Verboticisms

Created by: chickenassassin

Pronunciation: Mob-mum-bull

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Created by: aj3131

Pronunciation: Dis-satov-pricedticks

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Etymology: Dissadified+over priced tickets

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Created by: pedrofpardo

Pronunciation: /kɒfment/

Sentence: She's been all day doing coughmments about my hair cut.

Etymology: Cough (expel air from the lungs with a sudden sharp sound) + Comment (Remark expressing an opinion or reaction)

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Created by: petaj

Pronunciation: rhymes with groundswell

Sentence: A few sneezes and coughs soon escalated into a riotous crowndswell of snorts, hiccups, gagging, hacking and spluttering that forced the thespians to don surgical masks.

Etymology: groundswell (movement by the general population) + crowd (the audience in this case) + swell (grow, rise)

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Created by: artr

Pronunciation: uh-hem-duh-moh-nee-uhm

Sentence: When the comedian crossed the line of good taste the room was overtaken with ahemdemonium. The ensuing cacophony left him no choice but to take a quick bow and exit the stage. The departure drew a standing ovation.

Etymology: ahem (an utterance similar to the sound of clearing one's throat, used to attract attention, express doubt or a mild warning, etc.) + pandemonium (wild uproar or unrestrained disorder; tumult or chaos)

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Created by: mrskellyscl

Pronunciation: hawk-and-talk

Sentence: It never fails...I shell out a fortune for tickets to hear my favorite band and I end up in the hawkandtalk section. Folks, stay home if you're sick, get better and next time leave the phone. Yeesh!

Etymology: hawk: clearing phlegm from the throat in a noisy manner; hacking + talk

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COMMENTS:

This one struck a nerve. - mrskellyscl, 2009-09-15: 08:10:00

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Created by: artr

Pronunciation: kəkôfənē

Sentence: It started with a sniffle in the lobby. It soon swept over the entire audience and most of the cast. The cacoughony brought the production to a halt.

Etymology: cacophony (a harsh, discordant mixture of sounds) + cough (expel air from the lungs with a sudden sharp sound)

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COMMENTS:

Excellent!! - CharlieB, 2011-01-28: 05:05:00

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Created by: lauramy

Pronunciation: too-burr-cule-uh-plawz

Sentence: I caught a serious case of tuberculapplause during Swan Lake.

Etymology: tuberculosis + applause

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Created by: officespace162

Pronunciation:

Sentence: when paying $50 for bad tickets, you may suffer from the boredsicles

Etymology: bored because of the dissatisfaction, and sicles as in disease

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Created by: BMott

Pronunciation: Bee - wale - uns

Sentence: The bewailance started softly but reached a crescendo as the crowd realized their favorite performer was too drunk to sing.

Etymology: Bewail -- Performance

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