Vote for the best verboticism.
DEFINITION: n. The strong feelings of devotion and affection which a person feels towards their favorite mechanical device or appliance, such as a car, boat, power tool, or toilet. v. To lavish a machine with affection, attention and an imagined personality.
Verboticisms
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Mechannilingus
Created by: youmustvotenato
Pronunciation: meh-can-nil-ling-gus
Sentence: Hunched in the corner, Robert was enamoured in mechannilingus over the new features of his new iPhone.
Etymology: mechanical+cunnilingus
Esteemachine
Created by: petaj
Pronunciation: ESS-tim-ay-shun
Sentence: Tim's inamorotor was a revolving door. He was filled with adooration for it and romeotored it by daily servicing its moving parts. It had grown in his esteemachine and now outranked his combine heartvester in his affections.
Etymology: esteem + machine
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COMMENTS:
Funny! Great word and sentence! I know a few' who have an esteemachine collection! - diyan627, 2008-03-27: 11:41:00
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Inanemotion
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: inanimōshən
Sentence: Suzy is the light of Bob's life. She fills that void left by the fact that he can't have children of his own. He spends more time with her than he does with his wife. She makes him smile every time he sees her. She fills him with inanemotion. Suzy is Bob's car.
Etymology: inanimate (not alive) + emotion (any of the particular feelings that characterize such a state of mind, such as joy, anger, love, hate, horror, etc.)
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COMMENTS:
Car-amba ! - metrohumanx, 2009-01-19: 15:53:00
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Automorotic
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: ôtəmōrätik
Sentence: Andrew doesn’t just like his new car. He is crazy about it. He feelings are absolutely automorotic. He spends much of his time and most of his income on Sally, his Mustang. Last week he bought her fender skirts. He is beside himself anticipating the installation of her leather bra scheduled for this weekend.
Etymology: automobile (a road vehicle, typically with four wheels) + moron (a stupid person) + autoerotic (of or relating to sexual excitement generated by stimulating or fantasizing about one’s own body)
Infatoolation
Created by: CrayonWarrior
Pronunciation: Inf{tu:leIshVn in-fat-yule-ey-shun
Sentence: the infatoolation Gary had for his car was so extreme, that when it had to be sold for scrap he mourned for twelve days
Etymology: infatuation tool
Contrapture
Created by: purpleartichokes
Pronunciation: kun-trap-chur
Sentence: I'd called him twice to dinner. There was a steaming plate of his favorite dish sitting before his empty seat at the table. Outside, the icy rain started coming down harder, yet Mark still hadn't come in. I looked out the window to find him tenderly tugging on the ropes attached to the tarp covering his old rust-bucket tractor, Bessie... and wiping off her wet spots. The evidence was clearly mounting that Mark had fallen victim to contrapture.
Etymology: contraption, rapture
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COMMENTS:
Great word. Even greater sentence - "wiping off her wet spots." You're a poet, Purple A. - doseydotes, 2008-03-27: 09:09:00
excellent purple - Jabberwocky, 2008-03-27: 11:27:00
Thanks Jabber and dosey. I always struggle with sentences. This one came easy, as it actually happened. - purpleartichokes, 2008-03-27: 12:11:00
wonderful word...easy to pronounce and remember! - spotthecat1, 2008-03-27: 13:40:00
Excellent. - OZZIEBOB, 2008-03-28: 17:30:00
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Carpanionship
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: kahr-pan-yuhn-ship
Sentence: You know that expression "a people person"? This is the last phrase you'll hear in a description of Gary. He has all the interpersonal skills of a soggy sock. Maybe this is why he relies on his Toyota for carpanionship. He spends more on his girl, Camry than most people spend on rent.
Etymology: car (an automobile) + companionship (the relationship of friends)
Transamorous
Created by: galwaywegian
Pronunciation: tran zam oh russ
Sentence: He was very transamorous. whch was probably just as well, as he resembled the back end of one of their 70's creations
Etymology: transam amorous
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COMMENTS:
nice combo - Jabberwocky, 2009-01-19: 15:47:00
Well-crafted! - silveryaspen, 2009-01-19: 18:57:00
Nice word - OZZIEBOB, 2009-01-20: 04:21:00
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Motofection
Created by: Biscotti
Pronunciation: mow-tow-feck-shun
Sentence: John had severe motofection with the weed whacker. He started to sleep with it next to him in bed; making his wife sick from the fumes and jealousy.
Etymology: motor (an engine of some sort) + affection (love and attention)
Burnon
Created by: simoneshin
Pronunciation: burn-on
Sentence: that new shiny electrical thingy was such a burn-on, he couldn't wait to touch it... and then it hit him in his head and bit him in the ass.
Etymology:
Comments:
Today's definition was suggested by silveryaspen. Thank you silveryaspen. ~ James
stache - 2008-03-27: 01:25:00
Have these always been called "verboticisms?"
Yes that's the word we use to describe our invented words. Of course you can also use "neologism". And I think we should create a subcategory for invented words with sexual undertones like your winning word today. It would be "verberoticisms". ~ James
Domenic- go frisk 'em.
galwaywegian - 2009-01-19: 10:08:00
very high standard today :D
Today's definition was suggested by silveryaspen. Thank you silveryaspen. ~ James
gendiamJent - 2018-06-03: 14:27:00
Алмазное бурение за разумные деньги.
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