Verboticisms

Created by: Jabberwocky

Pronunciation: pi/vot/all/vill

Sentence: Pivotallville is the only place in the world where every concept is turned upside down and everything falls into perfect order.

Etymology: pivotal (crucial, significant) + pivot (turn) + all + ville (place)

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Created by: Guthlaf1

Pronunciation: con-VAL-i-JENS

Sentence: Instances of convaligence are rare, but are renowned as the pinnacles of life, or the beginnings of religions.

Etymology: 'convergence' + 'val-' [from valid, validity]

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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: vonnegut

Pronunciation: chro-no-sin-kla-stik in-fun-di-bu-lum

Sentence: You might think it would be nice to go to a chronosynclastic infundibulum and see all the different ways to be absolutely right, but it is a very dangerous thing to do.

Etymology: Created by Kurt Vonnegut Jr., for The Sirens of Titan, published in 1959.

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Created by: Nosila

Pronunciation: nak kyur at

Sentence: Know one knew how she did it, but Knancy had the ability to be knackurate about everything. She was Queen of the Knewniverse and knot a day went by by where she was knot knaive about knowing everything. We would knever play Moknowpoly with her, as she knew when the dice would land on Knorth Carolina and give her the game. She was knotty and knice and knever dull. Knancy is kno longer with us, as she went to Knirvana. She was a know-it-all.

Etymology: Knack (a special way of doing something;an uncanny ability) & Accurate ((of ideas, images, representations, expressions) characterized by perfect conformity to fact or truth ; strictly correct)

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Created by: mrskellyscl

Pronunciation: con-junct-shure

Sentence: Today felt like no other day because everything came together in a conjunctsure like she'd never seen before and she knew that everything would be perfect. Feeling sure and confident she went shoe shopping. Perhaps today she would find those special shoes that were both cute and comfortable.

Etymology: conjuncture: a coming together of events or circumstances, often at a critical time -- some scholars think that the Star of Bethlehem was a triple conjuncture of the planets + sure: certain, impossible to doubt, infallible

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COMMENTS:

Jimmy Choose me! - Nosila, 2009-11-06: 22:35:00

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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: verysimplegame

Pronunciation: Me-pif-an-ee

Sentence: The clothes, the shoes, the tiny chihuahua nestled in her purse - they all coalesed into a mepiphany. She grinned in spite of herself and screamed "I *ROCK*!".

Etymology: Me + epiphany

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Created by: Ellemorpheus

Pronunciation: I-dill-you-mate

Sentence: Wal-Mart is thought by some to be an Idyllumate.

Etymology: from Idyll- an extremely happy, peaceful or picturesque episode or scene. from Consummate- complete or perfect. Epitome.

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Created by: Nosila

Pronunciation: om na kur at

Sentence: Debbie knew everything and was unafraid to boast how omnaccurate she was. Her family motto was, "Those of you who think you know everything are very annoying to those of us who do!"

Etymology: Omni (Latin omnis:all) & Accurate (right;(of ideas, images, representations, expressions) characterized by perfect conformity to fact or truth ; strictly correct)

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