Verboticisms

Created by: OZZIEBOB

Pronunciation: kon-VEY-danz

Sentence: Suffering complete verblockage, Bob could only brainstorm: jauntjive, minogue, transjigrify, brakewalk, travellicate, trainambulist, transpirouette, transbumption, transpoise, brakegait, and conveydance. Roxie told him that he should see a Verbiatrist! PS: I'm still verbstipated: cho-cho-cha-cha, travacillate, trans....!

Etymology: Blend of conveyance:to carry from one place to another, to transport etc & dance.

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COMMENTS:

excellent words and sentence - Jabberwocky, 2007-11-13: 09:49:00

Good grief, man, you only need one. - Osomatic, 2007-11-13: 18:20:00

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Created by: Jabberwocky

Pronunciation: Tee tee see legs

Sentence: It took years for her to get her TTsealegs but once she did, she bought a metropass so that she could surf as often as possible.

Etymology: TTC (short for Toronto transit Commission) + sea legs

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COMMENTS:

Good for tsetse flyers too - wordmeister, 2007-11-13: 09:27:00

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Created by: QuantumMechanic

Pronunciation: free tyoob

Sentence: Yesterday, during rush hour, he freetubed all the way from Union Station to Finch and Yonge!

Etymology: free (unbound to restraints) + tube (slang for London Underground, and subways in general)

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Created by: Tigger

Pronunciation: sŭb-swā'-ĭng

Sentence: That lady with the ugly, red skirt was holding her puke-green handbag while talking on her cell phone with the other hand, until finally exiting at the 114th Street station, subswaying all the way uptown like a pro -- a remarkable display of Metropoise, in my opinion.

Etymology: subway - an underground electric railroad (sub-, Latin prefix, "under" & -way, Old English, wegh "road") + sway - to move or swing to and fro (Middle English, sweyen)

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COMMENTS:

She had some righteous skills, but her fashion sense was totally gnarly dude!! - Tigger, 2007-11-13: 02:40:00

Nice word-I like "metropoise" too! - OZZIEBOB, 2007-11-13: 17:44:00

good word! - yaelash, 2007-11-13: 18:17:00

Hey Tigger, I see you like the drawing today. Thanks! ~ James - Verbotomy, 2007-11-14: 00:02:00

Oh, the drawing is great, but that subswayer needs a a fashion-911. - Tigger, 2007-11-14: 00:21:00

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Created by: artr

Pronunciation: kraws-toun-boog-ee

Sentence: While some people are content to sit idly on the bus, Sally prefers to crank up her iPod and get her day started with a little crosstownboogie.

Etymology: crosstown (a bus running primarily in a crosstown direction) + boogie (to dance energetically, especially to rock music)

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Created by: Kevcom

Pronunciation: meh-trow-stanse

Sentence: Katherine assumed a wide metrostance in her offpeak travel to work. Since there were few people on the train, she spread her legs out in complete balance and stayed that way for the remainder of the trip: a whole 22 minutes!

Etymology: metro (transportation system) + stance (standing posture)

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Created by: comborracha

Pronunciation:

Sentence: With all the seats taken on the light rail, I had to transfalance for 12 miles on the way to work yesterday!

Etymology: transit+free (i.e. handsfree)+ balance

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Created by: artr

Pronunciation: trälē älē

Sentence: Gidget loved her ride to work. She treated the bus like her personal pipeline. Her gnarliest move was a switchfoot trolleyollie. Her only wipeout happened when she tried to hang ten on some dude's brief case. It wasn't very good as a boogie board.

Etymology: trolley (a passenger vehicle powered by electricity obtained from an overhead cable by means of a trolley wheel) + Ollie (A no handed air move where a surfer leaves the water while maintaining control of his board and ultimately landing and riding out the move)

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COMMENTS:

fantastic!! - Jabberwocky, 2008-10-10: 10:35:00

great blend & rhyme - OZZIEBOB, 2008-10-11: 16:57:00

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Created by: Stevenson0

Pronunciation: sway/shun/mas/ter

Sentence: After years of riding the subway and never being able to get a seat, Jenny had become a swaytionmaster riding and surfing the subway without ever having to hold onto a rail.

Etymology: SWAYTIONMASTER - noun - from SWAY + STATIONMASTER

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COMMENTS:

Excellent! - Mustang, 2008-10-10: 05:10:00

love it - galwaywegian, 2008-10-12: 12:01:00

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Created by: Osomatic

Pronunciation: pole + not

Sentence: I'm the champion in morning Red Line polenot - I never, ever, ever move my feet or grab the railing.

Etymology: polevault but, with "not." (I know, it's iffy.)

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