Verboticisms

Created by: Tigger

Pronunciation: /tip-see-mayl/

Sentence: Our senior co-worker, Frank, would enjoy himself at Happy Hour at the bar next door to the office, but then he'd sometimes return to work, and tipsymail the group about next week's assignments. It's hard to believe that someone can 'slur' in e-mail like that...

Etymology: tipsy - slightly intoxicated or drunk (from Middle English, typen "to upset, overturn") + e-mail (short for electronic mail — but of course, you already knew that.)

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COMMENTS:

Last sentence really cracked me up! - silveryaspen, 2008-01-31: 11:39:00

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Created by: Nosila

Pronunciation: ee nee bree ay shun

Sentence: When e-noch found out the next day that he had sent out a goofy and embarrassing e-mail to his e-quaintences, he apologized for his e-nebriation, drinking e-thanol. Next time, he thought, before I get e-ntoxicated like that, I will unplug my computer, so I cannot access my e-mails. E-nough!

Etymology: e-(=electronic)& Inebriation (a temporary state resulting from excessive consumption of alcohol)

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Created by: Nosila

Pronunciation: kom myun ee nee bree ayshun

Sentence: Bud Nonweiser had a deadline for 6 am and a love of hops in their liquid form. He had already written many draftbeerdrafts of his report for work, but the more he drank, the worse his editing and decision making skills became. After a brief doze, face imprinted with his keyboard, he decided that his current drafts (both the beer and the report) were tasty and refreshing. His boss, Pete Totaller, must have understood that a report e-mailed off at 4:20 am, making no sense and in an alternate form of English must be a form of communenebreation. He decided quickly that this Bud's not for you and e-mailed him back his severance notice.

Etymology: Communication (transfer thoughts or feelings) & Inebreation (stupefied or excited by a chemical substance (especially alcohol) & en-e-breation (electronically intoxicated)

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COMMENTS:

Bud's to you! - splendiction, 2010-04-20: 23:14:00

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Created by: sean30

Pronunciation: Hy-ate-yu-all (i-hate-you-all)

Sentence: Hyateyuall, Hyateyuall, Hyateyuall....oh i feel sick, ims glads writing tis e-mail 2 my boss, the git that keeps passing me ovr 4 promotion, and friends, who left me to drink alone, can only help me further my progress in work and make relationships stronger.....Hyateyuall, Hyateyuall, Hyateyuall.

Etymology: Type when sober not under the influence of Alcohol / To keep laptop switched off / Unworthy of Promotions / To keep cap on bottle.

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COMMENTS:

Great word! Says it yuall!! - Stevenson0, 2008-01-31: 23:32:00

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Created by: artr

Pronunciation: intäksikēd

Sentence: One Saturday night Ernie intoxikeyed just about everyone he knows. He hit every social outlet he knows, from facebook and twitter, to e-mail and texting. And the world is now a better place knowing that Twinkies get soggy if you dunk them in beer.

Etymology: intoxicated (drunk) + keyed (enter or operate on data by means of a computer keyboard)

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Created by: playdohheart

Pronunciation: com-pooz

Sentence: ive only hd seevn drinks so i think ill just compooze a lettter to my boss an ask for a raize.

Etymology: "compose"/"computer" and "booze"

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COMMENTS:

funny - bookowl, 2008-01-31: 21:40:00

Sounds like you ready to make a stand - or, at least, astumble. Nice word! - OZZIEBOB, 2008-01-31: 22:26:00

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Created by: rombus

Pronunciation: jin - com - meoon - ick - cod - oh

Sentence: Sheila had issues again today. Now on her seventh gin and tonic, she made the mistake of emailing everyone she was angry at or felt had in some way slighted her during the past ten years. She was totally gincommunicado for several hours until she fell asleep at her keyboard. Everytime this happened she would awaken and see the evidence of her rampage as her inbox filled with confused and angry emails, mostly from people she hadn't seen in years. Thankfully, the number of people who answered her was dwindling....but she really bemoaned the fact that she had few friends left.

Etymology: Gin (a type of strong liquor flavored with juniper berries) plus incommunicado which means a state or condition in which one is unable or unwilling to communicate.

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COMMENTS:

excellent - Jabberwocky, 2008-11-24: 15:09:00

Nice word! - DaddyNewt, 2008-11-24: 15:17:00

Winsome! Whoops ... perhaps that should be Ginsome! - silveryaspen, 2008-11-24: 15:59:00

Sheila was sloe to learn! - Nosila, 2008-11-24: 20:18:00

I always thought gin was made from hair tonic. - metrohumanx, 2008-11-25: 11:07:00

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Created by: petaj

Pronunciation: gear-blog-ul

Sentence: Bella cursed inwardly when she read back the geerbloggle she posted at 2.00am and looked at the photographs from her night out. Just which one of these ugly mugs had she described as a "golden Adonis" on her blog? They were all hideous!

Etymology: beer goggle (perception that things are much better than they are - like rose-coloured glasses, but brought on by too much beer) + blog + it's mixed up as though the interlocutor has had too many drinks

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COMMENTS:

Could geerbloggle also be a Spoonerism of sorts on your words of beer, blog, goggle ... and maybe even the end of the word bottle as in beer bottle? I like it. Very creative ... and we don't see very many spoonerisms here. You might just have inspired more! - silveryaspen, 2008-11-24: 16:37:00

I think I remember doing something like that myself. - Mustang, 2008-11-24: 23:36:00

Very clever. Hooray! - metrohumanx, 2008-11-25: 10:48:00

yes definitely a spoonerism - petaj, 2008-11-26: 02:49:00

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Created by: artr

Pronunciation: al-kuh-he-loh

Sentence: Roger sort of remembers sending out an alcohello to his buds last night. Actually, he updated his Facebook status, Tweeted, posted to his blog and emailed everybody on his contact list. Now, through blood-shot eyes, he is trying figure out what he said that offended some 2,000 people.

Etymology: alcohol (whiskey, gin, vodka, or any other intoxicating liquor) + hello (used to express a greeting, answer a telephone, or attract attention)

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Created by: Nosila

Pronunciation: ee tox ikay ted

Sentence: When Brian arrived late for work, he was horrified to find out that he had e-toxicated his boss the night before and was getting both a bad headache and his pink slip.

Etymology: e (short for electronic) & intoxicated (three sheets to the wind)

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COMMENTS:

Excellent word! - silveryaspen, 2008-01-31: 11:40:00

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