Verboticisms

Created by: Sed8ed

Pronunciation: la-la-land

Sentence: Everything is always perfect in lalaland.

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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: suzanne

Pronunciation: Zen-you-foreea

Sentence: He was the handsomest man in the room and when she loked at him she had the zeneuphoria of seeing him smile and start walking towards her

Etymology: Zen- philosophy of equilibrium. euphoria- joy

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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: 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: 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: 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: rikboyee

Pronunciation: yoo-no-pee-ah

Sentence: he knew exactly what to do, how to do it and when it should be done...clearly he was in uknowpia

Etymology: know, utopia

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COMMENTS:

Nice! - artr, 2011-03-29: 18:41:00

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Created by: reverb

Pronunciation: doo-to-pee-ah

Sentence: Richard was living in duptopia and deeply in love with his wife. He told her he could never even think of anyone else. That's why he always called out her name whenever he was making love with one of his other girlfriends!

Etymology: duo (two) dupe (fool) utopia (perfect truth)

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COMMENTS:

nice one - bookowl, 2008-06-27: 15:17:00

Love it! LOVE your usage! Ha! - lumina, 2008-06-28: 08:15:00

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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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