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DEFINITION: v. To share a true but extremely embarrassing story about a close personal friend at the worst possible time. n. A moment of ill-timed honesty.
Verboticisms
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Rickledicule
Created by: Jabberwocky
Pronunciation: rickel/di/cule
Sentence: Everyone cringed when they saw Don approach the mike at the wedding because they knew he was about to rickledicule the groom.
Etymology: ridicule + Don Rickles (comedian famous for embarassing roasts)
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COMMENTS:
Ricklediculously good word! - Nosila, 2009-07-23: 01:37:00
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Trooble
Created by: wordmeister
Pronunciation: troo-ble
Sentence: As a parish priest, and the ear of the confessional, reverend Tom was privy to everyone's dirty laundry. Unfortunately after a glass of wine or two, he would start to trooble, which wasn't so bad until he starting troobling on the church's new blog... And so now everyone's troobles, were googled.
Etymology: true + trouble
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COMMENTS:
In olden days he would have been known as a troobladour. - Jabberwocky, 2008-06-04: 15:00:00
The sacramental wine turned out to be sacrificial. - Mustang, 2008-06-04: 21:55:00
Good word, wm...it reminded me of that episode on Star Trek, The Trooble with Tribbles! - Nosila, 2008-06-04: 23:00:00
fantastic! - OZZIEBOB, 2008-06-05: 23:51:00
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Sneakcret
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: snee kret
Sentence: Hazel's normal discretion abandoned her once she imbibed anything alcoholic. So it should come as a surprise to no one that at her best friend, Georgina's wedding, she grabbed the microphone. Instead of a toast to the newlyweds, she let out a sneakcret known only to the bride and herself: Georgina used to be called George!
Etymology: Sneak (someone acting as an informer) & Secret (something that should remain hidden from others (especially information that is not to be passed on)
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COMMENTS:
good word... - mweinmann, 2009-07-22: 19:53:00
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Bffbomb
Created by: rikboyee
Pronunciation: bee-eff-eff-bom
Sentence: Half way through her speech she dropped a real BFFbomb
Etymology: B.F.F[best friends forever]. Bomb.
Truthicide
Created by: green
Pronunciation: truth i side
Sentence: The Maid of Honor stood in front of the 250 guests who were gathered to celebrate the nuptials of her best friend, when she suddenly plunged into a truthicide that left everyone wincing and the bride looking at her with daggers.
Etymology: truth suicide
Bestiefy
Created by: galwaywegian
Pronunciation: beh stiff eye
Sentence: to bestiefy can bring the beastie out in the bestie
Etymology: testify, bestie
Candidlaudbomb
Created by: Jabberwocky
Pronunciation: can/di/lawd/bawm
Sentence: The mood was set. The long table in the darkened hall was gently illuminated with softly glowing candles. The huge candelabrum at the head of the table was waiting to be lit by the happy couple when suddenly one of the guests beat them to it and lit off instead a candidlaudbomb.
Etymology: candid + laud + bomb + candelabrum (large branched candlestick holder)
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COMMENTS:
Very clever - OZZIEBOB, 2008-06-04: 18:24:00
Shedding new light on things. I like it. - Mustang, 2008-06-04: 19:45:00
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Anabarrass
Created by: Stevenson0
Pronunciation: an/uh/bar/uhs
Sentence: Give Jenny a wedding, a microphone and three drinks and can anabarrass anyone she knows in the room, especially the bride.
Etymology: ANABARRASS - verb - from ANA (a collection of miscellaneous information about a particular person) + EMBARRASS (to make uncomfortably self-conscious)
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COMMENTS:
I like it. - OZZIEBOB, 2008-06-04: 18:22:00
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Stabbatruth
Created by: abrakadeborah
Pronunciation: Stab-a-truth
Sentence: Jealousgina finally had her opportunity to spew a long winded stabbatruth at Kay's wedding toast.
Etymology: Stab- to jab or a sudden sharp feeling. A truth- a judgment, proposition, or idea that is true or accepted as true.
Truthinmouth
Created by: petaj
Pronunciation: truth in mouth
Sentence: With blissful ignorance, Marylou continued to spout one truthinmouth after the other, before her sister stabbed her with the cake knife.
Etymology: foot in mouth + truth
Comments:
Today's definition is inspired by Miranda's moment of honesty during the Wedding Rehearsal scene in the Sex in the City ~ James
scrabbelicious - 2012-01-06: 01:44:00
Nice. The bride's annals inndeed.