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DEFINITION: n. An invented word which appears learned, sounds sophisticated, and is completely confusing. v.intr. To use invented words in order to confuse others, and/or create the illusion of erudition.

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Floccinaucicance

Created by: mplsbohemian

Pronunciation: flahk-see-NAHS-sihk-kuhns

Sentence: Alex's attempt to dazzle his girlfriend with floccinaucicance flopped when he pronounced "masochist" as "MAY-soh-shist".

Etymology: floccinaucinihilipilification (the art of doing nothing, and a word contrived for this very purpose) + -ance

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Psuedoverbotism

Created by: texmom

Pronunciation: soo dough verb aht sim

Sentence: Her use of psuedoverbotism fooled no one when she used the word psuedoverbotism to describe her own ignorance.

Etymology: psuedo - false verbotism - making up words

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Fauxcabulary

Created by: rikboyee

Pronunciation: foe-cab-you-lair-ee

Sentence: i impressed a lot of people with my fauxcabulary

Etymology: faux, vocabulary

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COMMENTS:

Faux shore! - Clayton, 2007-06-26: 02:44:00

i'm a bit disappointed in myself... faux is one of the most used tricks in the verbotoverse... faux and shun... i try to avoid them where possible but sometimes they demand that i use them - rikboyee, 2007-06-26: 03:48:00

most unfouxshunable - galwaywegian, 2007-06-26: 05:50:00

unfauxshunable! I meant unfauxshunable - galwaywegian, 2007-06-26: 05:51:00

I shun think it's that big a deal, faux what it's worth. - Clayton, 2007-06-26: 07:18:00

Fauxbulous! - purpleartichokes, 2007-06-26: 12:11:00

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Grandiloquersatz

Created by: Lapper

Pronunciation: grand-ILL-oh-KWER-sats

Sentence: Mike mentioned to Jessica that Dr. Jim's "fancy medical jargon" really meant nothing; that he was grandiloquersatzing the whole thing, but she just looked at him as though some irony had passed over his head.

Etymology: Grandiloquent and ersatz.

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Blinguage

Created by: purpleartichokes

Pronunciation: bling-wij

Sentence: Mark's resorting to blinguage to describe the effect of gravity on planets as "gravitosis" apparently left the professor unimpressed, as he still got a failing grade.

Etymology: bling, language

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COMMENTS:

tooralooraloora......binguage - galwaywegian, 2007-06-26: 06:13:00

Bling it on! - Clayton, 2007-06-26: 07:17:00

His dog's name was Blingo. (uh-oh.) - purpleartichokes, 2007-06-26: 09:39:00

Blingo Starr? - Clayton, 2007-06-26: 10:02:00

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Brainyyak

Created by: Jabberwocky

Pronunciation: brainy/yak

Sentence: All the brainyyak at the conference was driving me crazy, plus I had a stiff neck from nodding in agreement to all the babble.

Etymology: brainy + yak + braniac

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COMMENTS:

was it a tibethinkthank? - galwaywegian, 2007-06-26: 06:15:00

Tibet it was. - Clayton, 2007-06-26: 07:15:00

And brainiac should be in the etymology. - petaj, 2007-06-26: 07:57:00

thanks petaj - I spent so much time trying to figure out a new word for the classic cartoon only to find I couldn't put in a new one. This was done in a big hurry. - Jabberwocky, 2007-06-26: 08:45:00

I assume the emphasis is on yak rather than brainy... - wordmeister, 2007-06-26: 14:35:00

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Verbotomy

Created by: afireinside

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Illiteration

Created by: jadenguy

Pronunciation: ill lit er ay shun

Sentence: His constant use of illiteration embiggened his his visage to the pleanthe who assumed that his archaic phrases were perfectly cromulent.

Etymology: illiterate alliteration

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