Verboticisms

Created by: petaj

Pronunciation: who-the-hug

Sentence: As usual Bob stuck close to Betty to make use of her photographic memory. Nevertheless he could not entirely avoid hootherhugging a bunch of his trice-removed cousins that Betty had never met before.

Etymology: Who the heck are you? + hug

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COMMENTS:

If you found out that she used to be your wet nurse or your favourite waitress, would you give her a hooterhug? - galwaywegian, 2007-07-11: 06:52:00

is it a hoosierhug if they went to Indiana U or were that guy who also did lex luthor, what was his name... - jadenguy, 2007-07-11: 11:43:00

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Created by: HALibut

Pronunciation: rek-uhn-lahyz

Sentence: He recognliesed almost everyone at his high-school reunion fondly recalling that time they played that funny joke on old Mr. what's his face during that big assembly senior year.

Etymology: recognize + lie

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Created by: onetwothree

Pronunciation: arrow-tee-am-p

Sentence:

Etymology:

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Created by: realnutty01

Pronunciation: hello-what's-it-phobia

Sentence: Jim looked around and was filled with hellowatsitphobia at all the faces he knew but no names.

Etymology: hello- greeting. what is it- something you can not remember. phobia- a syndrome.

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Created by: Jabberwocky

Pronunciation: memor/ah/feeb/lia

Sentence: Memorafeeblia always hits him at the most awkward times - hopefully a wide smile and lots of nodding will get him through.

Etymology: memorabilia + feeble + memory

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COMMENTS:

Not to be confused with the fish that school around geriatric sharks: remorafeeblia. ;)) Good one, Jabs! - Kyoti, 2007-07-11: 18:12:00

Those remora are there for the food. They should be remorafeedlia - petaj, 2007-07-12: 03:11:00

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Created by: Dboozer

Pronunciation: (wel-cum-knee-zhee-ate)

Sentence: Barry welcomnesiated everyone at the family reunion before he finally realized he was at the wrong family reunion.

Etymology: welcome+amnesia+ate(verb)

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Created by: jadenguy

Pronunciation: du kwayn tanse

Sentence: Though he led them well, casual nature led many to believe that he was perhaps disinterested in the System, but calling them Son and Daughter and passionately greeting them did much to dissuade the forming of such an opinion. How unpleased those closest to him would be if they understood that they were just duhquaintances.

Etymology: duh + acquaintance

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COMMENTS:

55 words. thanks for the suggestion mplsbohemian. - jadenguy, 2007-07-11: 11:28:00

oh, and i did a word for yesterday. i was just swamped yesterday! - jadenguy, 2007-07-11: 11:36:00

they probably loved Strawberry Duhaiquiris - Jabberwocky, 2007-07-11: 15:14:00

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Created by: Stevenson0

Pronunciation: fuh/mil/a/nee/zhuh

Sentence: "Hi! How are you two? How's everything?" What are their names? What are their names? Please mention your names. MEMORY WORK! MEMORY WORK!! MEMORY WORK!!! Another embarrassing case of familanesia making me feel uncomfortable again.

Etymology: familiar + amnesia

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Created by: ziggy41

Pronunciation: Sal-hyoo-tay-shun

Sentence: It was an awkward salwhotation when some creepy-looking man came running up and then hugging me. I cried, perplexedly, "Who are you!" as he hugged me in affection. I was mortified when 'he' exclaimed, "It's Janice, your sister!"

Etymology: Salutation (a greeting) + who (interrogative pronoun: what/which person)

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COMMENTS:

An uncomfortable sexchange of greetings followed. - purpleartichokes, 2007-07-11: 09:55:00

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Created by: Alanna27

Pronunciation: won-duh-kiss

Sentence: i was wondakissing this girl for like an hour.

Etymology: wonder-kiss

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