Verboticisms

Created by: ErWenn

Pronunciation: /tri-'byük/

Sentence: Words may never hurt him, but with all his tribuking, words couldn't really help him either.

Etymology: From tribute + rebuke

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COMMENTS:

nice! - wordmeister, 2007-01-19: 10:57:00

Thanks. - ErWenn, 2007-01-21: 00:34:00

Oh, I like that one! Very catchy, rolls off the tongue JUST right.:) - PolishedAmethyst, 2007-01-21: 03:19:00

Thanks to you too, PA. - ErWenn, 2007-01-21: 10:56:00

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Created by: toadstool57

Pronunciation: com-pli-phO-bic

Sentence: David insisted Jill looked like a beauty queen in her long silky dress . Jill being compliphobic, just turned red, and told him to stop lying.

Etymology: compliment/phobic

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Created by: omista

Pronunciation: ad-mra-hen-siv

Sentence: Bing a shy guy he was always admirahensve any time a woman gave him attention.

Etymology: admiration + apprehensive

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Created by: ubgrud

Pronunciation: grunt-full

Sentence: She was very gruntful when I complimented her on her blouse.

Etymology: grunt+grateful

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Created by: socks

Pronunciation: slash-i-fy

Sentence: Dang, she slashified me!

Etymology:

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Created by: erasmus

Pronunciation: app er flat ick

Sentence: Stan hated when Mary's responses were all aperflattic, to the point he never gave her any more compliments.

Etymology: from apathy and from flattery to be apparently apathetic about flattery

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Created by: galwaywegian

Pronunciation: deeflashion

Sentence: His attempt at flattery met with rapid deflattion.

Etymology:

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Created by: artr

Pronunciation: flatərējekt

Sentence: In an attempt to seem humble, Alex will flattereject any nice thing said about him. It doesn’t take most people too long to figure out that he is right.

Etymology: flattery (excessive and insincere praise) + reject (dismiss as inadequate, inappropriate, or not to one’s taste)

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Created by: alphabetapolothology

Pronunciation:

Sentence:

Etymology: compliment & mace

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Created by: Carla

Pronunciation: kew-dus-nt

Sentence: Charlotte had a rebuttal ready for any compliment. The speed and ease with which she would reel off (seemingly endless) lists of her defects, revealed her many years of practice as a kudoesnt.

Etymology: kudos + doesn't

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COMMENTS:

Or kudont - artr, 2011-01-14: 06:52:00

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