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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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Patwha
Created by: bookowl
Pronunciation: pat/whah
Sentence: His religious patwha was so confusing I didn't understand a word.
Etymology: patois + wha (short for what?)
Adrenablabber
Created by: picabomama
Pronunciation: a-dren-a-blaa-ber
Sentence: The game winning goal was procured by Stone Galumphus, who spoke in rapid adrenablabber to reporters shortly after the conclusion of today's contest.
Etymology: adrenalin + blabber
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COMMENTS:
Good word! Got a sentence for it? - ErWenn, 2008-02-04: 09:58:00
Great Combo! - sean30, 2008-02-04: 15:58:00
Like your word! It's easy to say and to pick the meaning. Just saying it sounds like some adrenablabber being spouted! - bananabender, 2008-02-05: 00:02:00
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Sportled
Created by: silveryaspen
Pronunciation: sport-old
Sentence: The spokesportsman sportled a badinage of thisthat until he ran out of stupidendous chitchat.
Etymology: Sportled: a play on sports, oracle, and chortled. Stupidendous: a play on stupid and stupendous.
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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Animarillson
Created by: sean30
Pronunciation: Ani-mar-ill-son
Sentence: i suffer with Animarillson, but im famous and rich and super and great. What where we talking about again?
Etymology: Animarillson; to remain ignorant and stupid, and to remain so after by luck a person succeeds in sport...(word created from all other sports commenters names; Hill/Motson/Kamare etc)
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COMMENTS:
I like the way you constructed your word - bookowl, 2008-02-04: 15:58:00
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Ughthlete
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: uh th leet
Sentence: The Killer Bee's were ughthletes who droned on and on after stinging their rivals...it was enough to give everyone hives.
Etymology: ugh! & athlete
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COMMENTS:
Just found your word now after the new word posting. It's funny and right on the button! - bananabender, 2008-02-05: 01:24:00
I agree with banana - great word but didn't see it yesterday - Jabberwocky, 2008-02-05: 09:28:00
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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)
Patoismoany
Created by: Jabberwocky
Pronunciation: pa/twa/moe/nee
Sentence: Inbreeding of rock stars finally led to the inevitable evolution of patoismoany, a strange dialect understood only by crazed fans.
Etymology: patois (regional dialect) + moan + patrimony
Athletesfootinmouth
Created by: TJayzz
Pronunciation: Ath-leets-foot-in-mou-th
Sentence: After a vigorous game of football, David Wreckham was so exhausted he could hardly string two words together. In fact he claimed he was suffering from the classic athletesfootinmouth when he said in his post match interview that he had really enjoyed the hockey game and couldn't wait to get back in the pool.
Etymology: Athlete(a person who is good at sports, someone who competes in track and field events) + Foot in mouth(To say something stupid, not making sense)
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COMMENTS:
Hahaha... this on is very funny! But I've just used up my votes for today! :-( - logarithm, 2008-11-27: 11:11:00
great sentence - Jabberwocky, 2008-11-27: 13:14:00
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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: BEEFCANT - noun - from BEEFCAKE (men with muscular physiques) + CANT (to speak in a jargon, or secret language; to use phraseology particular to a group)
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COMMENTS:
or can't as in can't speak - great word - Jabberwocky, 2008-11-27: 09:15:00
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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