Verboticisms

Created by: mplsbohemian

Pronunciation: KRAHNG

Sentence: Little did Alex realise when he asked out the "non-traditional" grad student that she had a child almost as old as he--a classic case of chwrong.

Etymology: chrono- + wrong

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COMMENTS:

Dang it, it would have been clearer as "chwrongology". - mplsbohemian, 2007-05-29: 13:08:00

That starts to sound a bit Welsh, though. - Scattercat, 2007-05-29: 14:05:00

if you ever want to update your word just click 'edit' and then click 'oops i want to change the spelling'.. - rikboyee, 2007-05-29: 20:01:00

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Created by: metrohumanx

Pronunciation: PREE-VARI-CRONE-OH- SPIN

Sentence: When dreary old rat faced Pat was pulled over by the Paramus police, she fumbled for her poorly-doctored driver's license and tried to turn on her nonexistant charm. Although she was older than hair, losing her eyesight and driving at the speed of a glacier, she tried to use PREVARICHRONOSPIN to convince the officer that she was NOT enfeebled by her many bitter years of ineffectual lies, duplicity and hands-on cellphone driving...................... "Lady, don't try to PREVARICHRONOSPIN your way out of this !" said the irate trafficop............... "You're a disgrace as a forger, and a pain to meet on the streets of this basically clean town."

Etymology: PREVARicate: to lie+................... CHRONOs: the personification of time+.. SPIN: to create an illusion for the porpoises of image enhancement.(whew)

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COMMENTS:

http://www.alltooflat.com/ - metrohumanx, 2008-07-23: 00:36:00

It's taught me to RESPECT the Romans! - metrohumanx, 2008-07-23: 00:37:00

great paragraph - Jabberwocky, 2008-07-23: 12:10:00

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Created by: guesser

Pronunciation: Em - bell - age

Sentence: You are so guilty of embellage! There is no way you are the same person pictured on this Drivers License!

Etymology: Embellish + Age

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Created by: juliadeboard

Pronunciation: (null-eh-skate)

Sentence: After nulliskating her customers for so long, she forgot her real age.

Etymology: null-nothing skate-to get away with something

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Created by: greta

Pronunciation: fabe-ricate

Sentence: Lisey had to fabericate to get into the club last night.

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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: 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: EvelynS

Pronunciation: mis-ger-ohnt

Sentence: When my bones ache I am reminded how much of a misgeronte I am.

Etymology: mis- hatred of; geront- old age

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Created by: artr

Pronunciation: kruh-noh-foh-nah-key-shuhn

Sentence: Kate's chronophonication can vary greatly depending on the audience. On her favorite dating website, she will shave off a decade or more. When a senior discount is involved, she will age dramatically.

Etymology: chronology (the sequential order in which past events occur) + phony (not real or genuine; fake; counterfeit) + communication (the imparting or interchange of thoughts, opinions, or information by speech, writing, or signs)

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COMMENTS:

Reminds me of 'Californication'... :) - Discoveria, 2012-09-25: 11:08:00

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Created by: Osomatic

Pronunciation: el + dur + lie

Sentence: She's been saying she's 29 for years now, we all just put up with the elderlie.

Etymology: elderly lie

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