Verboticisms

Created by: awesomo

Pronunciation: halt-pulse

Sentence: Rudy almost ran-over a racoon, so I had the haltpule to stop him.

Etymology: halt-impulse

| Comments and Points

Created by: maxxy

Pronunciation: treh-PEH-deh-layt

Sentence: Jim frantically trepedelated as his teenage son sped down the street.

Etymology: trepidation + pedal

| Comments and Points

Created by: celeron450

Pronunciation: brake-uh-wish

Sentence: As they approached the traffic jam far too rapidly, Brian's father could only brakawish.

Etymology: brake, make a wish

| Comments and Points

Created by: SydneyNFox

Pronunciation: ANT-EH-DIZ-AH-STIR-IN-STINK-TIV-SWERV-A-SHUN

Sentence: I slapped my foot down hard antedisasterinstictivswervigly,knowing if John didn't stop soon we would die!

Etymology: Ante-(Latin- before) Disaster-(Italian: Disastro- ill starred event) Instinct-(Latin: Instinctus- impulse) Swerve-(Old English: Sweorfan- depart, leave, turn aside)

| Comments and Points

Created by: ichiromania

Pronunciation: driving instructor ism

Sentence: from the way her foot is moving, that is a clear display of drivinginstructorism

Etymology: driving instructors

| Comments and Points

Created by: briangianelos

Pronunciation: an-tE-ca-ta-stE-nkt

Sentence: Bill observed Jim's violent antecatastinct as he came to an abrupt stop at the busy intersection.

Etymology: Ante (before) cata (catastrophe) stinct (tendency)

| Comments and Points

Created by: kanagramic

Pronunciation:

Sentence:

Etymology: programing + Graphic Design = programic

| Comments and Points

Created by: IanArcher

Pronunciation:

Sentence:

Etymology:

| Comments and Points

Created by: Javeson1

Pronunciation: Dryv-in-struck-tih-fy

Sentence: My mom always drivinstructifies when I drive; I guess I don't break fast enough for her.

Etymology: Driving instructors have that second break pedal on their side, and people who do this tend to think they have one too (when they don't) and it's a good thing they don't have one!

| Comments and Points

Created by: artr

Pronunciation: pasinjərk

Sentence: Lucy is a terrible traveler. If she isn’t the driver she takes on the role of the passenjerk, twitching, sighing and stomping on the imaginary brakes every time there is some flex in the traffic flow. With her in the car it’s a good idea to leave a window down at least a crack so that her sucking air through clenched teeth doesn’t create a vacuum that cracks the windshield or cause the driver to pass out for lack of oxygen.

Etymology: passenger (a traveler on a public or private conveyance other than the driver, pilot, or crew) + jerk (a quick, sharp, sudden movement/a contemptibly obnoxious person)

| Comments and Points