Verboticisms

Created by: purpleartichokes

Pronunciation: yes-tur-crazd

Sentence: Tom was so yestercrazed, he was still playing Zork.

Etymology: yesteryear, craze

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Yestercrazed All my troubles seemed so far outweighed Now it looks as though they've gone and strayed Oh, I believe In yestercrazed - Jabberwocky, 2007-11-08: 09:29:00

kinda corny but I had to make it rhyme and put a tune in your head for the day - Jabberwocky, 2007-11-08: 09:29:00

Another Good One Purple! See you tonight at my house tonight to play Pong. Jabber's bringing her Atari too. Everyone's welcome!! Don't forget your Richard Harris and Beatle albums!!! Your vinyl will be find as I'm going to pick up a new needle for the record player. - Stevenson0, 2007-11-08: 09:46:00

ah Stevenson0 reminds me of the good old daze - I feel another song coming on " Those were the days, my friend We thought they'd never end We'd sing and dance forever and a day But now we work all day and play verbotomy.... - Jabberwocky, 2007-11-08: 11:02:00

Gee thanks Jabber. Guess that song is just as depressing as the one that was stuck in my head - Yesteryou, Yesterme, Yesterday. Stevenson0 - I'm soooo there!!!! I'll run home and dust off the Commodore 64! - purpleartichokes, 2007-11-08: 11:02:00

I have some 8-track tapes if anyone is interested. And original formula Coke! - MrDave2176, 2007-11-08: 11:12:00

8-track tapes - I think I have an old Genesis one - now we need an 8-track player - porsche, 2007-11-08: 11:45:00

Crap, I sold mine with my 1970 Camaro. - purpleartichokes, 2007-11-08: 11:55:00

Stevenson0, since you mentioned Intellivision how bout we play Dungeons and Dragons? - Jabberwocky, 2007-11-08: 13:50:00

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Created by: xirtam

Pronunciation: In-tele-van-juh-list

Sentence: In Gary’s opinion the Intellivision was the greatest video game console ever made. He would go on and on about the strategy he used to play Astrosmash; it was almost as if he was giving a sermon. He was truly the last Intellivangelist.

Etymology: Intellivision is a video game console released by Mattel in 1979. + Evangelist: Greek euangelist; A person marked by evangelical enthusiasm for or support of any cause.

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Deep and spiritual- good word! - OZZIEBOB, 2007-11-08: 16:28:00

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Created by: idavecook

Pronunciation: Atari+ itis

Sentence: The couple knew they could never spawn any offspring due to their overwhelming Ataritis.

Etymology: Atari-Best Video Game System Ever Itis- when you have some crazy thing goin on..

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Created by: Kyoti

Pronunciation: Fill-CON-fuh-dense

Sentence: "Black and white televisions left more to the imagination and sparked creativity better than this crap," declared Grampa with philconfidence as he switched off his HDTV in the middle of yet another overbearing pre-paid program for male-enhancement products.

Etymology: Philco: a classic tube-filled electronic device manufacturer + Confidence: the feeling you get when you ignore the fact that the world is rapidly passing you by.

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good one - Nosila, 2008-10-07: 22:53:00

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Created by: milorush

Pronunciation: (n.) rět'rō-fīl'

Sentence: Harvey, ever the retrophile, prefers his vinyl LP collection to digital, saying that the scratches and hissing only add character to the sound quality.

Etymology: retro- (of or designating an earlier time) + -phile = (one who prefers or loves)

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Created by: jrogan

Pronunciation: ti-er-dism

Sentence: He launched into a tiredism about Windows 95 whenever he started of his new laptop. Unfortunately it came with Vista and there was really nothing anyone could do but agree with his tiredistic view.

Etymology: tired+ ism

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Created by: alrothstein

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Created by: OZZIEBOB

Pronunciation: RE-troh-FANG-guh-ree

Sentence: Retrofanglery was the best word to describe Bob's unbending belief that the contraptions of yesteryear are superior, in every way, to today's technology.

Etymology: FANGLE: Something fashioned ; v. t. to fashion. .RETRO: affecting things past; of or designating the style of an earlier time; casting or relating back: & RY: state, condition, belief

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COMMENTS:

retrofanglerglee would be good too - Jabberwocky, 2008-10-07: 14:04:00

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Created by: looseball

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Created by: whiteflag

Pronunciation: rem-uh-ni-sahy-uhns

Sentence: I was trying to teach grandpa how to send a text message but he doesn't want to learn. He stubbornly told me that he'd rather stick to his reminiscience of the telephone than have to endure the tiring of his fingers. "Listen to me Joe. All I have to do is dial the numbers to your grandma's phone and then she's on the line. Isn't that just great?" he added.

Etymology: reminiscence (a past memory remembered) + science (knowledge of something)

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