Verboticisms

Created by: erasmus

Pronunciation: fadge ick

Sentence: and as if by fagic it was stuck to the bottom of her shoe and Mary thought it had disappeared.What she forgot to notice was that her shoes had been slowly getting taller and now had a 3 inch platforms of butts.

Etymology: from fag an English word for a cigarette and magic

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COMMENTS:

This made me laugh. I think the sentence could use a bit of work, but it's a great word. - protothor, 2007-01-25: 16:50:00

Yeah, it is great word! - wordmeister, 2007-01-26: 00:52:00

English born and bred but still I can't get a hold of the language properly. There is no hope for me as a writer. - erasmus, 2007-01-26: 04:05:00

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Created by: Nosila

Pronunciation: kon fag ay shun

Sentence: When Virginia Slims started dating the Marlborough Man (Smoky to his friends), she worried not what would happen after they butted out their emberous reamains. She believed that the natural process of confagation would remove the reminders of their nicotine assignations. She was partly right, as often there would be a fire after they left the area and the coffin nails smouldered and flared up.

Etymology: Conflagration (a very intense and uncontrolled fire) & Fag (finely ground tobacco wrapped in paper; for smoking)

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Created by: Nosila

Pronunciation: to bak go

Sentence: Virginia Slims reckoned that the cigarette butts she chucked would blow off into the air and recycle themselves. That's why they were actually known as tobacgo leaves.

Etymology: Tobacco (leaves of the tobacco plant dried and prepared for smoking) & Go (stop operating or functioning)

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Created by: santasassassin

Pronunciation:

Sentence:

Etymology: The taking away of litter.

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Created by: Javeson1

Pronunciation: bah-yoh-dee-grayd-ah-but

Sentence: Contrary to popular belief, cig butts are most def NOT biodegradabutt.

Etymology: biodegradable + (cigarette) butt

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Created by: sodium

Pronunciation: reek-awl-oh-gee

Sentence: As a lifelong smoker, I can attest first-hand to the natural reekology that keeps our waste in harmony with mother Earth.

Etymology: reek = to stink + ecology = study of environmental interaction

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COMMENTS:

An OK word - allwise, 2007-01-25: 02:57:00

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Created by: mweinmann

Pronunciation: butt - oh - dee - graa - d - abel

Sentence: Melissa threws hundreds of butts a week on sidewalks, streets, curbs and driveways; all in the belief that they were buttodegradable. She did not think that she was contributing to the trash heap that is forming beneath and beside us.

Etymology: butt, biodegradable

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Created by: maxxy

Pronunciation: nick-oh-TIME

Sentence: Jim tossed his half-smoked Marlboro to the ground and mashed it with the heel of his boot. He detested litter, but of course the cigarette would disappear in the nicotime.

Etymology: nicotine + nick of time

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Created by: johnnyrockett

Pronunciation: sig-no-rinse

Sentence: His cignorance blocked the mess of butts that littered the floor of his car.

Etymology: Cigarette + ignorance

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COMMENTS:

Perhaps a better pronunciation guide would be 'sig-no-rinse' - protothor, 2007-01-25: 16:53:00

Thanks protothor... - johnnyrockett, 2007-01-25: 19:56:00

Hey johnny, Great word! There are a lot of cignorant people hanging around the front door of my office. - wordmeister, 2007-01-26: 07:19:00

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Created by: galwaywegian

Pronunciation: van ash

Sentence: her cigarette butts would vanash in a puff of smoke.

Etymology:

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