Verboticisms

Created by: brasstax82

Pronunciation: miss-haa-ball-ish

Sentence: Realizing too late that it WAS in fact her bra in the back seat of her BF's car, jenny quickly regretted her little mishabolish.

Etymology: Mishap: An unfortunate accident Abolish: To put an end to. Slang often used in many prominent law firms, political offices, and Energy company board meetings.

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Created by: calculon

Pronunciation: 'dest-ROO

Sentence: Phillipa destrued her gift receipt, upon noticing that her newly-purchased pom-pom tuque clashed with her leather jacket, her stiletto-heels, and her carefully-constructed self-image as a no-nonsense corporate attorney.

Etymology: From "Destroy" or "Destruction", it's sad but it's true, and "Rue" - to regret, or wish to undo.

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Created by: artr

Pronunciation: shredərfretər

Sentence: It happened to him once. Fred shredded an important document. From that point forward Fred was a shredderfretter. He was afraid to shred anything for the fear that it could happen again. His office was so full of paper that his coworkers didn't know if he was in there or not.

Etymology: shredder (a machine or other device for shredding something, esp. documents) + fretter (someone who is constantly or visibly worried or anxious)

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COMMENTS:

Another nice one that rolls off the tongue and plops on the floor. :) - wayoffcenter, 2008-12-30: 04:33:00

Good one! - Mustang, 2008-12-30: 23:35:00

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Created by: janefitzsimmons

Pronunciation: slash - trast -tiff -ee

Sentence: As a walked into the residence seeing the blood and paper shreds, I was presented with an extreme case of slashtrastify.

Etymology: I know that slash isn't the same as shredding, but it's close enough.

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Created by: Biscotti

Pronunciation: freek-zhure

Sentence: I had a bad case of freakzure when I accidentally deleted that 20 page paper about nothing.

Etymology: freakout + seizure

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COMMENTS:

Unique choice of words to blend. - silveryaspen, 2008-03-05: 13:18:00

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Created by: Nosila

Pronunciation: ree mor ris

Sentence: When Judy accidentally killed her boyfriend with a chain saw, she was filled with remorris. His name was Morris Code, and many thought she was smart to have finally broken the Morris Code.

Etymology: Remorse ( a feeling of deep regret (usually for some misdeed)& Morris (male name)

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Created by: thegoatisbad

Pronunciation: oops-bli-ter-ate

Sentence: Rather calmly, Kimberly noticed "I just oopsbliterated the entire server."

Etymology: oops (accidental expression) + obliterate (wipe out)

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Created by: twocent

Pronunciation: sin-till-AH-tri-shun

Sentence: Upon pressing the delete key, Pam's eyes glazed with an uneasy scintillattrition.

Etymology: scintilla: a speck, shred or particle attrition: a wearing down or regret for sin arising from fear of retribution

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Created by: leemarquis

Pronunciation: shreg - ret

Sentence: I shregretted my bank statement

Etymology: To shred and regret

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COMMENTS:

Simple and right to the point! Nice one! - silveryaspen, 2008-03-05: 14:04:00

Very good! - Mustang, 2008-03-05: 17:55:00

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Created by: Mustang

Pronunciation: del-eh-TEER-eyuss

Sentence: Margot was deletearious when she realized she had shredded some old love letters by mistake, she cried for hours and was absolutely beside herself.

Etymology: Blend of delete and tear (fluid appearing in or flowing from the eye as the result of emotion, esp. grief)....a play on the word 'deleterious' (Having a harmful effect; injurious)

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COMMENTS:

Great Create. Tear's other meaning tear as in tear to shreds makes this a double meaningful create. - silveryaspen, 2008-12-30: 16:37:00

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