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: sodium

Pronunciation: boof-uhm-iz-uhm

Sentence: Karen and Walter said that they were just coworkers on very good terms with each other, but the way that they touched each other's derrières suggested that they were giving me boofemisms.

Etymology: euphemism (a word used in place of a more vulgar word) + boof (a certain kinky sexual act)

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COMMENTS:

- purpleartichokes, 2007-02-13: 14:14:00

Nice sounding word. (running to dictionary to look up "boof") - purpleartichokes, 2007-02-13: 14:21:00

try the urban dictionary (urbandictionary.com) - sodium, 2007-02-14: 11:45:00

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Created by: Stevenson0

Pronunciation: krip/toe/lust

Sentence: Their cryptolust comments raised suspicions among the secretaries, leading to rumours that the two were definitely "involved".

Etymology: cryptic + lust

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Created by: ekath

Pronunciation: ah-sew-see-ah-mitt-al

Sentence: The boss doesn't know they're associamittal. If he finds out, they'll be in... separate doghouses.

Etymology: from associates + committal

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Created by: chris

Pronunciation: seks-pler-nay-shun

Sentence: Matthew wondered why something was telling him that what Phoebe and Mark had said didn't quite ring true...then he got it; they'd been sexplaining things to him

Etymology: the innocent explanation you give when you are driven by far from innocent thoughts

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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: 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: chofu67

Pronunciation: cripped a more

Sentence: He tried not to be overly defensive, but his sentiments for her were obvious in his cryptamoric rationalizations.

Etymology: crypto + amore

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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: bailandi

Pronunciation:

Sentence: "Oh man, did you hear Tom and Mary at the office yesterday, I thought they were talking about work but when I listened closely, it was more obfuscationshipspeak than anything else!"

Etymology: Using the word Obfuscate, meaning to make unclear and relationship, to indicate it's between two people. adding "speak" to indicate a new type of language comes from Orwell's 1984.

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