Verboticisms

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: quippingqueen

Pronunciation: ug/men/ta/shun

Sentence: As the ughmentation level reached epic proportions in the performance hall, he realized that he was allergic to hard-core chamber music.

Etymology: ugh: interjection used to indicate the sound of a grunt or cough to express disgust or horror + augmentation: synonymous with increase

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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: 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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Created by: jedijawa

Pronunciation: grump-leh-tude

Sentence: The grumplitude of the audience had steadily risen during the second act of the bad play.

Etymology: grump (i.e. grumble) + litude (i.e. applitude)

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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: 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: ErWenn

Pronunciation: /ˌmʌtˈtɹmɚ/

Sentence: The comedian estimated that the muttremor rated about a 6 on the Rancor scale, meaning that a riot wasn't yet likely, but that he should probably tread carefully and avoid any racial slurs.

Etymology: From mutter + tremor

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Created by: adbern

Pronunciation: afof-silen

Sentence: Through all the noise around us, we'll al become the sickness "afofsilen"

Etymology: afraid of silence

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