Verboticisms

Created by: quippingqueen

Pronunciation: cad/grad

Sentence: The cadgrad was so sure that his Casanova College diploma, his cocksure character, and his passionate pick-up lines would fetch a frisky feline that he was mortified when they all came to naught!

Etymology: cad + grad

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Created by: mweinmann

Pronunciation: ill - lit - tur - mate

Sentence: Barnie and Ollie were both illitermate when it came to picking up women. They would express thoughts that were illiterate and sometime offensive to the opposite sex and the wonder why they walked away.

Etymology: illiterate, mate

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Created by: paintergrl1313

Pronunciation:

Sentence: That repulsup's pick up line was terrible!

Etymology: Repulse + pick up= repulsup

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Created by: sodium

Pronunciation: im-pose-ter

Sentence: The popped collar on the pink polo shirt was a major sign that Ophelia was dealing with an imposeter.

Etymology: poser + imposter

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Created by: artr

Pronunciation: sīrənnoiz

Sentence: John’s favorite bar decided to have a ”lady’s night”. When he stopped by for a quick drink he found the sirenoise to be almost deafening.

Etymology: siren (a woman who is considered to be alluring or fascinating but also dangerous in some way) + noise (a sound, esp. one that is loud or unpleasant or that causes disturbance)

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Created by: galwaywegian

Pronunciation: kawww shh unnn

Sentence: most of the birds treated his cawshun with caution

Etymology: caution caw shun

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Created by: CharlieB

Pronunciation: pee-kok-shore

Sentence: Dan winked at the girl by the bar, adjusting the huge collar on his white satin shirt. He was hot, confident and peacocksure.

Etymology: peacock (brightly coloured bird who displays feathers to attract mate) + sure (confident)

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Created by: Jabberwocky

Pronunciation: ree/cah/pit/you/late

Sentence: As one gorgeous bird after another flew past his perch, all he could do was recawpitulate.

Etymology: recapitulate + caw

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Created by: chickenassassin

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Created by: w5lf9s

Pronunciation: fail.maite

Sentence: "Whow, I really like your earrings!" - "Failmate!" She didn't even turn around to look at him.

Etymology: like "stalemate". Could also be related to "check mate". Definitely "one who can move no further"

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COMMENTS:

It'a all about that "mating" thing, checked or not... - wordmeister, 2007-02-22: 15:13:00

Yep! despite all attempts at hiding it in clever pick-up lines! - w5lf9s, 2007-02-22: 16:03:00

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