Verboticisms

Created by: metrohumanx

Pronunciation: PART-nurr-slip-LASH

Sentence: Loosened by liquor, he let the truth slip- The way he envisioned their relationship. The stink-eye she gave him, Her teeth they did gnash, As she doled out a bone-chilling PARTNERSLIPLASH!

Etymology: PARTNER+SLIP+LASH=PARTNERSLIPLASH......PARTNER: a person with whom one shares an intimate relationship, one member of a couple; Middle English partener, alteration of parcener, from Anglo-French, coparcener.....SLIP: to become uttered through inadvertence, to escape from memory or consciousness; Middle English slippen, from Middle Dutch or Middle Low German; akin to Middle High German slipfen to slide, Old High German slīfan to smooth, and perhaps to Greek olibros slippery.....LASH: to make a verbal attack or retort, to thrash or beat violently, to assail with stinging words; Middle English.

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COMMENTS:

nice little ditty - Jabberwocky, 2009-04-28: 13:35:00

Poetic justice! - Nosila, 2009-04-28: 14:44:00

Partnersliplash is a great word, Manx! - splendiction, 2009-04-28: 22:17:00

Great word there Metro ~ Love your sentence! Hope you're doing well :) Have great weekend! - abrakadeborah, 2009-05-02: 05:24:00

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Created by: nicoleorndorff

Pronunciation: aym - fic - kern - in - t

Sentence: Sarah was amficernant to Mike about her views of their relationship.

Etymology: Am - to love Fic - to make Cern - to distinguish, seperate ant - equivalent to english "ing"

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Created by: rikboyee

Pronunciation: pid-jen-holl-punch

Sentence: As soon as he referred to her as his 'friend with benefits' he knew she was going to pigeonholepunch him.

Etymology: pigeon hole, punch, hole punch

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and he deserved it!! - Jabberwocky, 2009-04-28: 13:36:00

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Created by: hyperborean

Pronunciation: rep-rih-brand

Sentence: She had to continually repribrand him. He couldn't get it straight: she was his friend-girl, not his girlfriend.

Etymology: reprimand + brand (label)

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COMMENTS:

you've done it again! And your sentence(s) always slay me - DrWebster111, 2009-05-01: 18:50:00

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Created by: rachelbree

Pronunciation: im-game-at-or-y

Sentence: The remark that he made towards his lover wa quite imgametory.

Etymology: im: not gameto: sexual union/marriage ry:...

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I have no idea... - rachelbree, 2012-04-16: 15:17:00

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Created by: artr

Pronunciation: ri-ley-shuhn-snip

Sentence: When George and Georgia moved in together he made the mistake of jokingly introducing her to a friend as "the lady who does my laundry". With one quick relationsnip he became all too familiar with the couch. That relationsnit lasted about a week.

Etymology: relationship (connection between persons by blood or marriage) + snip (to cut with small, quick strokes)

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Created by: kathleenlarry

Pronunciation: Tore-low-q-ju-de-sha

Sentence: You Torrloqujudiciad our relationship! we are not together, we are just friends.

Etymology: Tort- twist Loqu- to speak Judic- judement

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Created by: Mickey

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Created by: remistram

Pronunciation: bee-rate-mate

Sentence: At their very own wedding why did she still continue to beratemate him?

Etymology: berate (as in scold) + mate (partner)

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Created by: 589195

Pronunciation: oor-grave-er

Sentence: When I mentioned to my friend that me and my girlfriend were getting really close, she orgravered me in a way I won't soon forget.

Etymology: Or- to speak Grav- heavy ver-true

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