Verboticisms

Created by: deannewby

Pronunciation: Hello-Oh-No

Sentence: I did a classic helloono yesterday, I was walking down the road and I saw Fred, shouted hello, and realised that it wasn't him - the man looked at me and crossed over to the other side of the road.

Etymology: Hello, for the greeting. O, for the realisation. No, for the embarrassment.

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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: Discoveria

Pronunciation: D'oh!-shal-lyse

Sentence: It was a long day for Michelle when she forgot to put her contact lenses in - she dohcialised half of the people in the street, and kept seeing her friends' faces in the crowds.

Etymology: D'OH! (Homer Simpson) + socialise

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COMMENTS:

excellent! - galwaywegian, 2007-03-14: 06:15:00

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Created by: ekath

Pronunciation: in-dis-greet

Sentence: I indisgreeted the old woman for my great aunt, and after hugging the stranger I stepped back to realize we both seemed very confused.

Etymology: from indiscreet + misgreet (which is also a made up word)

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COMMENTS:

I like how you rendered it as a verb. - mplsbohemian, 2007-03-14: 21:48:00

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Created by: nikkii27

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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: catgrin

Pronunciation: noh-noh-pal

Sentence: Be sure to greet people face-to-face. The words "Hiya stupid!" to a "friend's" back have ended up as many a knownopal.

Etymology: compound word from know + no + pal

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Created by: bettyann9

Pronunciation: doo-fuss-trayht

Sentence: I'm such a spaz! I totally thought that dude was Jim and I dufustrated him!

Etymology: dufus-an inept or stupid person

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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: 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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