Verboticisms

Created by: Nosila

Pronunciation: ford abel how zing

Sentence: After losing his job and home, Randy moved the family into his Focus, so that they would have fordablehousing.

Etymology: Affordable housing (low cost dwelling) & Ford(automobile brand)

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Created by: petaj

Pronunciation: doj-loj

Sentence: Well children, the GFC has ruined us. The bank has foreclosed and next week the repo men will no doubt arrive to take away the furniture and the next we'll be dodgelodging.

Etymology: Dodge (motor vehicle manufacturer) + lodge (n. cabin or v. reside)

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Created by: Stevenson0

Pronunciation: van/ga/low

Sentence: They moved from apartment dwellers to a vangalow in whatever neighood they wanted.

Etymology: VANGALOW - noun - from VAN (a smaller boxlike vehicle that resembles a panel truck) + BUNGALOW (a one-storied house)

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COMMENTS:

Very good! - Mustang, 2009-02-17: 23:19:00

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Created by: kateinkorea

Pronunciation: DWELL on WHEELS

Sentence: When I was younger, I was hellonwheels, riding around on my Harley. But now I've been reduced to dwellonwheels because I am living in my car.

Etymology: Play on HELL ON WHEELS and made up from DWELL and WHEELS

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COMMENTS:

Puntastic! - silveryaspen, 2009-02-17: 13:32:00

This just make me giggle. Nice Job! - Ismelstar, 2009-02-18: 19:55:00

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Created by: simoneshin

Pronunciation: wreck homer

Sentence: when she found out he brought this homewrecker in to their home she through him out and he became a wreckhomer

Etymology:

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COMMENTS:

nice! - galwaywegian, 2009-02-17: 06:53:00

Clever switcheroo! Super Duper word, too! - silveryaspen, 2009-02-17: 13:34:00

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Created by: Nosila

Pronunciation: vin hab it

Sentence: Since the downturn in the economy, the Cameron Family has lived in their mini-van. In fact they vinhabit it. At first it was a shock, but after they stored all their stuff, but the TV, at a friend's, they have come to love their mobile existance. No house to clean, no lawn to mow, no worry about bill collectors and taxmen finding you and if you don't like your neighbors, you just move during the night and go somewhere else. Everyday is an adventure!

Etymology: VIN (Vehicle Identification Number...a unique serial number (17 characters) used by the automotive industry to identify individual motor vehicles) & Inhabit (to live in; makes one's home in)

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Created by: galwaywegian

Pronunciation: aff ohr dab il how zing

Sentence: He found the afordablehousing very spacious after living for years in his folkswagon

Etymology: aFORDable

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COMMENTS:

Watch my lips. This craic'ed me up. - scrabbelicious, 2012-01-27: 14:56:00

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Created by: hellohime

Pronunciation: Koo-Loo-Mi-Na-say

Sentence: After being kicked out on the street, with nothing but his car and bag of clothes, he found himself in a very kuruminase situation.

Etymology: Stemming from the japanese word for Car (kurumi), transliterated as "Car-Living-Person" meaning a person who uses their car as a place of residence.

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Created by: galwaywegian

Pronunciation: mow hab it ayt

Sentence: they mohabitated for weeks at a time surviving on love, motown hits and sun baked cheese

Etymology: mo as in motown, habititate as in live

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Created by: splendiction

Pronunciation: caw taj - homophone with cottage

Sentence: Unfortunately they eventually lost their home and took up residence in their car. It would be temporary. When not downtown working, they returned up north to their carttage. As time went by, their carttage became their “home a way from home”.

Etymology: carttage and carttager. From "cottage" and "car".

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