Verboticisms

Created by: kateinkorea

Pronunciation: TWAENG n tweak

Sentence: If we really want to change the world, twangntweak is what is needed: it's not about making huge changes, it's about making small changes relevant to real people, but honestly following through on those small changes that are promised.

Etymology: TWANG: a perceived feature of some varieties of spoken English or a term used by NASA for the forward jolt of a space shuttle TWEAK: slang term for the act of making subtle changes

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COMMENTS:

Oooh- I like the NASA reference. - metrohumanx, 2009-01-22: 06:27:00

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Created by: galwaywegian

Pronunciation: mow tiv owe ray tor

Sentence: What we need is a motivorator, a verbotomover to put the bam back into politics.

Etymology: motivator, orator

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Luv the way it subtly raises questions about politicians' motives! - silveryaspen, 2009-01-20: 12:54:00

as in O bam a - Jabberwocky, 2009-01-20: 14:53:00

should remind us that words are powerful....you can move a nation with words.... - mweinmann, 2009-01-21: 08:28:00

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Created by: Jabberwocky

Pronunciation: at/las/peer/ay/shun

Sentence: It will take someone with extreme atlaspiration to shoulder the problems facing the globe today. I think Obama can do it.

Etymology: Atlas (mythical Titan giant who carried the heavens on his shoulders) + aspiration (strong desire, ambition)

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COMMENTS:

At Last! - metrohumanx, 2009-01-20: 11:26:00

Extremely Excellent. The need for an Atlas to shoulder the atlas, the book of all places and things of this world, and to do it with hope ... to aspire to make it better. - silveryaspen, 2009-01-20: 13:01:00

Great word - TJayzz, 2009-01-20: 13:48:00

Yeah, that's the one I was trying to think of...good job! No shrugalapsing allowed, though... - readerwriter, 2009-01-20: 17:02:00

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Created by: metrohumanx

Pronunciation: GLOW-bill-trans-LEXY-kin-etic-MOGriff-ih CAY-shun (globaltranslexikineticmogrifier)

Sentence: I sincerely hope our new President succeeds in his GLOBALTRNSLEXIKINETICMOGRIFICATION in this new century of hope and inspires us all to move forward together in the criminal prosecution of BUSH and that bastard CHENEY for deliberately decieving the American public in order to launch an unnecessary and expensive war to enrich BIG OIL by sacrificing the lives of Patriotic American Soldiers.

Etymology: GLOBAL+TRANSform+LEXIcon+KINETIC+transMOGRIFICATION = GLOBALTRANSLEXIKINETICMOGRIFICATION.......... GLOBAL:relating to, or involving the entire world...TRANSFORM:to change in composition or structure;Middle English, from Middle French transformer, from Latin transformare, from trans- + formare to form, from forma form.....LEXICON:the vocabulary of a language, an individual speaker or group of speakers, or a subject;Etymology: Late Greek lexikon, from neuter of lexikos of words, from Greek lexis word, speech, from legein to say....KINETIC:of or relating to the motion of material bodies and the forces and energy needed to change;Greek kinētikos, from kinētos, from kinein....TRANSMOGRIFY:to change or alter greatly and often with grotesque or humorous effect;origin unknown.

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COMMENTS:

I don’t give a goddamn. I’m the President and the Commander-in-Chief. Do it my way. ... Stop throwing the Constitution in my face. It’s just a goddamned piece of paper! -George W. Bush - metrohumanx, 2009-01-20: 11:09:00

right out of Mary Poppins - Jabberwocky, 2009-01-20: 14:57:00

Supercalifragilisticmywordisatrocious? - metrohumanx, 2009-01-20: 15:44:00

A mind is a terrible thing. - metrohumanx, 2009-01-21: 15:07:00

Globaltranslexikineticmogrification just sits at the bottom of the weekly results like a bad mollusk. - metrohumanx, 2009-01-21: 18:40:00

not any more :) - Jabberwocky, 2009-01-22: 14:48:00

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Created by: TJayzz

Pronunciation: Ba-rak-to-the-fyuchur

Sentence: When embarking on making the world a better place you should always go baracktothefuture by looking at where things went wrong in the past and vowing to put things right.

Etymology: Barack(forename of the new President of the United States) + Tothefuture(looking forward) = Baracktothefuture

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COMMENTS:

Forward! Into the Past! - metrohumanx, 2009-01-20: 11:25:00

Wonderful word and thought! - silveryaspen, 2009-01-20: 12:48:00

love it - Jabberwocky, 2009-01-20: 14:50:00

nice - galwaywegian, 2009-01-20: 15:52:00

InAWEguration! - Nosila, 2009-01-20: 22:20:00

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Created by: Stevenson0

Pronunciation: rev/o/lo/cu/tion

Sentence: The new President of the United States of America, Barrack Obama, carries the hopes and dreams of the world on his shoulders and his words and dreams portrayed through his elegant and positive forward-looking speeches will hopefully cause a major revolocution, not only in America, but throughout the world.

Etymology: REVOLOCUTION - from REVOLUTION (a sudden, complete, or marked change in something) + LOCUTION (words, language) and/or ALLOCUTION (The act, or manner of speaking to, or of addressing in words)

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Created by: OZZIEBOB

Pronunciation: ee-DEN-ee-OL-uh-jizt

Sentence: At his inauguration ceremony the new president, an ardent edeneologist, promised "...to beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears into pruninghooks.." However, by the time the spin doctors and political correctionists took control of his speech-making and letter writing, he was not allowed not use the word "beat" : it was far too violent; furthermore, "pruning" could be misinterpreted, and use against him by his opponents, to claim government cutbacks were about to be made, and any mention of "shares", in a time of a "R" , was an absolute no-no. Sensible people agreed wholeheartedly that it was time for him to turn to the verbotomists and verbotomy for help.

Etymology: Blend of EDEN;a state of perfect happiness or bliss. & NEOLOGIST: a maker of new words.

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COMMENTS:

Captures the 'spin doctoring' of the politicians promising to create a new paradise. Excellent word! - silveryaspen, 2009-01-20: 12:51:00

I think verbotomists are a new breed of spin doctor - Jabberwocky, 2009-01-20: 14:55:00

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Created by: simoneshin

Pronunciation: cure-ee-urh

Sentence: the one that delivers the solution, commonly known as the curier

Etymology: cure - courier

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COMMENTS:

Splendid verbotomy! Will Obama be the doctor, the curier, we hope? - silveryaspen, 2009-01-20: 13:09:00

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Created by: GlobalGallery

Pronunciation: Oh-bar-man

Sentence: Gary wandered into the tavern in a state of despair. He'd just lost his job at the auto parts factory and his wife was asking for a divorce. The Obarman poured him a shot of whisky and offered some soothing sage advice. For the first time in days Gary cracked a smile and thanked his server. "Just doing my bit to heal the world, one drink at a time", he said politely.

Etymology: 1.Obama - the 44th President of the USA. 2.barman - a man who serves drinks at a bar.

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COMMENTS:

Good thing they're keeping the taverns open late in D.C. - metrohumanx, 2009-01-20: 11:27:00

Drink usually causes people to spill out what troubles them to the barman ... just as people will spill out their troubles to Obama. The barman makes it all feel better with another drink. We must wait and see how Obama will make things better. Intriguing comparison! Incredible verbotomy! - silveryaspen, 2009-01-20: 13:06:00

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Created by: algee

Pronunciation: voy-sak-ti-vizm

Sentence: I hoped that my unique style of voiceactivism would inspire all the kids in my neighborhood to seek a better life.

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