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: artr

Pronunciation: diskôftent

Sentence: The crowd was not happy. They had paid better than the going rate to see the reunion of this **Super group**. When they were told to be quiet because the group was recording this concert for use in an upcoming album, they showed their displeasure with an act of discoughtent.

Etymology: discontent (dissatisfaction with one\'s circumstances) + Cough (make a sudden harsh noise)

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Created by: Koekbroer

Pronunciation: coff-en-do

Sentence: Doug and Rachel joined in the coughendo to show their displeasure with the outcome.

Etymology: cough, crescendo

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Created by: NohWoman

Pronunciation: hackle

Sentence: At first there was just a lone hackler in the audience, but like a virus, the hackle spread across the crowd into a symphony of hackling.

Etymology: hack: a short, rasping dry cough + heckle: to harass a public speaker or performer. Works well as a verb and in noun form "hackler", as in the producer of a hackle.

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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: porsche

Pronunciation: yawn-farts

Sentence: Yawnfarts were flying all over the theatre

Etymology: yawn + farts + lawn darts

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Created by: toadstool57

Pronunciation: coff-ling-go

Sentence: David used his large vocabulary of coughlingo, consisting of cough muffled obsenities, to express his thoughts on the opera Jill insisted he attend.

Etymology: cough/lingo, as in language

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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: paintergrl1313

Pronunciation:

Sentence: The boss's speech set off the disgrurmurs.

Etymology: Disgru: Disgruntled, Urmurs: murmurs, Disgruntled murmurs.

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COMMENTS:

Cute one! - purpleartichokes, 2007-02-21: 10:48:00

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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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