my eyes. So I can fall asleep tonight, or die. Because you kill me. You know you do, you kill me well. You like it too, and I can tell. You never stop until my final breath is gone.' OMG I hate my life!! why am I emoterised!!!' .. Errr Sarah, it's just a nail..

Etymology: Emo - Short for 'emotional', also a genre of music which depicts death and pain and basically want to end your life music.

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COMMENTS:

Rude drivers, and careless ones on their cell phones, certainly emoterise this driver! I will certainly use this word, this way, a lot. Great creation! - silveryaspen, 2008-02-06: 07:36:00

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Created by: sean30

Pronunciation: Nee-Blame-Me

Sentence: I didnt do anything wrong, so Neeblamme!!

Etymology: Nee - No/Dont, Blame - to point finger at another, Me - You

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COMMENTS:

Nema Problema! (my 'old country' ancestors who spoke borken English came up with 'nema problema') Their English-ized way of saying no problem. So your "neeblamme" brought back wonderful memories of my grandmother and her friends. Nice blend! - silveryaspen, 2008-02-06: 16:53:00

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Created by: roulouken331

Pronunciation: Fick- pug- net- clam

Sentence: I made my siter ficpugnetclam so much, when I ripped her favorite tulip paper, that my mother had to bring her to a therapist and priest to make her calm down.

Etymology: Fic- to make Pugn- fight et- and clam- cry out

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Created by: simoneshin

Pronunciation: blah-meant

Sentence:

Etymology: blame/lament

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COMMENTS:

I like your creation. Wish you had created a sentence with it. - silveryaspen, 2008-02-06: 16:38:00

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Created by: Nosila

Pronunciation: vik dim dik tiv

Sentence: Betty felt understandably victimdictive because the regrettable MacArthur Park incident gave a whole new meaning to the phrase "cake batter".

Etymology: victim (an unfortunate person who suffers from some adverse circumstance) & vindictive (revengeful)

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COMMENTS:

Nice strong verboticism that nailed the definition! - silveryaspen, 2008-02-06: 07:17:00

very nice - Jabberwocky, 2008-02-06: 11:52:00

good word! - OZZIEBOB, 2008-02-06: 16:51:00

Cheers,all! Nosila - Nosila, 2008-02-06: 18:59:00

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Created by: artr

Pronunciation: blāment

Sentence: Gerry*s office has little interest in solving problems. The workers seem to want to blament more than fix, point fingers more than point the way.

Etymology: blame (assign responsibility for a fault or wrong) + lament (a passionate expression of grief or sorrow)

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COMMENTS:

I blament the claim that severe earthquakes are caused by womens' immodesty! - splendiction, 2010-04-26: 22:10:00

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