Verboticisms

Created by: petaj

Pronunciation: random act of blindness

Sentence: Just as well Shelly had a superiority complex, as her randomactsofblindness meant that a lot of strangers thought she was totally nuts.

Etymology: random act of kindness (this could conceivable involve loud friendly greetings to randomly met strangers) + blind (not being able to see who you are really talking to)

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Created by: Alchemist

Pronunciation: o-no-hell-o-PEE-uh

Sentence: I swear Jeremy has a double at this party! That's the second onohellopoeia I've had with that guy tonight, and I'm not even half drunk...

Etymology: O no! (mistaken) Hello (greeting) poeia (a derivative of Gr. "poiein", to make)

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COMMENTS:

Inspired by onomatopoeia, by any chance? - Discoveria, 2007-03-14: 04:55:00

woof! - Alchemist, 2007-03-14: 05:01:00

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Created by: nikkii27

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Created by: toadstool57

Pronunciation: em-bar-as-men-tal

Sentence: Soon after Jill yelled across the dance floor, she realized the man she thought she recognized is a perfect stranger that thinks she is perfectly strange and the embarrassmental Jill races to find a dark spot in the bar to hide.

Etymology: embarressment/mental, as in mental case

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Created by: chercherlalun

Pronunciation: dop pel hi

Sentence: I thought I was going up to Bobby to give him a hug, only to find myself giving a doppelhi to a sweaty guy.

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Created by: mplsbohemian

Pronunciation: how-dee-DOHNT

Sentence: Heavily jetlagged, I howdydonted half the airport before I finally found my pen pal.

Etymology: From "howdy-do", reconstruing "do" as "don't"

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Created by: ShaggE

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Sentence: "I thought I saw Frank, but it was just a doppelstranger."

Etymology: Doppelganger+ Stranger.

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Created by: Sed8ed

Pronunciation: mis-i-dent-e-highs

Sentence: It's always embarassing when you loudly misidentihigh a complete stranger.

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Created by: ziggy41

Pronunciation: (Mes-greet-ng)

Sentence: She was surprised when her amorous greeting was given to her english teacher!

Etymology: "Mistaken" (incorrect, inaccurate), and "greeting" (sign of welcome)

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Created by: purpleartichokes

Pronunciation: how-dee-du-dee

Sentence: Her howdydoodie of "Well, if it isn't old spandex Bob!" fetched her a cold glare from the stranger.

Etymology: howdy (a greeting), doodie (crap)

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COMMENTS:

Spandex Bob is legion - Alchemist, 2007-03-14: 05:03:00

Good one! - toadstool57, 2007-03-14: 10:00:00

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