Verboticisms

Created by: samara

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Created by: Tobester

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Etymology: from 'awkward' and 'acquaintance'

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Created by: erasmus

Pronunciation: nam-nee-see-ya

Sentence: When namenesia struck, Bertie could hardly remember his own name, never mind anyone else's

Etymology: Name + amnesia

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Created by: ennia

Pronunciation: As it sounds

Sentence: I gave whosithugs to my distant cousins, while asking how old they were.

Etymology: Who is it? and Hug.

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Created by: garneteyes

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Created by: solsticesword

Pronunciation: commun-amnesia

Sentence: The man with an otherwise incredible memory suffered from communamnesia around his friends.

Etymology: commun from community and amnesia from amnesia

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Created by: Peppie

Pronunciation: nO-'nA-m&-rE

Sentence: While saying hi to his former colleague, Mike encountered a serious case of nonamory.

Etymology: "No name memory"

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Created by: danboaz

Pronunciation: rE-dek-O-lekShun

Sentence: Jimmy was famous for his redecollection, but never more than with Suzy, maybe it was because she is the spitting image of his mother.

Etymology: re: again, de: not, collect: put to gether (as in recollect)

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Created by: maxxy

Pronunciation: UMMM-brace

Sentence: Startled by the dark-haired woman's greeting, Jim umbraced her heartily, only to learn she had been waving to the girl behind him in line.

Etymology: Um + embrace

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Created by: wysware

Pronunciation: pre-vari-cud-ling

Sentence: As soon as he saw me he started to hug me in his prevaricuddling way

Etymology: prevaricate (avoid stating the truth) cuddling (embracing)

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