Verboticisms

Created by: Jabberwocky

Pronunciation: atari/kwarian

Sentence: The atariquarians have monthly meetings to keep alive the grandeur of a better, sturdier video game experience. They're also working on a musical called "The Age of Atariquarians".

Etymology: atari (one of the first video game systems + antiquarian

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COMMENTS:

Very good word - TJayzz, 2008-10-07: 10:38:00

Haha. I'm down with the Age of Atariquarians. So when's the album coming out? - zxvasdf, 2008-10-07: 11:14:00

Like it a lot - OZZIEBOB, 2008-10-08: 01:19:00

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Created by: Stevenson0

Pronunciation: pon/ger

Sentence: Watching people play Wii at Best Buy sent him into a nostalgic moment and he began to ponger how amaaaaaaazing Pong and IntelliVision were and STILL are, but the sales person had no idea what he was talking about when he asked what isle these games were in.

Etymology: PONGER - verb - from PONG (the original video game from the 1980's) + PONDER (To reflect, or consider with thoroughness and care; TO REFLECT)

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Created by: Player1

Pronunciation: Ness-tahl-juh

Sentence: Somehow, playing the new Wii only made John feel NEStalgiac.

Etymology: NES + nostalgia

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Created by: petaj

Pronunciation: superb + seeded

Sentence: Grumpy old men loved to sit around chatting about the superbseded transport arrangements they enjoyed when the aroma of horse manure lent a romantic ambience to their daily commute.

Etymology: superb + superseded

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Created by: avandivai

Pronunciation: tek-noh-stahl-ji-ah

Sentence: Daisy despised her father for his technostalgia; his insistance on carrying his monstrously large and ancient cellphone while chaperoning the senior trip to Great America had made her a laughingstock in front of her friends.

Etymology: Technology (Electronic or digital products and systems) + Nostalgia (A bittersweet longing for things, persons, or situations of the past.)

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Created by: remistram

Pronunciation: nos-giz-moh-tal-gee-uh

Sentence: He often had nosgizmotalgic dreams about the toys from his childhood, mainly his KISS army uniform and lawn darts.

Etymology: nostalgia + gizmo

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COMMENTS:

Good Word: I tried to create my word around gizmo but failed! - OZZIEBOB, 2007-11-08: 16:30:00

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Created by: lumina

Pronunciation: say/gad/jet

Sentence: As if we would want to, dad constantly reminds us to stay out of his den AND that we are NOT to touch his segadgets. "As if."

Etymology: Sega + Gadget = Segadget

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COMMENTS:

I like it! - Mustang, 2008-10-07: 23:14:00

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Created by: alrothstein

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Created by: Nosila

Pronunciation: Nin ten shun

Sentence: Jamie's nintension was that all cyber games be as easy and fun as the original ones he had played non-stop as a boy.

Etymology: Nintendo (Japanese video game,literally translated means"Leave luck to Heaven" since 1974)& Intension (goal;aim;wish)

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Created by: cawnpore

Pronunciation:

Sentence: Granny technanachronized Syphon Filter and went on playing Pacman on my plasma screen...

Etymology: techno+anachronic+ize

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