Verboticisms

Created by: feltcap

Pronunciation: ɪntərˈsteɪtlɛs

Sentence: After his father walked in on a rather intimate moment he was sharing with his mother they had been interstateless.

Etymology: interstate - a highway serving two or more states, stateless - lacking nationality or without nationality or citizenship

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Created by: Jabberwocky

Pronunciation: domi/sigh/clist

Sentence: The Turtle family became domicyclists when it became necessary to take up residence in their car.

Etymology: domicile + cyclist

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COMMENTS:

what a mind tripper! - silveryaspen, 2009-02-17: 13:36:00

brilliant, and rolls off the tongue too... - Ismelstar, 2009-02-18: 19:53:00

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Created by: Stevenson0

Pronunciation: van/ga/low

Sentence: They moved from apartment dwellers to a vangalow in whatever neighood they wanted.

Etymology: VANGALOW - noun - from VAN (a smaller boxlike vehicle that resembles a panel truck) + BUNGALOW (a one-storied house)

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COMMENTS:

Very good! - Mustang, 2009-02-17: 23:19:00

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Created by: galwaywegian

Pronunciation: mow hab it ayt

Sentence: they mohabitated for weeks at a time surviving on love, motown hits and sun baked cheese

Etymology: mo as in motown, habititate as in live

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Created by: sam145

Pronunciation: VEE-boh

Sentence: I spent a few years as a veebo after my parents kicked me out of the house.

Etymology: A combination of vehicle and hobo

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Created by: galwaywegian

Pronunciation: kon doh min eeeeeeeeeee van

Sentence: He lived in a condominivan with his wife, two kids, his pet sheep and his accountant.

Etymology: condominium, mini van

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COMMENTS:

Excellent blend. Sheep and accountant? Sounds kinky....he said, with a sheepish grin. - Mustang, 2009-02-17: 08:14:00

fantastic - Jabberwocky, 2009-02-17: 09:35:00

I think you mean Vantastic,Jab...and as for the sheep, ewe go galwaywegian! - Nosila, 2009-02-19: 01:21:00

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Created by: Nosila

Pronunciation: vee la hik el

Sentence: Summers down by the lake, winters in trailer parks...waking up miles away from where you went to bed, that's the life. Our villahicle is the true meaning of detached housing. We are upwardly mobile...well, mobile, anyway!

Etymology: Villa (suburban detached domicile) & Vehicle (mode of transport)

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Created by: artr

Pronunciation: uh-pahrt-moh-beel

Sentence: The sales rep spends so much time in her car that she has decked it out as an apartmobile. The bins of snacks and stack of extra cloths are bad enough but recently she has been nagging her husband to figure out how to adapt a mini-fridge and microwave to install in the back seat.

Etymology: apartment (set of rooms for rent ) + mobile(movable, traveling)

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Created by: gee216

Pronunciation: cur-es-i-dent

Sentence:

Etymology:

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COMMENTS:

Weclome. You can get more points by entering a sentence and etymology, see scoring under News/Help. Good first effort. - silveryaspen, 2009-02-18: 01:27:00

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Created by: SamusMan

Pronunciation: Car + stead + er

Sentence: When a national act opened up parked cars in the west as free territory, carsteaders cycled in by the dozens to claim their new frontier homes.

Etymology: Derived from "homesteader."

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COMMENTS:

Very clever! - silveryaspen, 2009-02-20: 00:51:00

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