Verboticisms

Created by: ahwinters

Pronunciation: e-vs-duc-sis-e-on

Sentence: After the call he eavesdecided he needed to get out and excersize more.

Etymology: eavesdrop + decision

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Created by: Jabberwocky

Pronunciation: sell/ah/no/mah

Sentence: His advanced stage of cellaknowma, worsened by listening exclusively to one-sided conversations meant that he always jumped to the wrong conclusion - which was very dangerous on the subway

Etymology: cell + Know + melanoma

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Created by: whimsy

Pronunciation:

Sentence: Grievesdropping on his girlfriend's conversation only made him more paranoid than he already was.

Etymology: grieve + eavesdrop

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Created by: Javeson1

Pronunciation: eerz-drah-ping

Sentence: Dave: "Did I just hear you say to Erica you're going to the Dane Cook show?" Sam: "Were you earsdropping??"

Etymology: Evesdropping + ears, because you do it with ur ears (on the phone) not from the eves....

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Created by: rikboyee

Pronunciation: miss-call-cue-lay-shun

Sentence: he burst out of the bedroom wearing nothing but a christmas hat only to find her whole family in the room sipping warm cocoa....obviously he'd made a massive miscallculation

Etymology: call, miscalculation

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COMMENTS:

This part is just perfect for Hugh Grant ... lovely! - egonschiela, 2007-01-18: 10:36:00

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Created by: artr

Pronunciation: mon-uh-lis-uhn

Sentence: As Tracy would drone on her phone Billy would monolisten and jump to some very odd conclusions.

Etymology: monologue (speech by one person) + listen (hear and pay attention)

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Created by: MrBlack

Pronunciation: Tel-e-vok-si-play-shun

Sentence: We cater to most of the casual spy arts here; windowatching, earwalling, and televoxiplation

Etymology:

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Created by: artr

Pronunciation: wənvərsāshən

Sentence: According to the oneversation Jill was either planning a surprise party for her friend Nicky or the covert overthrow of Nicaragua though the latter would seem less complicated.

Etymology: one (the lowest cardinal number; half of two) + conversation (the informal exchange of ideas by spoken words)

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Created by: Bulletchewer

Pronunciation: eevz-chop-in'

Sentence: His eavesdropping led to the eaveschopping that Sandra was in cahoots with the forces of uncertain evil.

Etymology: From "eavesdropping" and "chop". Suggests a blunt analysis (geddit? ne'ermind)

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Created by: Carla

Pronunciation: wun-duh-ring

Sentence: Whenever she rang her ex, Paul would hover behind her, obsessively onedering what they were talking about.

Etymology: one + wonder + ring (to call)

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