Verboticisms

Created by: Stevenson0

Pronunciation: pax/cen/trate

Sentence: Johnny is going to paxcentrate on world calmness this Christmas by starting with his family and not bitching about every present he receives.

Etymology: pax + concentrate

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Created by: crystallex

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Created by: petaj

Pronunciation: se-REN-ado

Sentence: Carlos launched into is his serenido at full voice in the hope that music would soothe the savage beast and bring peace to his village.

Etymology: Serenity + Do + serenade

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Created by: deathsweep

Pronunciation: Prack - tickle - pree - ching

Sentence: It's good to see that you're finally doing some practicalpreaching!

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Created by: Stevenson0

Pronunciation: pax/cen/trate

Sentence: Johnny is going to paxcentrate on world calmness this Christmas by starting with his family and not bitching about every present he receives.

Etymology: PAXCENTRATE - verb - from PAX (peace) + CONCENTRATE (to converge; to focus)

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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: 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: anafausta

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Sentence: He has finally reached his obiturest and is resting in peace.

Etymology: Obituary (a notice of the death of a person) + rest (refreshing inactivity after exertion or labor)

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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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COMMENTS:

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: 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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