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DEFINITION: v., To speak in an inspirational but perhaps incomprehensible manner by stringing together a series of grunts and clichés. n., An inarticulate TV or radio, post-game interview, typically given by a panting, toothless, sweating, verbally-challenged, and hugely overpaid, athletic superstar.
Verboticisms
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Skiterbole
Created by: emdeejay
Pronunciation: sky ter bowl ee
Sentence: Wayne treated the fans to a gasping, vacuous paragraph of skiterbole. Fortunately, their short attention spans allowed his undeservedly high reputation to stay intact.
Etymology: From Skite and Hyperbole
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COMMENTS:
Was Wayne a skiterboy? sk8ter boy. - petaj, 2008-11-28: 04:05:00
nice word - OZZIEBOB, 2008-11-29: 14:45:00
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Champrattle
Created by: Tigger
Pronunciation: /cham'-prat-el/
Sentence: When the interviewer asked him for his commentary on his boxing win, Tyke Myson issued forth a stream of champrattle, starting with, "I got's just one word for all my fans — 'I did it!' And you know I hadda overcome a lot of diversity ta' get me where I is today," etc...
Etymology: champ - a champion; informal (shortening of "champion") + prattle - to talk in a foolish or simple-minded way (from Middle Low German, praten "chatter")
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COMMENTS:
Right on with your incorporation of prattle and chatter with the word champ. Excellent combo! - silveryaspen, 2008-02-04: 22:30:00
rolls off the tongue well, good word! - bananabender, 2008-02-04: 23:55:00
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Sportuage
Created by: purpleman
Pronunciation: sport/age
Sentence: when it was the last football game of the year i was so rervese all of the anouncers and people watching me....we won the game and the anouncers guy came over and started talking in sportuge
Etymology: spot+languge
Tysonicisms
Created by: bananabender
Pronunciation: tahy-SUHN-ik-iz-uhmz
Sentence: The superhero sports star gave an adrenalin-pumped interview after he creamed his opponent, firing drimblings at lightning speed and with the force of a battering ram. A classic case of Tysonicisms...
Etymology: TYSON: Mike Tyson. SONIC: relating to audible sound; at the speed of sound; Slang - Extremely exciting and fast-paced. ISMS: jocks' overblown belief in themselves, their ability, their team, and their game. Drimblings: drivel + dribble + ramblings
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COMMENTS:
Box on. Nice word; luv drimblings! - OZZIEBOB, 2008-02-05: 01:09:00
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Beefcant
Created by: Stevenson0
Pronunciation: beef/cant
Sentence: Once all the sports writers were present, the football hero rolled into his beefcant of all the wonderful things his team did on the field today.
Etymology: beefcake (male with a muscular physique) + cant (jargon, lingo)
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COMMENTS:
very nice!!!!!!!! - purpleman, 2008-02-04: 15:38:00
wow its weird that no1 is puting any commants - purpleman, 2008-02-04: 18:11:00
Any comment I make would have me blushing and giggling ... but I'll share ... finally. Stevenson, beefcant is a most appealing verboticism! Simply, because we ladies always like the beefcake that always comes with it! - silveryaspen, 2008-02-07: 21:01:00
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Pigskinese
Created by: OZZIEBOB
Pronunciation: pig-skin-NEEZ
Sentence: Spurred on by the victory and athulation of the fans, the pigskinese of the full-back, during the after-match interview, went from golemic to gridiotic.
Etymology: PIGSKIN: Slang term for a football; pig and its grunting & ESE: as in languages as computerese. Golemic: Blend of goal & golem+ic (yiddish) for graceless, tactless, foolish - altho, not necessarry intentionally. GRIDIOTIC (grid(iron) & idiotic
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COMMENTS:
good timing with the super bowl - Jabberwocky, 2008-02-04: 13:42:00
Amusing words and impressive etymology! - bananabender, 2008-02-04: 23:58:00
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Platichatter
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: platichatər
Sentence: After an embarrassing comment or two, the coach decided to give players a few talking points to consider. Now the post-game interviews have become so much platichatter.
Etymology: platitude (a remark or statement, esp. one with a moral content, that has been used too often to be interesting or thoughtful) + chatter (talk rapidly or incessantly about trivial matters)
Converbolate
Created by: DaddyNewt
Pronunciation: kon/VERB/o/late
Sentence: The team was damp with excitement as they converbolated after the big match.
Etymology: Vulgar conjugation of "confuse" and "verbosity"
Jockscrap
Created by: galwaywegian
Pronunciation: jok sskrapp
Sentence: his jockscrap stunk even more than his joclstrap used to.
Etymology: jock strap, jock crap
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COMMENTS:
Roared with laughter! - silveryaspen, 2008-02-06: 09:07:00
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Jocktalk
Created by: Maxine
Pronunciation: jawk tawk
Sentence: My son's old baseball coach, Mr. Greminski, was a regular jocktalker. His jocktalk brought tears to my eyes, and a restraining order to my legal files.
Etymology: Jock: Obsessed athlete who like play sport. Talk: Loosely defined as issuing words from one's mouth.
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COMMENTS:
Excellent! - silveryaspen, 2008-02-04: 22:09:00
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Comments:
Today's definition was suggested by Nosila. Thank you Nosila. ~ James
Today's definition was suggested by Nosila. Thank you Nosila. ~ James