Verboticisms

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: Jabberwocky

Pronunciation: ho/hum/drum

Sentence: Hohumdrum often sweeps over bored audiences causing sighs and halitosis

Etymology: ho hum + humdrum

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Created by: joshk

Pronunciation:

Sentence:

Etymology: When discontent seemingly crowd surfs over an audience.

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Created by: CharlieB

Pronunciation: ress-it-choo

Sentence: As the conductor raised his baton before the next movement, a low rumble of recitachooing from the fourth row disturbed the expectant silence.

Etymology: recital (musical movement) + achoo (sneeze)

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Created by: mickey666

Pronunciation: dis-tra-fack-shon

Sentence: The combination of a slow plot and ticklish throats led to a raucus bout of distrafaction

Etymology: combination of distraction and satisfaction

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Created by: aj3131

Pronunciation: Dis-satov-pricedticks

Sentence:

Etymology: Dissadified+over priced tickets

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Created by: Discoveria

Pronunciation: In-fek-kl-ling

Sentence: The politician tried to deny allegations that he had sold peerages for funds, but he quickly drowned in a sea of infeckling.

Etymology: Infect + heckle. Heckle: to criticise a speaker loudly from the audience.

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Created by: porsche

Pronunciation: yawn-farts

Sentence: Yawnfarts were flying all over the theatre

Etymology: yawn + farts + lawn darts

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Created by: Stevenson0

Pronunciation: ex/SARS/per/a/shun

Sentence: From the first note of the concert his sickly hacking cough began. After twenty minutes, most of the audience was in a total state of exsarsperation, fearing they would all expire before the end of the concert.

Etymology: exasperation (upset) + SARS_______________ Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome

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COMMENTS:

You're missing a closing bracket ) at the end of you're etymology, there. - Javeson1, 2007-02-21: 01:13:00

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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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