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: Nosila

Pronunciation: oba ma meeya

Sentence: Obamamia, here we go again My my, how can we resist you? Obamamia, does it show again? My my, just how much we've missed you, Yes, we've been broken-hearted But now we can't wait to get you started No wonder why your charisma did grow, Obamamia, now we really know, My my, we could never let you go...

Etymology: Obama-President Elect; mia (ital. for "my") rhymes with Mamma Mia.

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COMMENTS:

LOL! Luv it! - silveryaspen, 2009-01-21: 01:27:00

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Created by: artr

Pronunciation: ärtikyəlakshən

Sentence: A great speech is wonderful but now it's time to stand back and watch the articulaction.

Etymology: articulation (the action of putting into words an idea or feeling of a specified type) + Action (the fact or process of doing something)

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COMMENTS:

Great sentence. - silveryaspen, 2009-01-20: 13:38:00

Amen! - Nosila, 2009-01-20: 22:21:00

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Created by: Mustang

Pronunciation: oh-BOM-uh-aytr

Sentence: Carrying the hopes of a nation on his shoulders the new president of the United States came to town as the Obamanator, ready to do battle with all the nations foes and miseries.

Etymology: Word play on the movie title and character, the Terminator and the name of the new president.

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COMMENTS:

What a combo ... Obama and Arnold! - silveryaspen, 2009-01-20: 12:57:00

I'll be Barack! Great word, Mustang! - Nosila, 2009-01-20: 22:06:00

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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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Created by: Ismelstar

Pronunciation: [moov-uh-veyt]

Sentence: Freezing, exausted, and smashed between my husband's roataor cuff and the shoulders of three other people, a warm feeling began to spread from just below my heart, as I listened to one of the greatest American moveivators ever to speak from the Capitol steps.

Etymology: From motivate, to incite or impel and move, to advance or progress.

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Created by: mweinmann

Pronunciation: mow - tin - ashun

Sentence: This country has been in great need of a president with motination; that is someone who can motivate the nation to facilitate the changes necessary to meet the challenges of the current time. We do need a few new words but we need more than words, we need someone who can help transform ideas and words into action.

Etymology: Motivate + Nation --- Motivate (give an incentive for action, impel to action) Nation (a politically organized body of people under a single government;the people who live in a nation or country)

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COMMENTS:

Excellent sentence. So true. Excellent word. - silveryaspen, 2009-01-20: 13:14:00

love the sentence - coachcorrie26, 2009-01-21: 00:33:00

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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: 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: 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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