Verboticisms

Created by: rikboyee

Pronunciation: sham-thoo-zee-az-um

Sentence: she accepted his unexpected proposal with great shamthusiasm

Etymology: sham, enthusiasm

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I like it. Really, I do. I'm not just being enthuseatrical. - Clayton, 2007-05-25: 02:54:00

its such a shame your a stickler for the whole noun/verb/adjective thing, because 'enthuseatrical' would have polled some votes i wager.. - rikboyee, 2007-05-25: 03:16:00

I'm trying to bend a little. I've noticed that so many of the winning words don't conform, and I don't want to be a stick in the mud. - Clayton, 2007-05-25: 14:09:00

hmm - I think I detect a little perfidiousness in that last remark - Jabberwocky, 2007-05-25: 14:40:00

Heh. Not really. I'd rather be competitive than square. - Clayton, 2007-05-25: 21:39:00

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Created by: galwaywegian

Pronunciation: dee lyet

Sentence: Her expression was one of pure deliet, right up to the time she clocked him with the le creuset pot he had lovingly selected to mark their 10th anniversary

Etymology: delight, lie

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Created by: Tigger

Pronunciation: foh-NAT-uh-siz-um

Sentence: 'I don't think I like wearing these orange robes,' Donald reflected, as he chanted "Hare Krishna" along with his two new friends at the airport, 'and baldness doesn't really suit me either.' But as a passerby dropped a coin into his bowl, his friends both gave him encouraging smiles, and in his fauxnaticism, all his doubts were quickly forgotten.

Etymology: Faux (artificial or imitation; fake) & Fanaticism (excessive, irrational zeal).

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COMMENTS:

Fauxntastic! - Nosila, 2009-12-08: 09:27:00

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Created by: OZZIEBOB

Pronunciation: vim-BOO-zuhl

Sentence: "Yeah. It is a very big job, isn't it," Kenny said. "But we can do it, don't' anyone forget. We can do it if we just remember that we can't do it without one another's help." Bob nodded agreement, paused for a moment as if to ponder the truth in what Kenny had just said, and then spoke: "I have some ideas, Kenny," he said, enthusiastically taking a small notebook from his brief case. " I'd like to get your thoughts on them." Some of the things that Kenny and the others liked most about Bob was the way he listened to them; saw that they had the major role in decision making, and insisted they take all the credit for successful outcomes. Nevertheless, in time, it seemed strange, as Kenny thought more deeply about it, that Bob, despite all his enthusiastic utterances, never aspired, or sought to play any real role in the running of the Club. Already growing quickly in Kenny's mind was the picture of Bob as a pallid pretender, whose words were simply spoken to vimboozle them.

Etymology: VIM: lively or energetic spirit; enthusiasm; vitality & BOOZLE (of bamboozle):to deceive or get the better of (someone) by trickery, flattery, or the like; humbug; hoodwink, gyp.

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COMMENTS:

This calls for revolution! - metrohumanx, 2008-07-28: 15:15:00

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Created by: ErWenn

Pronunciation: /gʌŋfoʊ/

Sentence: I'm gungfaux about all my boss's interests, especially his collection of rare fingernail clippings.

Etymology: From "gung ho" + "faux"

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COMMENTS:

I know, I know; this is an adjective, which is neither a verb nor a noun. I just couldn't resist. - ErWenn, 2007-05-25: 02:23:00

Perfect! - Clayton, 2007-05-25: 02:55:00

I really wanted to vote for this, but the wrong part of speech thing prevents me. I'm sorry! Great, though. - BuenoCabra, 2007-05-27: 03:14:00

bit of a gunghoax really, - galwaywegian, 2007-05-28: 06:10:00

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Created by: CharlieB

Pronunciation: de-seat-full-sum

Sentence: Karen hated the velvet devil's horns and pink hot pants that were part of the uniform for Sarah's hen night. But her deceitfulsome manner as she shrieked excitedly along with the rest of the girls fooled everyone.

Etymology: deceitful (false, misleading) & fulsome (excessive, lavish)

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Created by: chlorinejenny

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Created by: Glitch

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Created by: artr

Pronunciation: foh-nat-ik

Sentence: Jill's boyfriend is an extreme sports fan. Trying to make a good impression she has become a fauxnatic, even though she doesn't know the difference between a touchdown and a hole-in-one.

Etymology: faux (artificial or imitation; fake) fanatic (a person with an extreme and uncritical enthusiasm or zeal)

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Created by: neuroaster

Pronunciation: SYOO-dough-guy-st

Sentence: He claimed that she was not boring her at all, but she knew pseudogeist when she saw it.

Etymology: pseudo- (from Greek pseudes) + geist (from German geist as in "zeitgeist"

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