Verboticisms

Created by: silveryaspen

Pronunciation: klept - oh - swain - ee - ah

Sentence: Jill stole her first husband from his fitness center because of his muscular physique and good looks. She divorced him for his lack of brains. Jill stole her second husband away from the stock market because she liked his money. She divorced him because he wouldn't let her spend a dime of it. Jill stole her third husband away from politics as she was attracted by his prestige and power. She divorced him because she was tired of taking orders from him. So it went, Jill was drawn to swain after attractive swain. Like many other women, Jill suffered from kleptoswainia. It is a common disorder in today's world

Etymology: Kleptomania, Swains. KLEPTOMANIA: a woman's obsessive attraction for men (swains) of quality, so strong, it often leads to stealing them away. SWAINS: attractive men, whatever their qualities might be ... good heart, intelligence, wit, looks, prestige,

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COMMENTS:

different take on it - very nice - Jabberwocky, 2008-03-17: 14:01:00

Love you use of swain. Great blend of ON & Greek words. - OZZIEBOB, 2008-03-17: 22:22:00

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Created by: OZZIEBOB

Pronunciation: rangk-IN-phile

Sentence: The moment our eyes met, I had $ense to know that we were an "exact matching." His deep "green-back" eyes, slumped "head and shoulders" which had long ago peaked hiding century old, blushless cheeks deep as one of his Western Australian open-cut iron ore mines. Our "historical exchange" was fatal; it was his last trading day; you could say that the "horizontal spread" had been too much for him. I had hit a "home run" Perhaps, for him, it had been a "self-liquidating loan" The "separation theorem" told me that I was the richest 25 year old rankinphile in the Southern Hemisphere. Girlfriend, it was "back up the truck" my "line of credit" was about to flow.

Etymology: Blend of Rank, Ranking: social class, standing,status & -Phile: attraction to, liking for, preference for, obsession with.

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COMMENTS:

What a cent$able $entence! $plendid Won! - silveryaspen, 2008-03-17: 13:13:00

great sentence - Jabberwocky, 2008-03-17: 14:01:00

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Created by: Jamagra

Pronunciation: sik/e/sent (or even "seek-o-cent"?)

Sentence: When Elise, that gold digging sycocent, realized the "Vette" Edward drove was in fact a Chevette, not a Corvette, she dropped him hastily and unapologetically. She redoubled her benephishiary efforts.

Etymology: sycophant (self-seeking flatterer) + cent

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COMMENTS:

3 very clever word playes! Great sentence. Unique etymology and word! - silveryaspen, 2008-03-17: 23:32:00

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Created by: picabomama

Pronunciation: stat/hag

Sentence: Crystal had always had an affinity for gay men, they were among her best friends. Gay men, however, were not paying the bills and it was very expensive to keep up with their taste in nightclubs and fashion. So, Crystal decided it was time to change camps and went hunting for horny, rich and powerful straight men. It wasn't long before she was an established and accomplished stathag.

Etymology: status+ hag...this is a play on a descriptive phrase that I don't think I should type for fear of offending.

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COMMENTS:

Wow! Strong, Powerful Word! - silveryaspen, 2008-03-17: 13:01:00

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Created by: arrrteest

Pronunciation: cast-eh-cuv-eh-tay-vee-an

Sentence: Beer goggles can explain why some people hook up, but for others, it is purely castecovetavian. Milo, the heir to the Johnson Tools fortune and his trophy wife Svetlana were an oddly matched couple. He met her as a waitress in a drive-in restaurant gave her his phone number. He was in his mid 30's and never dated. Some thought her attraction had to be because of his endowment, but those who knew him better said it was because of his, uh, personality.

Etymology: Caste (social group consisting of people of the same rank) + covet (to crave) + avi(bird, as in flying high)+ian (one who is)

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COMMENTS:

Beer goggles is a great expression ... I will use it often. Your word captures the essence of people who set their sights for more! Unique! - silveryaspen, 2008-03-17: 13:19:00

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Created by: purpleartichokes

Pronunciation: fiss-kull-ah-trak-shun

Sentence: The classes in whorticulture finally paid off when she met the Popeye'd face millionaire and was able to recognize the subtle signs of fiscalattraction stirring within her.

Etymology: fiscal, attraction, physical attraction

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etymology - and physical attraction good one - petaj, 2008-03-17: 06:26:00

Thanks petaj. I forgot to put the physical in the etymology. I hate Mondaze. - purpleartichokes, 2008-03-17: 06:41:00

bet she made his spineache - galwaywegian, 2008-03-17: 08:00:00

Whorticulture and fiscalattractions! Outstanding Puns! Double Wonderfuls! SuperDuper Wons! - silveryaspen, 2008-03-17: 13:22:00

nice one purple - Jabberwocky, 2008-03-17: 13:49:00

whorticulture! I think we should be able to vote for that one too! Two great words in one! - arrrteest, 2008-03-17: 15:53:00

Great words. - OZZIEBOB, 2008-03-17: 22:17:00

Fantastic pun! - Tigger, 2008-03-17: 23:31:00

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Created by: ErWenn

Pronunciation: /ʌpˈfætʃuˌeɪʃən/

Sentence: He never took his upfatuations seriously, but as he climbed the corporate ladder, he liked to stare up the skirts of those above him.

Etymology: from up + (in)fatuation

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COMMENTS:

Naughty nice word! - silveryaspen, 2008-03-17: 12:59:00

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Created by: libertybelle

Pronunciation: prow-track-shun

Sentence: It didn't seem to matter to Linda that her new beau was severely deficient in personal hygiene skills and basic principles of politeness, her protraction to him was solely based on the fact that he drove a Ferrari. (Too bad she didn't realize that "Ferrari" was a pure emblemishment and was really a Fiat in disguise!)

Etymology: professional + attraction

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COMMENTS:

Linda, the protractor, didn't quite get the right angle! Complements to you. Outstanding Won! - silveryaspen, 2008-03-17: 13:06:00

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Created by: Mustang

Pronunciation: STAT - uss - suk -up

Sentence: Elwood was very envious of the folks above him on the socioeconomic ladder and was a statusuckup who would shamelessly grovel for any sort of acceptance and approval.

Etymology: blend of status and suck up

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COMMENTS:

Suckcessfully done! - silveryaspen, 2008-03-17: 12:56:00

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Created by: Nosila

Pronunciation: spitz er lamd

Sentence: When "Kirstin" went on duty, she was used to gentlemen callers who took advantage of her neutrality. She ended up being spitzerlambed by her latest client #9, whose attitude, if she were franc, would make her senses Berne. She called him Basle, and he said he had a Matterhorn...you know, one that really mattered. But actually his penchant for laundering cash, made her suspect that he was a banker or at least a big time crook or a state politican. She was attracted to his power, but was afraid that their liaison would give her a ZurItch. She wanted to tell him to Lucerne-up and enjoy himself, but he kept looking for the Red Cross phone number. She was so in love, she thought she was imprisoned by his attention and therefore subject to the rules of the Geneva Convention. Too late she realized that her love life and professional life would become as tasty for the media as a big piece of Swiss Cheese!

Etymology: Eliot Spitzer (former NY Governor, disgraced by his sexual "reforms") & Lamb (person easily deceived or cheated)& Switzerland (European Country known for it's big bank deposits and neutrality)& lambaste, to censure severely or angrily.

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COMMENTS:

A world famous sentence! A word so with it for today! Superbly Done. Superb Won! - silveryaspen, 2008-03-17: 13:09:00

Very topical; I think "poor" Eliot has been shish-ke-BABE-'d! - OZZIEBOB, 2008-03-17: 22:39:00

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