Verboticisms

Created by: swirlygirl

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Created by: Alicia

Pronunciation: Enaf/Sar/Cast/Ic

Sentence: Bobsicus: Hey Look What I Got You. Michelle: Greaaatt..... A Nose Bidget. Just What I Wanted. "Enfsarcastic Began To Kick In."

Etymology: Enf taken from enthusiastic Sarcastic as in sarcastic

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Created by: giveaphuk

Pronunciation: Meh Tas Tick

Sentence: I have to be very mehtastic in order to do my job.

Etymology: Meh (Indifference; to be used when one simply does not care.) + Tastic - that being the end of word Fantastic.

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Created by: chrismduenas

Pronunciation: false-ewe-the-as-him

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Etymology: false, enthusiasm

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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: hooterbug

Pronunciation: pich/ i /láyt

Sentence: Gabby tried hard to Pitchelate her way into the group by agreeing that a nose bidet was awesome, however she hadn't quite mastered the art.

Etymology: Blend of "Pitch" to try to sell or promote something and "Elate" to make somebody very happy and excited

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Created by: mrskellyscl

Pronunciation: joy-fo

Sentence: Brenda's joyfaux performance convinced Harry that she loved his gift of a Chia Pet instead of the gold bracelet they had been looking at.

Etymology: Joyful: estactic happiness + faux: fake

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Created by: petaj

Pronunciation: pash-n-vict-m

Sentence: Nicky was a passionvictim of the worst kind. She was a champion recruiter for causes she wasn't even interested in just so she could be on the A-list.

Etymology: fashion victim (one who goes along with outlandish clothing and accessories just because everyone else is) + passion (shown by enthusiasts)

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COMMENTS:

loved your picture of the cup petaj - if anyone missed it, check out the history tab under verbotomize and see yesterday's word - Jabberwocky, 2007-05-25: 11:21:00

A nice cup of herbal tea to celebrate your victory 'downunder'. Nice touch, but your desk is too neat! - Stevenson0, 2007-05-25: 12:09:00

That was the only bit of neat on the desk. I wasn't going to show off the mess. - petaj, 2007-05-25: 21:11:00

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Created by: mweinmann

Pronunciation: pashun - akt

Sentence: Elvira was passionact about the Christmas grab bag this year. Everyone else thought she was really excited about it but, in truth, she was pretending to be excited because she thought that everyone else was.

Etymology: passion, act

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Created by: Clayton

Pronunciation: per-FAD-ee-uhs-nis

Sentence: Richard's needy perfadiousness was most evident whenever foreign films were discussed. He kept referring to Kurosawa as "the caterer's crowning achievement."

Etymology: perfidiousness (intentional deceit) + fad (well, we all know what a fad is)

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