Verboticisms

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: Nosila

Pronunciation: tress test

Sentence: Monty had figured out that when people had bad hair days, they usually had bad mood days. He called it his tresstest and if you looked like Rapunzel, you would likely be in a good mood, but if you looked like Medusa, you were to be avoided at all costs. The words hair trigger were coined for a reason...

Etymology: Tress (lock of hair) & Test (any standardized procedure for measuring sensitivity or memory or intelligence or aptitude or personality etc); WordPlay on StressTest (a test measuring how a system functions when subjected to controlled amounts of stress)

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Created by: mickey666

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

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Created by: mike6426

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Created by: andystephenson

Pronunciation: kwaf-nalli-sis

Sentence: I performed a quick coiffenalysis and realised that she was in a very bad mood.

Etymology: Coiffure + analysis

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Created by: wordmeister

Pronunciation: hair-bal-ol-a-gee

Sentence: Even though she was highly paid, professional hairballologist, Cynthia often doubted her expertise -- especially in the morning, when she looked in the mirror and saw an airhead.

Etymology: hairball + ology

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Created by: Fleury

Pronunciation: HAIR-oh

Sentence: Your Hairot Card reading says "something wicked this way comes"

Etymology: hair + tarot

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Created by: Madamemojo

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Etymology: dread+robot+ic

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Created by: Deadpanlives

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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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