Verboticisms

Created by: mrskellyscl

Pronunciation: hair-pin-yun

Sentence: It was everyone's hairpinion that Martha's constant hairstyle changes reflected her moods. If she was having a good day her hair looked well groomed, but if she had a fight with her boyfriend she looked pretty ratty.

Etymology: hair + hairpin: a little metal thing which is used to keep hair out of one's face + opinion: a conclusion that was based on belief instead of concrete facts.

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COMMENTS:

A neat and stylish word. I bet your hair looks good today! - jrogan, 2009-07-30: 09:06:00

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Created by: Jabberwocky

Pronunciation: reck/con/noyt/air

Sentence: His job was to reconnoithair the party and alert all incoming males of any signs of PMS.

Etymology: reconnoiter + hair

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Created by: artr

Pronunciation: ənaləfriz

Sentence: Harry’s girlfriend can be moody at times. He can easily judge her by the state of her hair. A quick analyfrizz of the time spent managing the locks could tell him how to deal with her. Last Thursday he spotted her stomping down the street with a stocking cap pulled down to her eyebrows. She hadn’t seen him yet so he turned on his heel, ran to his apartment, texted her that he wasn’t feeling well and hid out for the evening.

Etymology: Analysis (short for psychoanalysis - a system of psychological theory and therapy that aims to treat mental disorders) + frizz (hair in a mass of small, tight curls or tufts)

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Created by: riflesandkids74

Pronunciation: strand-uh-lyz

Sentence: When riding the subway each morning, I sometimes strandalyze some of the passengers (Even those wearing hats).

Etymology: strand + analyze

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Created by: Chistinalove

Pronunciation: str - and - re - d - ur

Sentence: Val considered herself a perfect strandreader.

Etymology: strand - hairstrand reader - well ... you know sortof like a hand reader but one for hearstrands

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Created by: mickey666

Pronunciation:

Sentence: Was she happy? He studied her head and undertook the tressicate test.

Etymology:

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Created by: logan260

Pronunciation: top-lock-ruh-fee

Sentence: Jane's toplockraphical signs indicated that she prefers her wild nights on the carpet as opposed to more conventional furniture, based on the residual static electricity swirling about her like a psychotic halo.

Etymology: topographical....assessing geography based on the upper appearance of the earth. locks.......hair

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Created by: Coolfool

Pronunciation: Doo + defy

Sentence: After one look at Janey this morning, I doodified that she probably didn't even make it home last night, and she wasn't the one to ask favors from today.

Etymology: Doo, from her (hair)do, dify from identify.

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Created by: dekra

Pronunciation: rah-puzzle

Sentence: She presented a new attitude every, with the same golden smile, but a very different rapuzzle. They would watch her from the office window, changing the the tone of their greetings and timbre of their voices based on the level of frizzy topography her locks presented.

Etymology: Rapunzel(Classic fairy tale character with long golden hair) + Puzzle

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Created by: jrogan

Pronunciation: not-tee-pah-theh-tik

Sentence: Roger figured he'd use his knottipathetic skills to get ahead at work. (He learned all about it on the internet during knotworking breaks.) But when he misdiagnosed his boss's bed-head as a subliminal invitation to get kinky, he ended up losing more than his hair.

Etymology: knot + pathy

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