Verboticisms

Created by: mrskellyscl

Pronunciation: vex-sim-i-lee

Sentence: Jim and Dan were a vexsimile of each other. Even though the twins looked alike, they couldn't stand to be in the same room together because their habits rankled each other to the point of anger.

Etymology: vex: to annoy or irritate + simile:(latin) figure of speech meaning like or similar + facsimile: fax, a copy or reproduction

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Double trouble! - Nosila, 2009-10-22: 01:29:00

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Created by: angel23

Pronunciation: (hall-air-i-um)

Sentence: She was in a natural state of hollarium when he showed up on her doorstep.

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Created by: timmy

Pronunciation: Im hungrey

Sentence: I'm hungry!

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Created by: Osomatic

Pronunciation: stoo + peeved

Sentence: I always get stupeeved when the party next door gets louder than my party.

Etymology: stupid + peeved

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Created by: porsche

Pronunciation: mar/sell/mar/sew/ism

Sentence: Who would have thought a co-worker would arrive dressed as a mime (my usual attire) and cause such marcelmarceauism.

Etymology: Marcel Marceau (famous mime) + ism

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Created by: ziggy41

Pronunciation: (im-uh-TAG-un-ize)

Sentence: She imitagonized him until he almost went nuts.

Etymology: Imitate+Antagonize

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Created by: suzanne

Pronunciation: imm - it - hate

Sentence: he broke his pen imithating my constant pen clicking. it made me smile unti ;i realised that it was my pen.

Etymology: im - to copy hate - to despise

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Created by: artr

Pronunciation: ərkō

Sentence: Mike doesn’t care for his new intern. Instead of learning and adopting Mike’s best talents and habits he irchos the worse. All the bad habits and traits he tries to hide behind his cubicle walls come back to smack him in the face.

Etymology: irk (irritate; annoy) + echo (a person who slavishly repeats the words or opinions of another)

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Created by: Jaxies

Pronunciation: /mirra-irra-tay-shun-a-lism/

Sentence: "Doug had developed an acute case of mirrirritationalism as his roommate's snoring increased every night. It did nothing to appease his mind that every other night his roommate thought the same thing about him."

Etymology: Mirror + irration + -alism

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Created by: artr

Pronunciation: mirərtāshən

Sentence: Like father, like son, they say... Whenever Jack and Jack Jr. spend more than 5 minutes together you can be assured that sparks will fly. They are so much alike that the mirrortation is inevitable. Friends and family always hope that the phrase **You can cut the tension with a knife**, is virtual and not literal.

Etymology: mirror (a reflective surface, now typically of glass coated with a metal amalgam, that reflects a clear image) + irritation (the state of feeling annoyed, impatient, or angry)

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Reflective word... - Nosila, 2009-10-22: 01:33:00

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