Verboticisms

Created by: urbanwookie

Pronunciation: however you like

Sentence: In a moment of denihil it is eminently possible to make something out of nothing...

Etymology: de + nihil - also has a nice synergy with "denial"

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Created by: CharlieB

Pronunciation: mult-ee-stood-in-us

Sentence: Stephen was multistudinous. Whether it was quantam physics, basket weaving or grade 8 cello, he had a degree in it.

Etymology: multitudinous (numerous, great in variety) + studious (given to studY)

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Created by: petaj

Pronunciation: co-ince-i-dill

Sentence: The coinicidyll immediately preceded the big bang.

Etymology: coincide + idyll + ideal

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COMMENTS:

you're never coincidle. - galwaywegian, 2007-04-20: 07:34:00

Maybe not, but I have been know to relaxynchronise. - petaj, 2007-04-20: 07:57:00

excellent word Petaj - Jabberwocky, 2007-04-20: 16:56:00

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Created by: Bonta

Pronunciation: koj'-i-jam

Sentence: Trying to figure out what to do was a total cogijam.

Etymology: Latin: cogi (consider) + jam (to cause working parts to lock)

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Created by: thefreewheeler

Pronunciation: mee dee um rehg you lar

Sentence: Adams attributed his perfect score to a momentary seizure of mediumregular.

Etymology: medium and regular: both equilateral and equiangular

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Created by: Mustang

Pronunciation: jux - tuh - dis - po - zish - uhn

Sentence: Having spent many hours over many days and months in trance and dental meditation, Ora Ghami had achieved a state of total juxtadisposition, at peace with the world and himself and finally and absolutely contented with his life, though still asking no one in particular, "Can't we all just get a bong?"

Etymology: Blend of juxtaposition, 'an act or instance of placing close together or side by side, esp. for comparison or contrast' and disposition - 'the predominant or prevailing tendency of one's spirits; natural mental and emotional outlook or mood; characteristic attitude'

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COMMENTS:

love it - very funny - Jabberwocky, 2008-06-27: 11:00:00

Good one...he achieved NERVEana! - Nosila, 2008-06-28: 00:03:00

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Created by: galwaywegian

Pronunciation: you reeeeeek ay reeeee ah

Sentence: He used to live in the zone, command the eurekarea. Then he met her.

Etymology: eureka area

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Created by: mplsbohemian

Pronunciation: kuhn-VEHR-ih-jehns

Sentence: Alex found his converigence in his philosophy class, for there, at least in theory, the world *could* be made of Swiss cheese.

Etymology: convergence + verity

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Created by: Jaxies

Pronunciation: /sheet-uh-luk/

Sentence: "It was pure shytaluk that he'd asked her out on the same day she'd received a bonus at work and the pair of Jimmy Choo's she'd been eyeing dropped down to the lowest price ever."

Etymology: Shyte + (a) + luck

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Created by: Jabberwocky

Pronunciation: pih/vot/vil

Sentence: Pivotville is a place you reach when deep in sleep where worlds and ideas collide and everything makes sense

Etymology: pivotal (climactic, critical) + ville (city)

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COMMENTS:

Also Square Dance City. - petaj, 2007-04-20: 08:01:00

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