Verboticisms

Created by: artr

Pronunciation: parənoōkiə

Sentence: Boomer is one of the few people we know who still maintains a fallout shelter. His paranukia runs deep. He tells his skeptics ”When they blow you up, don’t come running to me”.

Etymology: paranoia (a mental condition characterized by delusions of persecution) + nuke (a nuclear weapon)

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Created by: readerwriter

Pronunciation: bay-bee-bug-a-boom

Sentence: Here it comes again, Zoe sighed at the core of her heart, the nucleus of her being. Things really seemed to be coming full circle. She was referring to all the babybugabooming in the news lately: North Korea, Iran. Now her boss was entertaining ideas for marketing it and here was this crazy guy in front of her. They...whoever they were... had to keep fear in the mix and at bay, she supposed. It was enough to make you inert. However, she thought, as her creative juices started flowing, little children the world over might enjoy a BabyBugaBoomerang!

Etymology: From slang for worry, BUGABOO + BABY BOOMER referring to those born between 1946 and 1964 and grew up during the Cold War. Emphasis on BOOM!

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Created by: Mustang

Pronunciation: con-flahg-rah-VAY-shun

Sentence: Though his colleagues tried to convince Professor Larson that his fears of a nuclear holocaust were unreasonable, the professor nevertheless suffered an almost constant state of conflaggravation.

Etymology: Blend of 'conflagration' (A fire extending to many objects, or over a large space; a general burning) and 'aggravation' (A source of continuing, increasing irritation or trouble)

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Created by: Mustang

Pronunciation: con-flahg-rah-VAY-shun

Sentence: Though his colleagues tried to convince Professor Bernhardt that his fears of a nuclear holocaust were unreasonable, the professor nevertheless suffered an almost constant state of conflaggravation.

Etymology: Blend of 'conflagration' (A fire extending to many objects, or over a large space; a general burning) and 'aggravation' (A source of continuing, increasing irritation or trouble)

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Created by: jajsr

Pronunciation: Pess-e-bush

Sentence: John, an avid BBC fan, always managed to bring up his pessibushitic views during casual conversations at work. Screw your upcoming vacation or your kid's accomplishments in school, the world is going to be at nuclear war!

Etymology: Combination of "Pessi" from pessimist - an inclination to emphasize adverse aspects, conditions, and possibilities or to expect the worst possible outcome; and "Bush" from former President Bush.

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Created by: Nosila

Pronunciation: re ak tor re ak shun

Sentence: After the professor gave his lecture about nuclear proliferation and its destruction of our world, Enola had a reactoreaction. She worried that her nuclear family would not understand and would be in con-fusion if they knew about this disaster. Their fission vacations would change, no more gathering mushrooms and they would have a chain reaction to this news. She decided not to alarm them and to instead just Fermi la bouche!

Etymology: Reactor ((physics) any of several kinds of apparatus that maintain and control a nuclear reaction for the production of energy or artificial elements) & Reaction (a process in which one or more substances are changed into others & an idea evoked by some experience)

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Created by: galwaywegian

Pronunciation: aaaaaaaaaaargh maaa geddd ohn

Sentence: his alst thoughts as he witnessed aaarghmageddon was " Knew there was something dodgy about Onobama"

Etymology: armageddon aaaaaaargh

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Created by: petaj

Pronunciation: fyoo-shun (like fusion)

Sentence: A frission of anxiety ran through Amanda as she read the magazine article on the H bombs. She did not know that is was a publication of the conspiracy theorists, and was soon in a complete state of fussion.

Etymology: fusion (a type of nuclear reaction) + fuss (worry) Frisson (a shudder of emotion) + fission (another type of nuclear reaction)

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Created by: amberlily

Pronunciation: nu-feer-ik-al

Sentence: "We're gonna get nuked!", said Ed, his eyes wide. "Calm down!", said Jane. "You're completely nufearical."

Etymology: fear of nuclear activity, paired with hysterical behavior

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Created by: TJayzz

Pronunciation: Newk-fee-er-bun-gel

Sentence: Tony would often lie awake at night stricken with the thought of nukefearbungle. All sorts of questions ran through his mind, what if someone accidentally pushed THE button resulting in the destruction of our planet. What would happen? Would there be any survivors? How long would they be able to survive? He finally decided to start building a nuclear bunker in his garden and stock it with enough food and supplies to last for at least three years.

Etymology: Nuke(short for nuclear) + Fear)a state of high anxiety) + Bungle(a istake, or be incompetent) = Nukefearbungle) See Nuclear bunker

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COMMENTS:

great combo - Jabberwocky, 2009-02-04: 12:42:00

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