Verboticisms

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: Nosila

Pronunciation: spek tay tor ayt

Sentence: The rate of spectatorate rises proportionately to the length and boredom with a production, sports event or movie. It is only surpassed by the exitspectatorate of patrons to the washrooms or snack bars. The former taking 45 minutes and the latter costing about $24 a pop.

Etymology: Spectator (a close observer; someone who looks at something (such as a performance or an exhibition of some kind) & Expectorate (clear out the chest and lungs;discharge (phlegm or sputum) from the lungs and out of the mouth)

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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: abrakadeborah

Pronunciation: A-hem-a-flem

Sentence: Mr. Swiner Imbecile hacked and coughed and sneezed as he spread his germs wherever he pleased. The crowd took cover with such ahemaflem furor! They all cheered when Mr. Imbecile was finally asked to leave...by the Antibacterial Police.

Etymology: Ahem; A throat-clearing sound; often read as ə-ˈhem\ Flem;Slang for Phlegm (pronounced /ˈflɛm/) is a sticky fluid secreted by the mucous membranes of humans and other animals. Ewwww!

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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: Antimus

Pronunciation: co-rumf

Sentence: The courrumphing began to spread amongst the crowd, causing the comedian on stage to start fearing for his future, both health and career-wise.

Etymology: Cough + Harrumph

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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: 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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