Verboticisms

Created by: artr

Pronunciation: nāsābər

Sentence: Ray lives next to a neighsaybor. The rules in his community say that you need to get permission from the improvement committee before taking on any exterior home improvement project. With Ray’s ”buddy” on the committee, nothing ever gets done. The group once tried to change the one-member veto rule but they were vetoed.

Etymology: naysayer (somebody who says no, denies) + neighbor (a person living near or next door to the speaker or person referred to)

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oops! sorry. should have read before I submitted :( - galwaywegian, 2010-09-28: 09:38:00

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Created by: abrakadeborah

Pronunciation: twit-bores

Sentence: The Adams family were such twitbores that neighbors could not survive in order to comply with their perfectionism.

Etymology: Twit- To taunt, ridicule, or tease, especially for embarrassing mistakes or faults. Bores- a dull, repetitious, or uninteresting person, activity, or state.

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Created by: mweinmann

Pronunciation: hownds + keep + urs

Sentence: Morrie's neighbors were real houndskeepers. They spent their entire life grooming their yard and house so that it was a "showplace". Because Morrie did not choose to spend all of his free time in the same pursuits, his neighbors continuously derided him and made snide comments about the condition of his lawn.

Etymology: hound and groundskeepers >> Hound (To urge insistently; nag) groundskeepers (Groundskeeping is the activity of tending an area of land for aesthetic or functional purposes)

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COMMENTS:

So apt to the definition. Super etymology and verbotomy! - silveryaspen, 2009-03-17: 13:59:00

I agree with silveryaspen! - kateinkorea, 2009-03-17: 20:08:00

I agree with KateinKorea! - metrohumanx, 2009-03-18: 04:51:00

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Created by: petaj

Pronunciation: lie-f-sp-ern

Sentence: After many years of censuring her neighbours, the old woman finally reached the end of her lifespurn when she collapsed midcriticism on the decorative border that had whipped her into a judgmental frenzy.

Etymology: life + spurn + lifespan

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COMMENTS:

Admire how well you put your sentence, your thoughts, and your word together. Very well done! - silveryaspen, 2009-03-17: 14:19:00

Good word and sentence. - kateinkorea, 2009-03-17: 19:41:00

Nothing like having a garden to die for... - Nosila, 2009-03-17: 23:31:00

Concise and excellent! - metrohumanx, 2009-03-18: 04:50:00

thanks for the nice comments - petaj, 2009-03-18: 07:36:00

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Created by: metrohumanx

Pronunciation: fass-TEED-ee-us-WHY-purrz

Sentence: The people next door were disdainful- Of Kate who’d relax on her lawn. While they mowed until it became painful.... She would leisurely laugh and then yawn. His name was Hector and hers didn’t matter- The Grooms were bad neighbors and as they grew fatter, They bullied, they swaggered, they tried to be pushy.... But Kate just reclined on magnificent tushy..... K was aloof and the Grooms domineering- judgemental, pathetic and constantly jeering... But all those who knew her said Kate was sublime, and manicured lawns were a sad waste of time.... We all knew the Grooms were disdainful old gripers- Some even called them FASTEDIOUSWIPERS!

Etymology: FASTidious+tEDIOUs+Swipe+WIPERS= FASTEDIOUSWIPERS.....FASTIDIOUS: scornful, difficult to please, having capricious standards; fastidious Middle English, from Latin fastidiosus, from fastidium disgust, probably from fastus arrogance (probably akin to Latin fastigium top) + taedium irksomeness.....TEDIOUS: tiresome because of length or dullness, dreary fat and boring; Middle English, from Late Latin taediosus, from Latin taedium Latin taedium disgust, irksomeness, from taedēre to disgust, weary.....SWIPE: a sharp often critical remark, a strong sweeping blow; probably alteration of sweep [1739].....WIPERS: a person who wipes(usually derogatory),something (as a towel, sponge or 2-ply paper) used for wiping certain areas; origin obscure [1552]

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GNOME MORE LANDSCRAPING! http://www.freethegnomes.com/ - metrohumanx, 2009-03-17: 02:51:00

Naming him Hector was a stroke of genius. Interesting verbotomy and great etymology! - silveryaspen, 2009-03-17: 14:21:00

Good word. :) - kateinkorea, 2009-03-17: 19:49:00

You are brilliant and so creative :) - abrakadeborah, 2009-03-25: 14:02:00

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Created by: artr

Pronunciation: jurk-uh-haw-lik

Sentence: Nicky lives next to jerkaholics. They are constantly mowing and trimming out in their yards. Clearly it is a conspiracy to make her look lazy. To make matters worse they dump their clippings in her overgrown lawn.

Etymology: jerk (a contemptibly naive) + workaholic (a person who works compulsively at the expense of other pursuits)

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Created by: Nosila

Pronunciation: hor tik kul tur ists

Sentence: When Suzy Floozie moved next door to Mona & Dick, she was always embarrassed that her yard did not look like theirs did...a cover of House & Gardens. Of course, they spent every waking moment outside weeding, watering, mowing and fertilising. They in turn found her lack of yardwork offensive. They noticed she was out all night, slept all day, not often alone and dressed scantily. They harassed and derided her at every turn and eventually attacked her. It appears that Mona & Dick were whoreticulturists and while being cuffed by the police, they shouted out "She should have been spade long ago!" and "The only Ho at work in her yard was her!" and "So much for Lawn Order!"

Etymology: Whore (hooker,streetwalker,prostitute,someone who exchanges sex for money) & Horticulturists (individuals who practice the cultivation of plants)

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COMMENTS:

Ho ,ho ho - galwaywegian, 2010-09-28: 03:19:00

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Created by: Nosila

Pronunciation: nay borz

Sentence: Alice lived in an average urban housing tract of single family dwellings. She lived next door to that one couple on every block who spends every spare second out there tending their yard. These neighbores used scissors to eradicate every long single blade of grass. Their yard looked unnatural in its manicured state and even the bugs avoided it. Too bad they treated Alice and her country garden home with such disdain. They thought she was a hoe...

Etymology: Neighbors (persons who live near each other) & Bores (a person who evokes boredom;make a hole with a pointed power or hand tool)

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Created by: artr

Pronunciation: nābôrz

Sentence: John found the people next door complete neighbores. What little personality they had is hyper-directed into lawn care. They have gone so far as to install electric fences to keep squirrels from walking on their perfectly-manicured yard. Squirrels in the trees you ask? Absolutely not! No trees! Trees are far too random in the way they grow and all that leaf dropping just won't do. Grass clipped to 5/8 inch and a few carefully-selected flowers are all they'll tolerate.

Etymology: neighbor (a person living near or next door to the speaker or person referred to) + bores (people whose talk or behavior is dull and uninteresting)

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Created by: BookWorm579

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