Verboticisms

Created by: artr

Pronunciation: fōpô

Sentence: Buffy just can't seem to get things right. She doesn't quite understand the etiquette of the local dog park. She is always the one who creates the fauxpaw. All the others are having fun roughing around when she arrives. As soon as she tries to join in, the people there start screaming at her and pulling their dogs away. Its not her fault that the Pomeranian looks and sounds just like a squeaky toy. Such is the life of a pitbull.

Etymology: faux pas (an embarrassing or tactless act or remark in a social situation) + paw (an animal's foot having claws and pads)

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COMMENTS:

It gives one paws... - wayoffcenter, 2009-05-21: 12:47:00

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Created by: scarletzinc

Pronunciation: stay-pahr-foe

Sentence: She just walks in here and starts judging us. She's such a stepperfoe.

Etymology: Stepper-one who steps on other people's feelings/personality. Foe-enemy or villain

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Created by: petaj

Pronunciation: alpha-mail-ev-a-lent

Sentence: Lex was clearly the alphamalevolent in the group as shown by the way he traumatised sweet little Angela with his bullying.

Etymology: alpha male (one who others defer to) + malevolent (harmful, injurious)

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COMMENTS:

ooh - very nice blend - Jabberwocky, 2008-04-02: 12:56:00

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Created by: artr

Pronunciation: bləndərbôs

Sentence: Harry works for a complete blunderboss. She is so busy proving she is right that she doesn’t have time or interest in people’s feelings or thoughts. As she has stomped her way up the corporate ladder she has picked up the nickname of Thunderfoot.

Etymology: blunderbuss (a short-barreled large-bored gun with a flared muzzle, used at short range/an action or way of doing something regarded as lacking in subtlety and precision) + boss (a person in charge of a worker or organization)

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Created by: Jabberwocky

Pronunciation: scape/goat/herd

Sentence: Jim established himself as the official scapegoatherd in the office. He carefully rounded up his victims from the weakest links he could find and took great pleasure in tormenting them.

Etymology: scape goat + goatherd

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COMMENTS:

Song of the day - that goatherd song from Sound of Music. YODELAAAHEEEE! Good word Jabber. - purpleartichokes, 2008-04-02: 09:56:00

Loud was the voice of the lonely scapegoatherd Lay ee odl lay ee odl-oo - Jabberwocky, 2008-04-02: 11:45:00

That's "goating" to extremes. Maybe he was the Goatfather! - OZZIEBOB, 2008-04-02: 20:40:00

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Created by: Kennecticut

Pronunciation: Si-kahh-tic unusual behaviour, as well as difficulty with social interaction and impairment of good judgement

Sentence: Sigh,..it`s chaotic enough without this sighchotic coming to these get togethers and adding even more chaos with his know-it-all mentality.

Etymology:

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COMMENTS:

Very clever. - OZZIEBOB, 2008-04-02: 20:41:00

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Created by: stache

Pronunciation: kä'mə-rä'də-rāp'tər

Sentence: After Georgette appended gushingly complimentary comments to every one of the submissions on the poetry blog, Flo just couldn't help herself. She was, by her very nature, a camaraderaptor. She posted a stinging limerick, the first line of which was, "A bunny rabbit named Georgette... ."

Etymology: 'camara,' var. of 'kamara,' soviet-era spy technology popular with kgb notable Boris Badinov; 'der,' German article; 'apt,' particularly appropriate, as this definition vis. doseydotes; 'or,' denoting approximately equally-weighted alternatives, as in 'defecate or vacate the porcelain receptacle.'

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COMMENTS:

Still laughing over the last line. Great! - Jamagra, 2008-04-02: 08:41:00

great word - Jabberwocky, 2008-04-02: 12:55:00

Excellent! - Mustang, 2008-04-02: 18:06:00

Nice! - purpleartichokes, 2008-04-02: 19:03:00

Stache, you are an etymologizing animal! Very funny; good word. - OZZIEBOB, 2008-04-02: 20:30:00

thanks, y'all. from giants among verbotomists such as yourselves these kind words mean much. - stache, 2008-04-02: 23:21:00

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Created by: biscuitbiter

Pronunciation: so-cio-no-tor-ri-tee

Sentence: Amanda was ousted from the Society of animal rightists because her socionotoriety got the better of her.

Etymology: Social(Human society)and Notoriety(disrepute)

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COMMENTS:

Nice word biscuitbiter! - purpleartichokes, 2008-04-02: 19:11:00

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Created by: Mustang

Pronunciation: Ack - ruh - MONE - ee - miss

Sentence: Blanche never misses a chance to point out other people's mistakes or weak points and considers herself to be a bit better than everyone else. But she is regarded in her social circles as an acrimonymiss because of the nasty manner in which she delivers her criticisms.

Etymology: Blend of acrimony and the title 'miss'

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Created by: Mustang

Pronunciation: dred-beet

Sentence: Behind her back, all of Sandra's social circle called her the dreadbeat as they all dreaded the malicious and mean spirited attention she would give them at parties, on Facebook and even thru emails.

Etymology: Bleand of 'dread' (horrible, terrifying) and 'beat' (to sound, as on a drum) - also, a play on the word 'deadbeat'

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