Verboticisms

Created by: artr

Pronunciation: uh-nahy-uh-loo-kruh-tiv

Sentence: As much as the end of the world, as predicted by the Mayan calendar, has been in the news Jill decided to make some money from it. She has started a company that produces calendars that only go to December 21, the supposed last day for Earth. It has proved to be very annihilucrative.

Etymology: annihilation (Utter destruction. ) + lucrative (productive, well-paid )

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Created by: artr

Pronunciation: ärməgetsəm

Sentence: Pastor Bob is the head of the Church of Armagetsome. His fire and brimstone, doom and gloom sermons are sure to fill the collection plates. **You can*t take it with you** he is sure to tell his fleeced flock. He spends the incoming money as if he believes his own proclamations. Amen!

Etymology: Armageddon (a dramatic and catastrophic conflict, typically seen as likely to destroy the world or the human race) + get some

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COMMENTS:

LOL! - mrskellyscl, 2009-09-03: 05:59:00

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Created by: sodium

Pronunciation: green-fleece (pretty obvious)

Sentence: The girl was from the Jackalopes Forever Foundation, which I found out later is nothing but a greenfleece.

Etymology: Greenpeace (environmental activist group) + fleece (to swindle out of money)

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COMMENTS:

Good word sodium! The question is, did you donate? - wordmeister, 2007-02-06: 00:26:00

Excellent! Even better as a verb, but it works as a noun too. - ErWenn, 2007-02-06: 01:13:00

cool! can I get a sticker? - Alchemist, 2007-02-06: 08:27:00

It just rolls off the tongue. It's worthy of adoption by the general populace. - chofu67, 2007-02-06: 11:00:00

very funny - Jabberwocky, 2007-02-06: 12:19:00

Whoops! Dangit. I didn't mean to "join the group." Sorry, sodium, I'm not trying to snag your play! - Osomatic, 2007-02-06: 13:53:00

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Created by: jedijawa

Pronunciation: mor-al-tear-or-ist

Sentence: Jackie was a moralterrorist using fear and please of decency to appeal to her audience.

Etymology: morals + terrorist

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Created by: w5lf9s

Pronunciation: horro.caus.tic

Sentence: "How can you live with such a horrocaustic? - His every move is driven by his fear of dying tomorrow

Etymology: from "horror" + "holocaustic" pertaining to great destruction resulting in the extensive loss of life.

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Created by: BMott

Pronunciation: Kash-e-side

Sentence: "Good afternoon, this is Tracy with the Ecosave Organization. If you don't donate $10 today our world will end." Justin said "Hey, that's cashicide! Lose my number!"

Etymology: Cash - Money : Cide - From Suicide, if you don't donate you are essentially commiting suicide.

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Created by: ahwinters

Pronunciation: Gor + Hor

Sentence: That global warming thing really got her riled, she dedicated her life to the path of a true Goreqwhore after that.

Etymology: Al Gore + Whore

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Created by: Bulletchewer

Pronunciation: Nek-row-foe-bee-core/korp

Sentence: The most famous of all necrophobicorps, the church, became popular with the genius natives of Africa and the Southern States.

Etymology: From "necrophobia" with is the (irrational) fear of death and "corp" which is an abbreviation of corporation, and two letters short of corpse.

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COMMENTS:

pretty creepily accurate but good word - Jabberwocky, 2007-02-06: 12:23:00

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Created by: porsche

Pronunciation: frite/stocker

Sentence: I am the frightstalker - give me your money

Etymology: Fright + stalker + Night stalker

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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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