Verboticisms

Created by: chickenassassin

Pronunciation: Mob-mum-bull

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Created by: mweinmann

Pronunciation: yellp - eh - glot - tis

Sentence: When Francie grew bored with the subject material or plot of a movie, she expressed her displeasure with a yelpiglottis sound. Those around her did not know if they should call a doctor or call her rude.

Etymology: yelp (An abrupt, high-pitched noise or utterance; To utter an abrupt, high-pitched noise, The basic call of the wild turkey) epiglottis (A flap of tissue (cartilage) located in the throat just above the larynx)

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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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Created by: purpleartichokes

Pronunciation: flok-tok

Sentence: The flocktalk that persisted throughout his entire xylophone performance was a clear indication that he needed to choose another profession.

Etymology: flock, talk

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Created by: joshk

Pronunciation:

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Etymology: When discontent seemingly crowd surfs over an audience.

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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: 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: Mustang

Pronunciation: mer-VYL -ing

Sentence: What began as barely audible hissing and grumbling grew to outright murvilign as the audience grew more and more displeased with the cheesy and unprofessional performance of the cast of the play.

Etymology: Blend of 'murmur' (a mumbled expression of discontent. ) and 'revile' (to assail with contemptuous or opprobrious language; address or speak of abusively)

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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: sodium

Pronunciation: crash-en-doe

Sentence: Sensing an oncoming crashendo, the director of "Hasselhoff: The Musical" decided to cut the performance after only the first act.

Etymology: crash = failure & crescendo = a gradual increase in volume

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COMMENTS:

Very funny sentence! - purpleartichokes, 2007-02-21: 11:37:00

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