Verboticisms

Created by: alclsdkrak1

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Created by: scrabbelicious

Pronunciation: ˈfʌɪ:bə:ˈɒbd:ʒɪkts

Sentence: Sloppy Joe's belly button was a subject of endless examination. When it came to cleaning the filter of his washing machine, he knew exactly what to do, there goes the weekend, he was overcome with fibreobjects. Call my fluff, that's a word baby.

Etymology: Entangling of 1 -)Fibre: Being made of strands. 2 -)Objects: Is supposed to be opposed but is really something. When said altogether not very obviously a pun on "fiber optics" - the means by which a cyborg is able to see. Part of a device used to make an image by transmission of light.

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Created by: TJayzz

Pronunciation: I-den-tee-fy-ber

Sentence: When Sue went to empty her tumble drier she found it was full of strange looking fluff, on trying to identifibre the cause she realised her young daughter had put in her old teddy bear and the stuffing had mixed with the lint from the clothes.

Etymology: Identify(establish the identity of) + Fibre(a thread from which textiles are formed) = Identifibre

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Created by: Stevenson0

Pronunciation: god/fluff/sa/kən

Sentence: The godfluffsaken fibres of harshly tossed, spun, dried clothes are the only remnants of clean clothes.

Etymology: GODFLUFFSAKEN - from - FLUFF (light, downy particles) + GODFORSAKEN (deserted; neglected)

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Created by: Nosila

Pronunciation: lint spek shun

Sentence: When Sarah was studying forensics, she always did a lintspection on her own dryer fluff to determine its origin. She came to the conclusion that those socks that "disappeared" in the dryer, actually became unravelled due to the stress of daily living and their remains ended up in the lint trap. Hosiery hari-kiri, sock suicide...so sad.

Etymology: Lint (dryer fluff;unravelled fibres) & Inspection (a formal or official examination)

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Created by: feltcap

Pronunciation: fûrz

Sentence: As she pulled the crispy cat carcass out of the dryer she suddenly knew where all the furz in the lint trap had come from.

Etymology: fur - the thick coat of soft hair covering the skin of a mammal, fuzz - a mass or coating of fine, light fibers, hairs, or particles; down

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Created by: SamusMan

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Sentence: "No, honey. You can still wear that shirt--it's just got some eniglint stuck to it is all."

Etymology: Enigma + Lint

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Created by: DnBrown

Pronunciation: En-lint-en-ment

Sentence: Everyone who went to the Eastside Laundry mat knew to avoid dryer 7. Anytime anyone would stick an article of clothing in dryer 7, they would soon find out it would never be the same. Sweaters, underwear, and kilts all maimed by this dryer's curse. It would plaster a fluffy fiber substance all over the clothes, like leeches on an amazon swimmer. It wasn't until Jerry, a regular to the Eastside Laundry mat, was frustraited at having to wait for a open dryer. All them were being used, except for dryer 7, and he was running out of patience. Fed up with looking at the dryer collect dust, or give it, he decided to explore the hated machine. After opening the door, he looked in and suddenly gained Enlintenment, he had finally realized what was causing this community headache. He reached in the into despised appliance and pulled out a small unknown mammal. After a few minutes of empty runs, he was able to throw his load into the machine and saved the community from further "furmoil"

Etymology: Mixture of Enlightenment (education that results in understanding and the spread of knowledge) and Lint (Clinging bits of fiber and fluff; fuzz)

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Created by: Mustang

Pronunciation: WURL-pool-lint

Sentence: Salome was absolutely astounded at the amount of Whirlpoolint she found in the dryer after each use of the appliance and she marveled at how big some of the dustbunnies were and tried to figure out which garment or other article produced them.

Etymology: Blend of 'Whirlpool' (a brand of appliances including clothes dryers) and 'Lint' ( fuzz consisting especially of fine ravelings and short fibers of yarn and fabric)

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Created by: Toaster

Pronunciation: Ark e fluf o ge

Sentence: Sally was curious about what the fluff in the dryer might have once been, so she decided to engage in the enthralling activity of archefluffogy.

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