Verboticisms

Created by: Clayton

Pronunciation: IM-pluh-muh-NIG-muh

Sentence: Julie must've tangled with the ecclesiastical implications of her newfound implemenigma for at least half an hour before realizing it was just a fancy-schmancy garage door opener.

Etymology: implement + enigma

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COMMENTS:

I don't think you have an appropriate appreciation for garage door openers. They are the first form of high penetration consumer electronic wireless door locking system. It's not often people trust their Buicks and belt-sanders to robots. Still, great word. - jadenguy, 2007-06-04: 11:01:00

This word makes me sound smart! - purpleartichokes, 2007-06-04: 13:29:00

Garage door openers are nature's woodchuck drawbridge mechanisms. - Clayton, 2007-06-04: 21:40:00

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Created by: weareallbeautiful

Pronunciation: g-or-j-uh-u-s-l-eh-ss

Sentence: Bob stared at the gorgauseless blue object in his hand wondering how it worked when Abby walked by and said "Put my paperweight down Bob!"

Etymology: gorgeous+useless

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Created by: baldemore

Pronunciation: Tech-no-use-ology

Sentence: I can't figure how to text on this thing. Man, I hate technouseology.

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Created by: ellboogie

Pronunciation: I-fren-zee

Sentence: Vickie was all in an ifrenzy about the new v16.327 64 ziggybyte Waystahdoe going on sale for $995 at the Peachy Computers store. Bobby couldn't wait to replace his old ifrenzy that she bought three weeks ago.

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Created by: nbsalomon

Pronunciation: pree-jit

Sentence: Lacey's preadget was hot pink and sparkly, but only a paperweight!

Etymology: pretty+gadget

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Created by: artr

Pronunciation: wouwijit

Sentence: Wendell spends much of his spare time in the wowidget store admiring the newest **gotta haves**. The fact that he doesn*t understand them does little to suppress his awe. He does understand that his vocabulary is being truncated by people who don*t have time for all those pesky syllables. He used to buy applications. Now they are just apps. He used to use a telephone. Now it is just a phone (soon to be a pho or fo?) He also knows that he is quickly running out of mon(ey).

Etymology: wow (expressing astonishment or admiration) + widget (a small gadget or device, esp. one whose name is unknown or unspecified)

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Created by: galwaywegian

Pronunciation: didge ee drivvle

Sentence: he spoke complete and utter digidrival in a desperate attempt to ingratiate himself with the hot new techie.

Etymology: digital drivel

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Created by: Mrgoodtimes

Pronunciation: Oooh ooohhh ugg ugg flllahhhhh

Sentence: Me like, me want ... me take, so troglobright, so shiny... better than fire, better than wheel... head hurt so shiny.

Etymology: Troglodyte - Bright (lots of light, smart sardonically)

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COMMENTS:

love it...trogolodyte is one of my favourite words! - Nosila, 2011-05-09: 17:26:00

Me like you like, like... hungry - Mrgoodtimes, 2011-05-09: 18:47:00

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Created by: sjfrank

Pronunciation: atTRAGitalessize

Sentence: I always attragitalessize about new devices which I read about but don't know what they do.

Etymology: combination word attractive - beautiful; digital - electronic; less - useless; size - verb form; sizer- noun

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Created by: Jabberwocky

Pronunciation: you/tense/silly

Sentence: Chris had a workshop full of every utensilly ever sold on the shopping channel.

Etymology: utensil + silly

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COMMENTS:

Nice word. - OZZIEBOB, 2008-07-27: 17:46:00

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