Verboticisms

Created by: Jocoman

Pronunciation: fill-an-mom-thra-pee

Sentence: Philanthropy is an important and generous thing, where a rich man gives something back to the community, but philanmomthropy is greater, because my mother gave me her everything without ever expecting a return.

Etymology: philanthropy + mom

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Created by: duchessella

Pronunciation: pan-SA-cri-fi-go

Sentence: Lily Potter, mother of Harry Potter, is the prodigo of pansacrifigo. (prodigo of pansacrifigo... it sounds NICE!)

Etymology: Pan (all) + sacrifice + go And it sounds very Spanish!

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Created by: iwasatripwire

Pronunciation: di-vor-fit

Sentence: My poor mother had a hard time letting me go to college so far away, but eventually she came to terms with her divorfeit

Etymology: divorce (in the separation sense, not the end-of-a-marriage sense) + forfeit

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Created by: Nosila

Pronunciation: mum bil bee

Sentence: Busy Lizzie was a Queen Bee who lays thousands of eggs in her honeycomb. One of her offspring was chosen to be the next Queen. Despite the fact that Busy Lizzie laid 2000 eggs a day and ruined her figure, it stung for her to be overthrown by her own kids. The way they treated their Mumblebee was enough to give you hives. At least that's the buzz...

Etymology: Mum (mother) & Wordplay on Bumblebee (robust hairy social bee of temperate regions)

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Created by: Nosila

Pronunciation: sak remans ee payt

Sentence: She had done all she could for Little Robin... gave him life, fed him, cleaned him, taught him about life and kept him warm. It was now the time to sacremancipate him. His educatgion would continue at a higher level. Now that he knew where to look for the choicest worms, how to avoid predators and how to sing to attract a mate, Mother Nature would continue his education and teach him how to migrate each fall and return each spring. It was very sad each year when they left the nest to make it on their own.

Etymology: Sacrifice (the act of losing or surrendering something as a penalty for a mistake or fault or failure to perform etc.) & Emancipate (liberate, free from slavery or servitude)

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Created by: toadstool57

Pronunciation: mom-bot-oh-mee

Sentence: It took 4 years of college and not returning countless phone calls from her mom but Jill was finally able to perform a successful mombotomy.

Etymology: Mom, lobotomy

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Created by: Clayton

Pronunciation: mom-li-GEY-shuhn

Sentence: Momligation is bittersweet, but it was Linda's prostitutelage that became the subject of some concern.

Etymology: mom + obligation

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COMMENTS:

and possibly some momlitigation! - galwaywegian, 2007-05-11: 06:29:00

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Created by: thesmeagle

Pronunciation: giv-en-tree

Sentence: When she mother gave him the money she would have used to buy a condo in Hawaii to start his business, Bradley was moved to tears by his mother's giventry.

Etymology: From the children's book, The Giving Tree

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Created by: Discoveria

Pronunciation: parr-EN-far-siss

Sentence: After her son Jack left home to start at university, Mary felt a great sense of parentharsis.

Etymology: parent + catharsis (release from strong emotions)

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Created by: CharlieB

Pronunciation: sprog-resh-shun

Sentence: Cynthia was sad to see her first born leave home - particularly in such a flippant and nonchalant manner. But she sighed and waved, knowing that her thankless task of bringing up baby was a natural sprogression.

Etymology: sprog (slang for child) & progression (advancing, moving forward)

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