Vote for the best verboticism.
DEFINITION: n., The deep feeling of despair, pain, and swelling need for revenge, which occurs when someone thoughtlessly trashes one of your pet projects. v., To cry out at the injustice of it all, especially if it is someone else's fault.
Verboticisms
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Projectdecry
Created by: bookowl
Pronunciation: pro/ject/dee/cry
Sentence: All he could do was projectdecry when his mother came to visit and carefully stored away all his lego pieces that had formerly been a perfectly replicated Mount Everest.
Etymology: project + decry + objectify
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COMMENTS:
Interesting choice of words to blend! bit of a tongue twister when you try to say it three times real fast! Unique! - silveryaspen, 2008-02-06: 16:44:00
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Ubergrossenpisteoffdamyuangst
Created by: CanadianAndyCapp
Pronunciation: Uber-grossen-peest-off-dam-U-angst
Sentence: According to Sigmund Freud, the repeated exclamations of the German radio star Blaubuttle "Du dirtish gerotten schweinehunds, du hast totenknacked mich!" is a perfect example of Ubergrossenpisteoffdamyuangst
Etymology: Ubergrossen: (German) to be elevated. / Pisteoff: (Russian) a negative emotional state. / Damyu (Japanese) deep knee bends that cause pain. (See Tai Chi) / Angst: (German) A negative introspective feeling.
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COMMENTS:
Quite the longest verboticism I've seen! - silveryaspen, 2008-02-06: 15:37:00
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Recipatrocity
Created by: Jabberwocky
Pronunciation: reh/si/pa/traw/sitee
Sentence: "All the sweet green icing flowing down" she wailed. "no matter that you look like Harry Potter, I demand recipatrocity" " "Also you'll have to pay for drycleaning because the green icing turned my yellow cotton dress blue."
Etymology: recipe + atrocity + reciprocity
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COMMENTS:
Excellent choice of three words then so cleverly blended! - silveryaspen, 2008-02-06: 07:15:00
great word and I don't even know Pat - galwaywegian, 2008-02-06: 07:43:00
Love the sentence; great word blend. - OZZIEBOB, 2008-02-06: 16:42:00
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Macarthurparkininsons
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: mak arth ur park in sons
Sentence: Out for a walk in Mac Arthur Park, Phoebe tried to forget about the lovely cake she had just made. Although it took so long to bake it, her brother had destroyed it. He was not well and had macarthurparkinsoned the hapless confection. Melting in the dark, all the sweet green icing flowing down...those lyrics made as little sense to him as this does to us...
Etymology: MacArthur Park (song by Jimmy Webb) & Parkinson's Disease (a degenerative disorder of the central nervous system characterized by tremor and impaired muscular coordination)
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COMMENTS:
I like it, even with the extra \"in\". - artr, 2010-04-26: 12:00:00
Sweet use of that "someone left the cake out in the rain" song! - splendiction, 2010-04-26: 22:06:00
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Ficpugnetclam
Created by: roulouken331
Pronunciation: Fick- pug- net- clam
Sentence: I made my siter ficpugnetclam so much, when I ripped her favorite tulip paper, that my mother had to bring her to a therapist and priest to make her calm down.
Etymology: Fic- to make Pugn- fight et- and clam- cry out
Blundertaching
Created by: rikboyee
Pronunciation: blun-der-tay-king
Sentence: after i watched my house of cards tumble to the floor, i stared at my friend and let out the unmistakable sounds of my blundertaching
Etymology: undertaking, blunder, aching
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COMMENTS:
Great blending! Catchy creation! - silveryaspen, 2008-02-06: 07:25:00
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Wreckmyopusitis
Created by: dlxwdave
Pronunciation: reck-mai-oh-pus-itis
Sentence: I spend all my life building beautiful sandcastles, and all you do is send waves to give me wreckmyopusitis.
Etymology: wreck my + opus + itis
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COMMENTS:
A tongue twister - but a good one! - OZZIEBOB, 2008-02-06: 21:01:00
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Blament
Created by: simoneshin
Pronunciation: blah-meant
Sentence:
Etymology: blame/lament
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COMMENTS:
I like your creation. Wish you had created a sentence with it. - silveryaspen, 2008-02-06: 16:38:00
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Recipatrocity
Created by: Jabberwocky
Pronunciation: reh/si/pa/traw/sitee
Sentence: "All the sweet green icing flowing down" she wailed. "no matter that you look like Harry Potter, I demand recipatrocity" " "Also you'll have to pay for drycleaning because the green icing turned my yellow cotton dress blue."
Etymology: recipe + atrocity + reciprocity
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COMMENTS:
Is that her father? She might go for recipatricidity - petaj, 2008-11-25: 06:44:00
great suggestion petaj - Jabberwocky, 2008-11-25: 11:09:00
Kitchen chemistry to cook up a neat word that very much captures the definition! - silveryaspen, 2008-11-25: 11:45:00
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Heartwringer
Created by: Mustang
Pronunciation: HART-ringr
Sentence: It was yet another heartwringer for Miriam, leaving her feeling crushed, and somewhat revengeful when her boyfriend Delbert told her her upside down cake looked right side up, her apple tarts were bland, and her teriyaki was teriyucky.
Etymology: Blend of heart and wringer..."a painful, difficult, or tiring experience; ordeal"
Comments:
Today's definition was suggested by Dougalistic. Thank you Dougalistic. ~ James
perfect visual with the drawing for today!!And i understand that old song a little better, too!
Yes, the sweet green icing is flowing down... Oh no!!!!!! ~ James
silveryaspen - 2008-02-06: 16:05:00
The face and fists were an excellent portrayal of her anger and frustration! I tried to match that drama in your caricature with the words in my sentence. Very inspiring!
And I will never have that recipe again! Thank you silveryaspen! ~ James
silveryaspen - 2008-11-25: 11:53:00
So many great creates every day by such excellent wordsmiths, that I have trouble voting because it's hard to limit my choice for best to just two! I'm also amazed at all the new creations for the temporary re-run of old definitions! Almost proves everything is better the second time around!
Today's definition was suggested by Dougalistic. Thank you Dougalistic. ~ James