Verboticisms

Created by: oren22

Pronunciation: ring as in ring stant- like in instant

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Created by: rockchic101

Pronunciation: insta-action

Sentence: The phone rang, so his gut instaction was to answer.

Etymology: combination of instant and reaction

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Created by: Kirubeza

Pronunciation: Ring-klihn-ay-shun

Sentence: Dorothy's ringclination was so powerful that not even being in bed with her best friend Jemma's husband could stop her answering the call - even with it being Jemma on the line.

Etymology: RING - to call someone up by telephone. INCLINATION - the predisposition to do something.

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Created by: Nosila

Pronunciation: kal pul ay shun

Sentence: The scene was set. Soft music, candles, champagne, oysters, a luxurious hotel suite. They were passionately entwined. They barely knew each other, but they were well on their way to changing that. Just when things were getting very hot and heavy, she could not resist the callpulation. Her cell was singing out the message that always got her attention, "I'm so excited...". She could not resist and just had to answer. "Yeah, we'll be done in five, Rudy, where's my next trick?" At that point, her bedmate knew that although he ate a dozen oysters, only 6 of them were going to work tonight!

Etymology: Call (a telephone connection) & Pull (direct toward itself or oneself by means of some psychological power or physical attributes) & Copulation (the act of sexual procreation between a man and a woman)

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Created by: Stevenson0

Pronunciation: ring/drohn

Sentence: "Yes Master" the ringdrone responded to his cell phone

Etymology: ring tone + drone

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Created by: Mustang

Pronunciation: SELL-eh-dik-shun

Sentence: Harold has what amounts to a celladdiction, an irresistible instinct to answer calls on his cell phone, no matter the time of day or activity he might be engaged in, even including romantic interludes.

Etymology: Blend of words 'cell' (for cell phone) and 'addiction' (n. the state of being enslaved to a habit or practice or to something that is psychologically or physically habit-forming)

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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: fredm

Pronunciation: dee-pend-a-cell

Sentence: Every time that they would make out, she knew they would be interrupted by his dependacell need to find out what his mother wanted. His friends knew that they could call him day or night - he was so dependacell!

Etymology: to depend on your cell phone

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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: mrskellyscl

Pronunciation: cell-us-inter-rupt-us

Sentence: My cellphone rings and it's cellusinterruptus again. "Let's just ignore it," he whispers; but it's too late. "What if it's the babysitter?" "What if there's a problem or the baby's sick?" "What if Susan's had a car accident?" "What if Timmy's fallen down a well?" "What if I just give up and watch TV?" he says, and storms out of the room.

Etymology: cell: cell phone + interrupt: prevent or disturb + us -- wordplay on coitus interruptus: self-withdrawal during lovemaking

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