Verboticisms

Created by: artr

Pronunciation: meys-book

Sentence: I don't want to say that Cynthia is a troll but she has been known to macebook her friends just to see what reaction she can elicit.

Etymology: mace (a nonlethal spray containing purified tear gas and chemical solvents that temporarily incapacitate a person mainly by causing eye and skin irritations) + facebook (a popular social networking service)

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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: torontorc

Pronunciation: an-tay-cone-ee

Sentence: Antacony is the act of a bully picking on the weakest person.

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Created by: bookowl

Pronunciation: stab/oh/taj

Sentence: Max' prime motivation in life was to stabotage friendly environments.

Etymology: sabotage + stab

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COMMENTS:

Good word! - Mustang, 2008-04-02: 18:05:00

"Beastie Boys" stuff! - OZZIEBOB, 2008-04-02: 20:45:00

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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: CanadianAndyCapp

Pronunciation: Snar-kast-i-grin-ch

Sentence: After failing to impress the other members of the War of 1812 onelist chat group with his badly researched and spurious historical submissions. Colin sought to boost his own ego by attacking the work of others and where that failed, to make the criticisms personal. For this he was rapidly branded as a Snarcastigrinch by the rest of the group.

Etymology: Snarkastic -(Sarcastic)- The lowest form of wit. (Snarky)- Geordie form of bad-tempered. / (Grinch)- see Dr. Seuss.

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COMMENTS:

nice - Jabberwocky, 2008-04-02: 11:36:00

Clever blend! - OZZIEBOB, 2008-04-02: 20:42:00

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Created by: toadstool57

Pronunciation: bul-lE-ses-shun

Sentence: Jill, at 98 lbs., joined a help group for compulsive eaters. She immediatly started with the "fat jokes" and degrading comments focused at the members of the group. Suddenly, the bull session turned into a hostile bullysession, and Jill found herself on the bottom of a pile of 500 lb. people. Dog pile on the rabbit! ( from bugs bunny)

Etymology: bull session/ bully

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Created by: Stevenson0

Pronunciation: mey/tree/arch/en/uh/mee

Sentence: Janice became the matriarchenemy of the book club regulars by verbally attacking the opinions of Dody, the friendliest and most popular member at the neighbourhood library Book of the Month discussion.

Etymology: matriarch + archenemy (antagonist, adversary, attacher)

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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: Mustang

Pronunciation: blun-der-EL-lah

Sentence: Ellen was known (behind her back, of course) as blunderella for her lousy social skills and the appellation was derived from her uncanny ability to immediately turn a friendly discussion into a disaster thru her mindless though unintended insults which usually targeted the most innocent of the participants.

Etymology: Blend of Blunder and the name Ella, a far fetched play on the name Cinderella.

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COMMENTS:

What happens to her at midnight??? - Nosila, 2009-05-22: 00:10:00

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