Verboticisms

Created by: Tigger

Pronunciation: /sai-BOO-zuhld/

Sentence: Jack had written a note to himself, "Don't drink and e-mail" on his sticky-note pad, which he had apparently been using as a beer coaster, but the next morning as he perused his 'Sent' folder and saw the e-mail to his boss, calling him a "sissyboy", he knew he'd cyboozeled himself out of another job. He laid his throbbing head down next to the phone to await the inevitable call to inform him of his unemployed status.

Etymology: cyber - as in 'cyberspace' (slang for electronic communication) + booze - any alcoholic beverage (from Middle Dutch, busen "to drink heavily") & foozled - bungled; played clumsily (golf slang; Perhaps from German dial., fuseln "work poorly or slowly")

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COMMENTS:

I like the originality in your choice of words and their blending. Good one! - silveryaspen, 2008-02-08: 18:18:00

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Created by: Jabberwocky

Pronunciation: sta/tus/in/frac/shun

Sentence: I got me some statusinfraction I tried to get a girl reaction 'Now I'll cry and I'll cry and I'll cry and I'll cry I can't get no, I can't get no

Etymology: status + infraction + satisfaction (Rolling Stones)

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COMMENTS:

Good one, Jaggerwocky - emdeejay, 2008-12-03: 06:16:00

Doctor, please...some more of these... - metrohumanx, 2008-12-03: 16:37:00

Top of the Charts! Music to my ears! - silveryaspen, 2008-12-03: 17:10:00

Good thing Time is on My Side, Jumpin Jack Flash! - Nosila, 2008-12-04: 00:46:00

very nice - OZZIEBOB, 2008-12-05: 03:07:00

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Created by: bookowl

Pronunciation: treem/u/lus

Sentence: He was treemulous as he slunk silently to his desk, hoping a new virus had attacked during the night and wiped out his caustic emails.

Etymology: tremulous + e (as in email)

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COMMENTS:

Embedding the e(mail) within tremulous was very creative! - silveryaspen, 2008-02-08: 10:55:00

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Created by: OZZIEBOB

Pronunciation: E-doom-SHAYN

Sentence: Edoomshine overwhelmed Bob when he realized that he had sent out a few too many evodkagrams after drinking the night away online.

Etymology: Blend of E as in Email; DOOM:fate or destiny, esp.adverse fate & MOONSHINE: Illegally distilled whiskey; hard liquor. 2. Foolish talk or thought; nonsense.

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COMMENTS:

Excellent! The moonshine's east, the moonshine's west, and Ozziebob word shines among the very best! - silveryaspen, 2008-12-03: 16:55:00

What a rye sense of humour! - Nosila, 2008-12-04: 00:45:00

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Created by: metro1

Pronunciation: hang-male

Sentence: Roger was so dedicated to his new job that he decided to work all night long. As it got later, he gave himself a beer as a motivational reward. As it got later and later, he found he needed more and more rewards to keep going... But he persisted and documented his progress with a series of emails to all his colleagues. When he regained conscious, he discovered that he had created potentially career-ending hangmail.

Etymology: hangover + hangnail + email

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COMMENTS:

Well-crafted ... slid right into the ending with a nifty verboticism! - silveryaspen, 2008-02-08: 18:22:00

HA! - purpleartichokes, 2008-02-08: 20:40:00

Thanks Silvery and Purple! - metro1, 2008-02-10: 14:49:00

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Created by: mweinmann

Pronunciation: kor - oh - no - no - ah

Sentence: Karen thought she heard Noah muttering his own name over and over in the office but when she got up and went in there, she had an interesting discovery. Noah was slumped over his computer, babbling drunkenly coronohnoa, coronohnoa over and over. When she saw the empty bottles of Corona and the emails he had sent to his boss, she doubted he would still have a job on Monday morning.

Etymology: Corona (brand of beer)+ oh no!

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Created by: galwaywegian

Pronunciation: day ja scr oooood

Sentence: The feeling of dejascrewed was so familiar, the message light on his phone throbbing in time with his headache, the dry mouth and the message from his boss in his inbox entitled "Re:hey Benny Brownnose"

Etymology: deja vu, screwed.

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COMMENTS:

Good prose and verboticism! Paints mind pictures and the feelings that go with it, very effectively! - silveryaspen, 2008-02-08: 11:16:00

great words this week galway !! - Jabberwocky, 2008-02-08: 13:42:00

Almost been there... thank goodness I have full permissions on the boss's e-mail. - purpleartichokes, 2008-02-08: 20:38:00

Nice word! - OZZIEBOB, 2008-02-10: 16:44:00

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Created by: Itssavagetime2017

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Created by: ianbkk

Pronunciation: The main stress is on the third syllable.

Sentence: His irratractablessness swallowed all hope.

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Created by: Stevenson0

Pronunciation: blog/hen/sive

Sentence: With all his true thoughts about his boss and his friends sent at the height true spiritual drunkedness, he was bloghensive of the feedback about to come his way.

Etymology: BLOGHENSIVE noun - from - BLOG (thoughts published on a Web page) + APPREHENSIVE (mentally upset over possible misfortune, danger, or stupidity)

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COMMENTS:

Very good. - OZZIEBOB, 2008-12-05: 03:06:00

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