Verboticisms

Created by: Kyoti

Pronunciation: GREEN-fleece

Sentence: Although Harriet had submitted her application 18 months ago, along with the $495 membership fee, she suddenly began to realize that she may not have been selected as an elite member of Greenfleece.

Etymology: Green (money) + Greenpeace + fleece (rip off)

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A growing trend. Great word. - OZZIEBOB, 2007-08-10: 21:54:00

I like it as a verb, too - xtine, 2007-08-13: 16:42:00

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Created by: rikboyee

Pronunciation: jak-pot-cah-lips

Sentence: after a strong opening weekend at the cinemas, Al Gore knew he had hit the jackpotcalypse

Etymology: jackpot, apocalypse

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Created by: GreenTara

Pronunciation: Terror-Corp

Sentence: All the terrorcorps competed with one another to scare the public the most - for the most profit.

Etymology: terror-fear, corp-corporation

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Created by: remistram

Pronunciation: men-iss-mong-ger

Sentence: If only they'd menacemnonger the industries that pollute and destroy the environment.

Etymology: menace + monger

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Created by: Osomatic

Pronunciation: ee + col + oh + jeez + us

Sentence: Oh, don't worry about that guy - he just another ecolojesus... he's worried about the effect of dog hair on our planet.

Etymology: ecology + jesus

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Created by: kellii3

Pronunciation: destruct im in ation

Sentence: do not beleive all of the destructimination scams that people use to scare the money from us.

Etymology: destruct - destruct imin - imminent ation - destruction

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Created by: KristinA

Pronunciation: tear-uh-muh-ged-un-ist

Sentence: We have stopped inviting Cathy to the beach with us. Her terramageddonist reminders of how the beach sand which sticks to our feet increases erosion and leads to the extinction of all sea turtles, is too much for us to bear.

Etymology: terra (Earth) + armegeddon (end of Earth) + ist (pertaining to a person/organization); also, the tie with "terror" and "terrorist"

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Created by: Rossco

Pronunciation: Doo-mon-gur

Sentence: This year's enviro-expo was full of doomongers.

Etymology: global destruction/damnation = doom + (blank)monger (purveyor of whatever)

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Created by: marnee4nothin

Pronunciation: prau-fet-ears

Sentence: Cal hoped that his 'Save the Cumquat' campaign would establish his career among his fellow propheteers.

Etymology: prophet + profiteers

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COMMENTS:

Propheteers: they've been around since cocky was an egg. Now we have a great word for them. - OZZIEBOB, 2007-08-10: 21:57:00

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Created by: Paradox

Pronunciation:

Sentence: It has become clear that a lot of figures that demand attention for their religion or for the Earth are nothing more than preachleechers.

Etymology: Basically a combination of a preacher, someone who preaches, and a leecher, which seems pretty self-explanatory if you ask me.

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COMMENTS:

Beware: perfidious prunellas are proliferating! Great word. - OZZIEBOB, 2007-08-10: 22:00:00

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