Verboticisms

Created by: kateinkorea

Pronunciation: ah SULT on BAT a reez

Sentence: Damn this Christmas morning thing is just an assaultonbatteries and nothing will work until I can get to the store to get the missing components.

Etymology: ASSAULT: attack BATTERIES: providing energy play on 'assault and battery'

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Created by: OZZIEBOB

Pronunciation: WOTZ-up

Sentence: Within minutes of opening their electronics Christmas gifts, Bob's grand-children were asking: "Where's the batteries. But Bob, with not so much as a "whats-up," continued to search until, without success and wattigued, he entered a state of wattsup.

Etymology: Blend of WATTS: units of electrical power; 2. energy in general. 3 brainpower & UP: out off, to burn up, use up, end, WATTIGUE: watt & fatigue.

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COMMENTS:

very funny - Jabberwocky, 2007-12-21: 08:47:00

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Created by: Jabberwocky

Pronunciation: dis/kris/mas/spiri/ted

Sentence: Ho Ho Hold on - I'm so exhausted I'm getting dischristmaspirited!

Etymology: dispirited + Christmas spirit

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Created by: metrohumanx

Pronunciation: LOW-voe-SLOW-moe

Sentence: The Electrogrinch arrived stealthily at midmorning, spreading LOVOSLOMO over all the battery-operated gifts. Mr Machine slowed down and died,King ZOR expired in a pile of wrappings, Robbie the Robot refused to glow, Ipods and Walkmen refused to co-operate, Lightsabres and RC Cars lay dead in piles, and even the TV remote wouldn't function.The Lost In Space Roto-Jet Gun wouldn't roto,Mattel's Agent Zero M Radio Rifle grew silent and even Supercar wouldn't start, much less fly or submerge. All things considered, it was a peaceful, quiet and jolly Christmas day as the kids were reduced to playing with a Spirograph and a John Gnagy paint-by-numbers "art" set. Aaaaaaah---- Merry Christmas and a Happy Hannukah to all.....MetrohumanX

Etymology: LOw VOltage+ SLOw MOtion= LOVOSLOMO Origin: NE Pennsylvania slop talk.(fabricated neo-hipster jargon) from Lithuanian/Basque/Slovak OMOL-SOVOL meaning to have no ZAP.

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COMMENTS:

http://isitchristmas.com/ - metrohumanx, 2008-12-24: 08:42:00

http://www.robot1968.com/ - metrohumanx, 2008-12-24: 09:00:00

http://wesclark.com/am/toys.html - metrohumanx, 2008-12-24: 09:06:00

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Created by: galwaywegian

Pronunciation: al ka liet

Sentence: he found himself alkalight again, much to the children's chagrin. no AAA meant no Hohoho.

Etymology: alkaline light

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COMMENTS:

Happy Festive Cellebrations, galwaywegian! - Nosila, 2008-12-24: 09:35:00

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Created by: Stevenson0

Pronunciation: fest/teeg

Sentence: Festigue usually sets in about noon on Christmas Eve because of all the shopping and partying the last two weeks. We are all just too tired to enjoy the holiday. We're totally festigued.

Etymology: FESTIGUE - noun - from FESTIVE (something joyous, or merry) + FATIGUE (physical, or mental weariness)

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Created by: artr

Pronunciation: nōeloōzngit

Sentence: Joanne didn’t know she was noelosingit until Christmas morning when she couldn’t find the turkey planned for that night’s dinner. It was only then that she realized that, in a wrapping frenzy on Christmas Eve she had wrapped the turkey, 2 cans of cranberry sauce and 5 pounds of potatoes. As she quietly unwrapped her erroneous gifts she wondered if the images of Santa that had bled through the wrapping paper would remain after the baking.

Etymology: Noel (Christmas) + losing it (having things get out of hand, going slightly nuts)

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Created by: galwaywegian

Pronunciation: al ka lack

Sentence: The children screamesd around the house like banshees on crack, beating each other about the head and face with wii remotes, personal dvd players,all suffering from acute alkalack. Meanwhile Papa Gang huddled in the corner thinking, philosophically that at least he had had the foresight to ensure they wouldn't be suffering from alcolack which, in his opinion, would have been serious.

Etymology: alkaline lack.

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COMMENTS:

Experiencing alkalack, I tuned to alcohol, which left me needing alka seltzer! Great word! - silveryaspen, 2008-01-01: 23:44:00

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Created by: xirtam

Pronunciation: noh-tuh-vey-shuhn

Sentence: After a full day of wrapping presents and cooking the ham, Wendy had notivation to participate in the festivities.

Etymology: No: not a (used before a noun to convey the opposite of the noun's meaning) + Motivation: the state or condition of being motivated.

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COMMENTS:

noun.... - KelleyToohey, 2007-12-23: 19:57:00

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Created by: Nosila

Pronunciation: ter min al lak

Sentence: Anode to Christmas, brings a lump to one's throat, especially when you can raise nary a volt. With North Polarity, comes watt hilarity until there is a disparity of ampage for all. So buy lots of cells, be they double or triple A's, to avoid the hassle of this particular malaise. Erelong your terminalack will pile on assault to go with your battery! Merry Christmas to all and to all a Good Night!

Etymology: Terminal (a contact on an electrical device (such as a battery) at which electric current enters or leaves;being or situated at an end) & Lack (the state of needing something that is absent or unavailable)

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