Verboticisms

Created by: natbumpo

Pronunciation: Get-em-peace

Sentence: Due to the Israeli/Palestinian conflict, I decided to getempeace by working for the UN.

Etymology: Get 'em + Peace

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Created by: silveryaspen

Pronunciation: peace by piece

Sentence: Let each person, one by one, piece by piece, strive to live in friendly accord, in harmony, with everyone and everything, thereby achieving peacebypeace.

Etymology: "Piece by Piece" - a way to get most things accomplished. "Peace by Peace" - a way to accomplish world peace.

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Created by: Tigger

Pronunciation: /al-troo-in'-sti-geyt/

Sentence: Although George was a horrible cook, he had altruinstigated a campaign to distribute hot food to the homeless, but instead, he finally succumbed to the 'sugar crash' from all of the holiday candy he'd been eating, and slept the day away.

Etymology: altruism - concern for the welfare of others (from Italian, altrui) + instigate - to urge, provoke, or incite to some action or course (from Latin, instīgāre "to impel")

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Created by: runningdiva

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Created by: gemmgemms

Pronunciation: packs-sen-sa-ma-la-staw-pa-ing

Sentence: He was instantly struck with a serious feeling of paxsensemalstopping.

Etymology: pax:peace + sense:realize + mal:bad + stop:pause

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Created by: freakystyley

Pronunciation: U-nee-o-dance

Sentence: With a little uniodance from everyone, anything is possible.

Etymology: Union + Guidance

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Created by: silveryaspen

Pronunciation: peace-if-ier

Sentence: Always seeking the middle ground to bring warring factions together, he was a true peacifier.

Etymology: peacifier: a combination of peace and pacifier ... a peacifier

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Created by: ZumZum

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Created by: KelleyToohey

Pronunciation: Fill an thro nap

Sentence: After watching the chaotic world on the news, I thought I'd add a little peace with a philanthronap.

Etymology: philanthropy and nap

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Created by: kateinkorea

Pronunciation: HOPE in DUS tree us

Sentence: The hopeindustrious in this world, not only dream about a better future, but they actively make it happen.

Etymology: hope and industrious

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