Verboticisms

Created by: chaiandallthatjazz

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Created by: Mustang

Pronunciation: tran-QUIL-uh-peel

Sentence: Morris felt a bit guilty for having benefited from great abundance thru the year and his conscience finally bade him to make a sincere tranquilappeal for the world and the new year.

Etymology: Blend of tranquil and appeal.

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Created by: Korinne

Pronunciation: Pro-peace-in-tegrity

Sentence: Shawn showed propeacintegrity as he wished for peace on earth and showed kindness to all those he crossed paths with.

Etymology: Pro(active) + Peace + Integrity

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Created by: maryamwebster

Pronunciation: fill-ANTH-ro-pax

Sentence: Gerald was instantly filled with such philanthropax it propelled him to his local Peace Corps office to sign up to teach meditation.

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Definitely on the definition. Good job! - silveryaspen, 2007-12-28: 16:06:00

I like it! - OZZIEBOB, 2007-12-29: 17:35:00

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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: metrohumanx

Pronunciation: LOVE-O-looshun

Sentence: We need to do more. We need a compleat LOVEOLUTION.

Etymology: LOVE+revOLUTION=LOVEOLUTION.....LOVE:strong affection for another arising out of kinship or personal ties, affection based on admiration, benevolence, or common interests, warm attachment, enthusiasm or devotion, unselfish loyal and benevolent concern for the good of another; Middle English, from Old English lufu; akin to Old High German luba love, Old English lēof dear, Latin lubēre, libēre to please.....REVOLUTION: a sudden, radical, or complete change, the overthrow or renunciation of one government or ruler and the substitution of another by the governed, activity or movement designed to effect fundamental changes in the socioeconomic situation, a fundamental change in the way of thinking about or visualizing something; Middle English revolucioun, from Middle French revolution, from Late Latin revolution-, revolutio, from Latin revolvere to revolve. +

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You only go around once in a revolution. - Mustang, 2008-12-25: 22:44:00

You say you want a loveolution Well, you know We all want to change the world You tell me that it's loveolution Well, you know We all want to change the world But when you talk about destruction Don't you know that you can count me out Don't you know it's gonna be all right all right, all right - Nosila, 2008-12-26: 01:05:00

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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: rebelvin

Pronunciation: dis-play-cate

Sentence: I can't stand people who are well meaning, but never actually displacate.

Etymology: display+placate

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Created by: artr

Pronunciation: kärmaktiv

Sentence: The world would be so much better if more people were a bit more karmactive, following through on what they know are good ideas and actually doing something.

Etymology: karma (in Hinduism and Buddhism) the sum of a person's actions in this and previous states of existence, viewed as deciding their fate in future existences.) + active

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What comes around, goes around! - Nosila, 2008-12-26: 01:06:00

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Created by: galwaywegian

Pronunciation: med it ay zhun

Sentence: he found a few hours meditazzzion di wonders for world peace, or at least the part of the world which he occupied, i.e. hie bedsit or workstation.

Etymology: meditation, zzzzzzzzz

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