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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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Swengicry
Created by: silveryaspen
Pronunciation: swenj-i-cry
Sentence: With hard-hearted jealousy, he fashed (found fault and trashed) every suggestion she had carefully prepared to present at the staff meeting. Eventually, she rose, stood facing him in deapiranguish, and with a great swengicry, "you spoilhater" she beat her fists upon his chest.
Etymology: Swelling with vengence as you cry out for justice ... swengicry
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COMMENTS:
Yikes - I think she's really upset - Jabberwocky, 2008-02-06: 13:16:00
Thanks Jabberwocky! My attempt at being overly dramatic worked! The expression and the fists in the cartoon were the inspiration for it! - silveryaspen, 2008-02-06: 15:57:00
nice hi five lol - purpleman, 2008-02-06: 19:58:00
You got It right! luv fashed & spoilhater too. Bravozulu! - OZZIEBOB, 2008-02-06: 21:13:00
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Mccarthuryism
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: mik karth uree izm
Sentence: Susan's despair at having her cake left out in the rain enflamed her animosity towards Jimmy and in a spurt of mcarthuryism, she vowed never to make a cake for him again. From now on, all he would get would be cow pies.
Etymology: MacArthur (Park, as in the lyrics to this song...a park in Los Angeles named after Douglas MacArthur) & McCarthyism (unscrupulously accusing people of disloyalty, named after Joseph McCarthy,United States politician who unscrupulously accused many citizens of being Communists (1908-1957))
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
Khaan
Created by: ErWenn
Pronunciation: /ˈkɑɑɑɑn/
Sentence: The power went out last night while I was halfway through an unsaved project, and I became so filled with khaan that I left a handprint on my mouse.
Etymology: 2008, from Khan Noonien Singh, character in the television series "Star Trek" (1967) and in the film "Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan" (1982), whose name was famously screamed by Captain Kirk. Khan's first name is possibly coined from khan (n.), c.1400,
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COMMENTS:
Very unique and stunning in it's simplicity ... once I read the etymology ... I got it! Finally! Very unique! - silveryaspen, 2008-02-06: 07:38:00
Eponymic words, a great way to go! - OZZIEBOB, 2008-02-06: 16:32:00
Apparently I exceeded the character limit on the etymology here. And the sentence is absolutely true. Except that I really had only just started the project. And I didn't actually deform my mouse. And I guess I wasn't really all that upset either. - ErWenn, 2008-02-06: 23:19:00
I try to change it up every now and then. Only so much portmanteau I can take, so sometimes I try to coin words after people, conjugate or rearrange phrases (a la Mustang's "heartwrench"), or piece together a word from prefixes, roots, and suffixes (as in "necrohippoflict"). Sadly, I rarely get any votes when I do. - ErWenn, 2008-02-06: 23:22:00
Anyone have any other gimmicks that they use to construct words? - ErWenn, 2008-02-06: 23:23:00
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Angstony
Created by: silveryaspen
Pronunciation: angst uh nee
Sentence: Poor Tom Turkey. First of all, they were not out to get him a raw deal. They were out to "get him!" It was time to get a move on, before they could get a grip on him. Maybe if he could get across the creek, Tom Turkey might get ahead of them. With that in mind, he tried to make a fast get away. His pursuers decided to get down to it, and managed to get even with him. Quickly, hoping to get in on the act, one of his pursuers swung an axe. Tom did get a pain in the neck! Ordered to get if off his chest, feathers flew. Next he was forced to get the hang of it. But the ultimate pain of it all, came when poor Tom had to get cooking! Worst of all, he had no way to get back at them! Poor Tom, he suffered the angstony of it all!
Etymology: Angst and agony that make one ache for revenge!
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COMMENTS:
poor Tom - Jabberwocky, 2008-11-25: 11:11:00
Wattle he do next? Gobble up this news and accuse us of Fowl Play? - Nosila, 2008-11-25: 23:59:00
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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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Miseridiscardia
Created by: petaj
Pronunciation: miz-er-e-diss-card-e-a
Sentence: Without so much as a second glance, Geraldine tossed the paper tole in the bin along with the newspapers to be recycled. It wasn't until her sister, crazed with miseridiscardia, came at her with a dagger and babbling about her cutouts that Geraldine realised what she had done.
Etymology: misericordia (a dagger used to give the death wound; mercy from wretched heart) + misery (wretchedness) + discard (throw away)
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COMMENTS:
Excellent word! I happen to live near Misericordia University. - metrohumanx, 2008-11-25: 10:00:00
I haven't seen many words derived from ancient armour terminology. Wow! - metrohumanx, 2008-11-25: 11:05:00
Miseridigscompany! - Nosila, 2008-11-26: 02:11:00
you will think of the university in a whole new light now - petaj, 2008-11-26: 02:43:00
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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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Yendeavourage
Created by: OZZIEBOB
Pronunciation: YEN-dev-Oh-RAGE
Sentence: Bob went into a yendeavourage when Roxie criticised his verboticism.
Etymology: YEN: yearning for something or to do something [syn: hankering, yen] ENDEAVOUR: a purposeful or industrious undertaking & RAGE:Especially, anger accompanied with raving; overmastering wrath; violent anger; fury.
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COMMENTS:
YEN: ENDEAVOUR: & RAGE - OZZIEBOB, 2008-11-25: 05:09:00
I hardly dare leave a comment for fear of verboticritique - petaj, 2008-11-25: 06:36:00
Your word and etymology are so appropriate to the definition! Admire your way with words and envy how vast your vocabulary is! I think this every day, not just today. - silveryaspen, 2008-11-25: 11:20:00
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Countedcrossbitch
Created by: libertybelle
Pronunciation: kown-ted-kross-bich
Sentence: Fran turned into a real counted-cross-bitch when she saw that Jason used the emboridered towels she made to wipe off his greasy hands. How could he not see all the time she invested? How could he not know those towels were for display only?!
Etymology: counted cross stitch: a type of thread embroidery + bitch: a shrew or a complaint.
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COMMENTS:
didn't see this earlier - very good - Jabberwocky, 2008-02-06: 15:33:00
Laughed long and loud! - silveryaspen, 2008-02-06: 15:42:00
Very clever. Jason is lucky - next time he might be the one "embroided!" - OZZIEBOB, 2008-02-06: 16:18:00
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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