Verboticisms

Created by: rikboyee

Pronunciation: luv-er-cuv-er

Sentence: in order to organise where they were going to hook up after the work function they needed to apply some lovercover

Etymology: from the italian 'loverco' and the french 'ver'...both of which mean 'to attempt to build a sand castle with dry sand'... so clearly this word is inappropriate

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COMMENTS:

I LOVE the etymology! - purpleartichokes, 2007-02-13: 19:09:00

super etymology, and bonus for rhyming!! - Alchemist, 2007-02-13: 19:13:00

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Created by: artr

Pronunciation: ədôrəbabəl

Sentence: John and Jill (she apparently dumped Jack) are just the cutest couple. They are slightly embarrassed to talk about their intimacy so they speak in adorababble sounding ever so much like a couple of toddlers.

Etymology: adorable (inspiring great affection) + babble (talk rapidly and continuously in a foolish, excited, or incomprehensible way)

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Created by: paintergrl1313

Pronunciation:

Sentence: that couples langualove doesn't cover their relationship very well.

Etymology: Language + love = Langualove

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Created by: kaenif

Pronunciation: [ˈɛrəglɒs] /EH-ruh-gloss/

Sentence: Their erogloss is becoming so subtle it is hard to understand, but they seem to be enjoying the decoding game.

Etymology: Ancient Greek ἔρως Eros - sexual desire γλῶσσα Glossa - language

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Created by: allwise

Pronunciation: ko-deit

Sentence: They said they were just a team, but everybody could sense Dave and Ann was codating; the way they snickered when they talked, how they appeared at work at the same time every day and of course the strange sounds from the locked copying-room.

Etymology: code + dating/ co-working

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Created by: jedijawa

Pronunciation: bun-nee-ban-tur

Sentence: Jill and Jack's bunnybanter was thinly veiled flirtation.

Etymology: bunny - (i.e. cute) + banter (i.e. talk)

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Created by: mrskellyscl

Pronunciation: for-ni-crip-tic

Sentence: Fred and Ethel's fornicryptic explanation of their impromptu mailroom meeting fooled no one, especially after we saw the huge love bite on Ethel's neck. She blushed and said that a package fell off the shelf and darn near killed her. Good thing Fred was there to give her mouth to mouth recusitation.

Etymology: fornicate: unmarried sex + cryptic: having a hidden meaning; put into a secret language or code

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COMMENTS:

It was an unforntunate accident... - Nosila, 2009-09-08: 16:42:00

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Created by: Mobelia

Pronunciation:

Sentence: They chatted briefly in front of their colleagues about the temperature of the coffee, but it was mere jabberstraction from the rising heat between them.

Etymology: From: Jabber meaning to chat Distraction meaning to confuse and divert attention

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COMMENTS:

Good! I wonder what jabberwocky thinks about this? - wordmeister, 2007-02-16: 00:18:00

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Created by: dancemonkey

Pronunciation: In-FAT-Chew-Speak

Sentence: Katie and Arnold's infatuspeak got annoying, especially since the entire office knew what they'd done in the break room.

Etymology: From the noun infatuation and the verb to speak. Like you needed that explanation.

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Created by: Alchemist

Pronunciation: BANG-slang

Sentence: "I gotta go help Marie with her costume," said Trent, nervously edging toward the stage door. "Man, don't give me that bangslang stuff. Everyone in the cast knows you been boinking her since opening night."

Etymology: Bang (euphimism for sex) + slang (Language peculiar to a group; figures of speech that are deliberately used in place of standard terms)

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COMMENTS:

HA! Funny sentence too! - purpleartichokes, 2007-02-13: 06:58:00

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