Verboticisms

Created by: CharlieB

Pronunciation: pav-low-phone-ean

Sentence: Jed knew that the call was from a girl at work who had a crush on him. He didn't fancy her and avoided her in the office. He also knew his girlfriend on the other side of the bed would probably hear everything. But such was his pavlophonian response to his ringtone, he couldn't stop himself snatching up the phone and jabbing at the answer button.

Etymology: Pavlovian (a conditioned reflex) & phone (communications device)

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Created by: jonobo

Pronunciation: rrrrrrrring + stant like in instant + re like in Re: + sponse like spongebob minus gbob plus s + reflex like in relax.

Sentence: My Ringstantresponsereflex (short RiReRe) plus my catlike curiousity made grab the phone immediately - anytime, anyplace. I am on Ringstandby, you'll always get my Ringstandreply.

Etymology: Ring + instant + response + reflex.

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Created by: giveaphuk

Pronunciation: CELL U TATE

Sentence:

Etymology:

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Created by: Rhyme79

Pronunciation: ring-stinked

Sentence: Honey, please try to fight your ringstinct in future. Or, you know, wait a few minutes.

Etymology: Ring (of phone) + Instinct = Ringstinct

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COMMENTS:

I thought about this exact word but decided against, still it gets my vote :) - Discoveria, 2012-09-14: 07:29:00

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Created by: purpleartichokes

Pronunciation: bloo-kooth

Sentence: Sue knew that Bob was cellfish, but when he committed blewcouth in bed - that was the last straw.

Etymology: bluetooth, couth, whoops I "blew" it.

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COMMENTS:

Also the past tense of blow!... - petaj, 2007-05-18: 06:43:00

Blewcouth You saw me standing alone Without a dream in my heart Without a cell of my own (aha - now you've been Sinatra'd Purple) - Jabberwocky, 2007-05-18: 09:43:00

Verbitch. - purpleartichokes, 2007-05-18: 10:15:00

ouch!! I think verbich is verboten - Jabberwocky, 2007-05-18: 10:20:00

hehe! - purpleartichokes, 2007-05-18: 10:24:00

Bluecouth of Kentucky, keep on ringing, Ring the one that's gone and left me blue. - petaj, 2007-05-18: 19:59:00

Hey! Who declared it Pick on Purple week? I'm telling Verbmommy! I'm taking my toys and going home now... home, where my thought's escaping, home, where my music's playing, home, where my love lies waiting... ack! I just garfunkled myself. - toadstool57, 2007-05-19: 06:04:00

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Created by: whipspeak

Pronunciation: foh-nat-ik

Sentence: Sheila was a phonatic about answering calls. Tony... not so much.

Etymology: phone + fanatic: person possessed by excessive zeal

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COMMENTS:

phontastc word - Nosila, 2009-12-03: 18:29:00

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Created by: guesser

Pronunciation: auto-pilot-mode

Sentence: Despite her better judgement to leave the burning house, her brain, in autopilotmode, stopped to answer the phone on the way out the door!

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Created by: ldikarev

Pronunciation: sel-O-fean-ting

Sentence: At the cellofan convention everyone was present; cellofanatics and cellofantologist to discuss issues of cellofanitis.

Etymology: cell +fanatic

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Created by: petaj

Pronunciation: sex-em-ess

Sentence: Sam was overwrought when he realised that Anna had been sexemessing despite his ardour and best efforts.

Etymology: SMS - short message service + sex (a compromising position) + sexy mess (can be the result of answering your phone at an inappropriate time)

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COMMENTS:

I sexemess too - kensiesfate, 2007-05-19: 00:07:00

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Created by: newworldview

Pronunciation: sell-pull-shun

Sentence: His cellpulsion was so strong that he answered his phone in the middle of a root canal.

Etymology: Cell (phone) + compulsion

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