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DEFINITION: v., To speak in an inspirational but perhaps incomprehensible manner by stringing together a series of grunts and clichés. n., An inarticulate TV or radio, post-game interview, typically given by a panting, toothless, sweating, verbally-challenged, and hugely overpaid, athletic superstar.
Verboticisms
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Sportuage
Created by: purpleman
Pronunciation: sport/age
Sentence: when it was the last football game of the year i was so rervese all of the anouncers and people watching me....we won the game and the anouncers guy came over and started talking in sportuge
Etymology: spot+languge
Patoismoany
Created by: Jabberwocky
Pronunciation: pa/twa/moe/nee
Sentence: Inbreeding of rock stars finally led to the inevitable evolution of patoismoany, a strange dialect understood only by crazed fans.
Etymology: patois (regional dialect) + moan + patrimony
Schwarzenabble
Created by: logarithm
Pronunciation: ˈʃvaɐt-sən-ae-bEl
Sentence: I haven't a single idea what the public announcement at the mall is schwarzenabbling about. For god's sake, the management should replace the bad speakers!
Etymology: 1) Schwarzenegger: refers to the way Arnold Schwarzenegger speaks. 2) Gabble: rapid and indistinct speech.
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COMMENTS:
Super Duper! - silveryaspen, 2008-11-27: 01:24:00
Thanx Silveryaspen. It's time to cast my vote for today! - logarithm, 2008-11-27: 10:59:00
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Jocktalk
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: jok tok
Sentence: She was tired of all the pre, during and post game jabber and analyses. The garbled speaking with anyone remotely connected with the sport. Most infuriating was the jocktalk after the big win. There was only one reason the team one...they got more goals than the other team! Duh...
Etymology: Jock (a person trained to compete in sports;an athlete) & Talk (speak)
Patwha
Created by: bookowl
Pronunciation: pat/whah
Sentence: His religious patwha was so confusing I didn't understand a word.
Etymology: patois + wha (short for what?)
Athletesfootinmouth
Created by: TJayzz
Pronunciation: Ath-leets-foot-in-mou-th
Sentence: After a vigorous game of football, David Wreckham was so exhausted he could hardly string two words together. In fact he claimed he was suffering from the classic athletesfootinmouth when he said in his post match interview that he had really enjoyed the hockey game and couldn't wait to get back in the pool.
Etymology: Athlete(a person who is good at sports, someone who competes in track and field events) + Foot in mouth(To say something stupid, not making sense)
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COMMENTS:
Hahaha... this on is very funny! But I've just used up my votes for today! :-( - logarithm, 2008-11-27: 11:11:00
great sentence - Jabberwocky, 2008-11-27: 13:14:00
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Platichatter
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: platichatər
Sentence: After an embarrassing comment or two, the coach decided to give players a few talking points to consider. Now the post-game interviews have become so much platichatter.
Etymology: platitude (a remark or statement, esp. one with a moral content, that has been used too often to be interesting or thoughtful) + chatter (talk rapidly or incessantly about trivial matters)
Beefcant
Created by: Stevenson0
Pronunciation: beef/cant
Sentence: Once all the sports writers were present, the football hero rolled into his beefcant of all the wonderful things his team did on the field today.
Etymology: beefcake (male with a muscular physique) + cant (jargon, lingo)
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COMMENTS:
very nice!!!!!!!! - purpleman, 2008-02-04: 15:38:00
wow its weird that no1 is puting any commants - purpleman, 2008-02-04: 18:11:00
Any comment I make would have me blushing and giggling ... but I'll share ... finally. Stevenson, beefcant is a most appealing verboticism! Simply, because we ladies always like the beefcake that always comes with it! - silveryaspen, 2008-02-07: 21:01:00
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Jockscrap
Created by: galwaywegian
Pronunciation: jok sskrapp
Sentence: his jockscrap stunk even more than his joclstrap used to.
Etymology: jock strap, jock crap
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COMMENTS:
Roared with laughter! - silveryaspen, 2008-02-06: 09:07:00
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Comments:
Today's definition was suggested by Nosila. Thank you Nosila. ~ James
Today's definition was suggested by Nosila. Thank you Nosila. ~ James