Verboticisms

Created by: Scattercat

Pronunciation: KROH-noh-man-see

Sentence: A bit of skillful chronomancy, and little Bobby was Robert, old enough to buy cigs for his classmates.

Etymology: Chronos, from the Greek, meaning time, and the -mancy ending, which is generally associated with magic or wizardry.

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Brilliant. - ErWenn, 2007-05-30: 03:41:00

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Created by: fieldman

Pronunciation: D-O-B-ception

Sentence: I think I have been the victim of D-O-B-ception.

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Created by: galwaywegian

Pronunciation: lye den tit eeee kard

Sentence: Being eaten by short sighted cannibals was not the most wonderful of ends, but she did have the posthumous last laugh when the chief choked on a barticularly tough piece of her liver, having trusted the date on her liedentity card.

Etymology: identity card, lie

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well aged...good one! - Nosila, 2009-12-10: 14:53:00

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Created by: AcesOfHearts

Pronunciation: Alien-If-I

Sentence: I alienified myself to get into a party.

Etymology: Alien-of another

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Created by: Brodobaggins

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Created by: Filthy

Pronunciation: ə-ˈprō-prē-'āj

Sentence: Shirley took umbrage at the bartender's accusation of appropriage.

Etymology: Appropriage= appropriate (to take or make use of without authority or right AND/OR especially suitable or compatible) + age (an individual's development measured in years). Often mistakenly affixed with the prefix 'in-', the word 'appropriage' makes use of two distinct meanings of its first root word ('appropriate'). Specifically, the person committing the offense of appropriage is appropriating the rights and privileges afforded to someone of a different age; they are thus also pretending that their behavior is age-appropriate. The term has its origins in law enforcement slang. It was used to refer to an attempt at entry into adult establishments while under the legal age for entry, or into high school events by someone exceeding the socially appropriate age-range. The term only extended into the vernacular after suburbanite parents started to apply the law enforcement slang to refer to adults lying about their age for reasons of vanity. Purists insist on applying the original slang meanings, but lying about one's age for any reason has come to be an acceptable use of 'appropriage'.

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Created by: Stevenson0

Pronunciation: mis/age/er/ee

Sentence: Misagery is a common practice among first year college and university students using fake I.D.'s to gain access to bars near the campus.

Etymology: MISAGERY - noun - from MIS (wrong; amiss) + AGE (a period measured by years from birth) + FORGERY (something counterfeit, or fraudulent)

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Created by: smstone0413

Pronunciation: Coom-dah-ckt

Sentence: The Old lady was cumbducting by claiming she was 21 when she was really 79

Etymology: Cumb- To lie Duct- To lead

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Created by: nicolebolavage

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Created by: lumina

Pronunciation: ad/fib

Sentence: The ladies were wondering if they should even invite Estelle to the senior center's Valentine's Day function. It was meant for single ladies and gentlemen AND those under 65 not only got in free, but got first pick when it came to the first slow dance. While Estelle was a riot once she inhaled that first Manhattan, she was also know to adfib when it came to her age. At 82, there was no way she was going to pass for anything under 81 1/2 and the ladies were just not up for the humiliation at the front door.

Etymology: adlib: To improvise and deliver extemporaneously. fib: An insignificant or childish lie.

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