Verboticisms

Created by: Koekbroer

Pronunciation: sad-pee

Sentence: When Rachel heard that her office enemy had spilled her coffee all over her own laptop she became very sadpy.

Etymology: contraction of "sad" and "happy"

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Created by: ErWenn

Pronunciation: /sməˈkaʊskəpəˌθi/

Sentence: I was filled with smykowskipathy, for it was the only time the judge's decided in my favor and als the only time that I didn't deserve it.

Etymology: From Tom Smykowski (the annoying coworker from _Office Space_ who suffers a nasty accident) and -pathy (as in sympathy and empathy)

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Created by: galwaywegian

Pronunciation: kom rad enn froy deh

Sentence: She wouldn't admit to comradenfreude, but found herself humming "another on bites the dust" as her ex colleague made her tearful farewells

Etymology: comrade, schadenfreude

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Created by: artr

Pronunciation: mel-uhn-jol-ee

Sentence: Joyce had a case of menanjolly when she heard that her major rival was being let go over a conflict of interest issue. The fact that she had presented him with the opportunity to do so pinged on her conscience just a little, but she got over that quickly.

Etymology: melancholy (depressed, sad) + jolly (laughing, joyful)

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Created by: porsche

Pronunciation: con/grat/u/deg/rah/day/shuns

Sentence: Congratudegradations on your transfer to the unemployment line - hope you have a nice trip

Etymology: congratulations + degradation

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Created by: coachnomad23

Pronunciation: colleague-asm

Sentence: Seeing my partners on the project get fired for messing up the presentation, gave me a colleagasm.

Etymology:

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COMMENTS:

Colleagasm sounds like a very positive thing to me!! Love the word!!! - Stevenson0, 2007-03-23: 10:30:00

So many good words can be contrived from the "O". I keep waiting for the definition for "The point at which you become assimilated with the borg" (borgasm). - purpleartichokes, 2007-03-23: 12:18:00

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Created by: mrskellyscl

Pronunciation: hap-pity

Sentence: Lucy was overcome with happityness when her nemesis, Brittany, fell face down on the 50 yard line in front of the whole school and broke her tiara. On one hand, it was terrible that someone sabotaged the float she was riding on. On the other hand, just because she was the homecoming queen, head cheerleader, class president, valedictorian, pretty, popular and dating Brad the quarterback -- who did she think she was, anyway?

Etymology: happy (happiness) + pity

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COMMENTS:

Chuckle! - splendiction, 2009-10-09: 22:02:00

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Created by: bookowl

Pronunciation: com/pine/ee/lay/shun

Sentence: Combpinelation is the sweet feeling you get when your arch enemy loses in musical chairs.

Etymology: combination + pine + elation

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Created by: BlossomFlower

Pronunciation: Gill-appy

Sentence:

Etymology:

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Created by: jonobo

Pronunciation: like you read it...

Sentence: I felt the indescribable feeling of finallytheyallgetwhattheydeserveness when i saw the bright light on the horizon quickly coming closer...

Etymology: finally they all get what they deserve - in no way .tif

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