Verboticisms

Created by: Madamemojo

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Created by: petaj

Pronunciation: exploiter

Sentence: He had been described as an eco-opportunist for his greenfleecing activities, but ecsploiter fitted better with his selfish point of view.

Etymology: eco (ecology) + exploit (capitalize on)

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COMMENTS:

Nice one! - BMott, 2007-02-06: 22:50:00

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Created by: erasmus

Pronunciation: prof fear teer ing

Sentence: Angelina hated working in the call center taking money from people for profeartearing

Etymology: from profit and to make profiteering. From fear and causing fear. and tear instead of teer because it makes the baby Jesus cry.

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you are a prophet! - Alchemist, 2007-02-13: 07:05:00

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Created by: Mustang

Pronunciation: prah-feh-TEERS

Sentence: Not many people seemed to see that those predicting catastrophe from global warming have also been propheteers.

Etymology: Based on Prophet (one who predicts) and is a play on the word profit.

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Created by: grrigiveup

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Created by: chris

Pronunciation: apokk-er-lip-tik

Sentence: MegaCorp had long found that employing a professional apocalyptick was the surest way to sell all their products - from medicines and religious tracts all the way up to nuclear shelters.

Etymology: apocalypse + tick (an irritating blood-sucker that can be hard to get rid of)

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good one - porsche, 2007-02-06: 10:40:00

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Created by: Javeson1

Pronunciation: proff-fit-ter-or-ist

Sentence: Profiterrorists are making a bad name for those conservation groups that actually have a legit cause to defend.

Etymology: profiteer+terrorist

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Created by: coffeeman885

Pronunciation: glo-ba-fear-ism

Sentence: The company used globafearism to keep a strong monopolistic stance in the market.

Etymology: global - world-wide; fearism - the act of imparting fear.

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Created by: CharlieB

Pronunciation: ha-bin-gain-er

Sentence: Reverend Wilkes found that donations to the collection tray generally increased after his more doom-laden sermons. He was wary of being seen as a harbingainer, but the way he saw it more funds to mend the church roof was hardly proheteering – it was to the benefit of his entire flock, after all.

Etymology: harbinger (a thing which tells of the onset of something) + gain (to obtain to one's advantage)

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COMMENTS:

good one - Nosila, 2011-01-21: 07:59:00

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Created by: josje

Pronunciation: fake emotions

Sentence: they are playing with fakemotions

Etymology: fake ande emotions.

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