Verboticisms

Created by: yellowbird

Pronunciation: bawnk-mose

Sentence: Just as Newton was inspired to study gravity by being bombarded with apples, and Einstein encouraged to investigate the relativity of time by being forced to fill out dreary piles of paperwork in an office, so too was the the young Carl Sagan influenced by an outside event. After banging his head on a low shelf, he saw a personal 'bonkmos' of amazing brightness and detail, which led him to a career in science and experimentation with certain herbal supplements, all in an effort to recreate the 'little twittery cosmos' he saw on that long ago day.

Etymology: bonk + cosmos

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COMMENTS:

Brilliant and lyrical! - metrohumanx, 2009-02-23: 00:37:00

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Created by: readerwriter

Pronunciation: loo-muhn-fluhm-muhcs-t

Sentence: The moon was full when Brianne, President of the local Scooby Doo Fan Club, and Connie, the VP, parked their car at the bottom of the darkened hillside. The moon was full and, after a few tokes, they determined this was the night they would make it up the creepy drive to view the old Greymoor Mansion, rumoured to be haunted. It was a hike, but, just as they rounded the bend and caught sight of the enormous stone ediface, a cloud moved across the sky blocking the moon. They screamed and jumped, turning at the same time, intending to run full speed down the hill. Instead, their heads collided. Sitting on the ground, they stared, lumenflummoxed, at the stars circling their heads. "Out of sight," they in unison. The cloud moved on and the gods laughed.

Etymology: From LUMEN, for light +FLUMMOX, confused

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Created by: Ryan0

Pronunciation: hit-tom-izers

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Created by: feltcap

Pronunciation: stär'gāz'

Sentence: As he clambered to his feet after taking the blow he wondered briefly it she was worth it, a dizzy feeling overtaking him from head to toe as he began stardazing, his vision blurring and limbs going numb.

Etymology: stargazing- observation of the stars, daze - to stun, as with a heavy blow or shock

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COMMENTS:

Welcome. Puntastic creation! - silveryaspen, 2009-02-20: 00:46:00

CLEVER! Promise him anything, but give him a CLOUT! - metrohumanx, 2009-02-23: 00:43:00

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Created by: silveryaspen

Pronunciation: conk fet ee

Sentence: Mother Hubbard woke up to hear the kids in the kitchen. She went running and smacked her head on the open cupboard door. Instead of seeing what was going on, all she could see was conkfetti.

Etymology: CONK, CONFETTI Conk - a blow to the head. Confetti - small pieces of colored paper, often in the shapes of stars, birds, flowers, et cetera, that are thrown over people's heads, usually at celebrations.

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COMMENTS:

Song of the day: Twinkle Twinkle Little Star - silveryaspen, 2009-02-19: 01:02:00

terrific word - Jabberwocky, 2009-02-19: 10:52:00

I must Conkfess I love it! - Nosila, 2009-02-19: 20:59:00

Good one, SA! I must say! - metrohumanx, 2009-02-23: 00:38:00

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Created by: galwaywegian

Pronunciation: gal ake see

Sentence: She was a very strong gal, one punch from her would take him to another galachesy.

Etymology: galaxy, ache (sorry about the gal pun as well!)

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COMMENTS:

there's a gal in your name as well - Jabberwocky, 2009-02-19: 10:40:00

great fun sentence and word! - silveryaspen, 2009-02-19: 12:30:00

Yeah, she was a KNOCKOUT! - metrohumanx, 2009-02-23: 00:50:00

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Created by: scrabbelicious

Pronunciation: haʊ:strɒŋ:am:eeee

Sentence: After 10 years in grad school and countless blows to the head, Gerard finally got his degree in HowstrongamI from the Dept of "High to Middling Energy Howstro-Physics". Now all he needed was a bang on the ear and some beans to count.

Etymology: Pun on Astronomy : The "science" of how the sky was cooked up - a highly technical form of bean counting and stamp collecting.

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Created by: Gadgetmo

Pronunciation:

Sentence: He's hit his head so hard that he sees stars.

Etymology:

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COMMENTS:

Welcome. You get points for filling in all three. See scoring under News/Help. - silveryaspen, 2009-02-19: 12:34:00

That's EXACTLY what happened to me. Good word, G-mo! I hope to see more. - metrohumanx, 2009-02-23: 00:48:00

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Created by: hainous

Pronunciation:

Sentence: As blows rained down upon him, he began to dizzualize stars, planets, and finally a whole galaxy.

Etymology: noun form: dissualization

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Created by: Nosila

Pronunciation: kon kus sent ing

Sentence: Drs. Wham & Bang regularly conked each other on the noggin with a baseball bat to test their stamina and duration of head trauma. At some point the mere violence of this act, and its affect on wht was left of their brains, became an act of love for them. Their results were not scientific, even though they were the acts of concussenting aduilts.

Etymology: Concuss (to injure the brain) & Consenting (as in adults having consent to do something)

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