Verboticisms

Created by: milorush

Pronunciation: (n.) skrĭb'yə-lā'shən; (intr. v.) skrĭb'yə-lāt'; (adj.) skrĭb'yə-lā'əd

Sentence: Mario suffered a moment of intense scribulation while attempting to jot down his mother's phone messages.

Etymology: scrib[ble] + [trib]ulation

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COMMENTS:

Mario's gonna get it when his Momma gets home! - libertybelle, 2007-11-06: 08:47:00

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Created by: bookowl

Pronunciation: bik/tim/ized

Sentence: There were two signatories and two pens to choose from, one that had a grey cover and one that was clear with a reservior of blue ink showing through. He chose the clear pen and realized when he put the pen to paper with no result he'd been bictimized again.

Etymology: bic + victimized

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COMMENTS:

If you have been a bictim, raise your hand. - zxvasdf, 2008-10-03: 13:41:00

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Created by: artr

Pronunciation: plastik

Sentence: Tommy thought he had a drawer full of pens. When he went to use them he found one plastick after another. He might as well have a fistful of tongue depressors.

Etymology: plastic (a synthetic material made from a wide range of organic polymers such as polyethylene, PVC, nylon, etc) + stick (a thin piece of wood that has been trimmed for a particular purpose)

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Created by: abrakadeborah

Pronunciation: dud-stri-mint

Sentence: All of the pens in the office were dudstriments when Sam really needed to take notes.

Etymology: Dud- a person or thing that proves ineffectual or a failure. Instriments taken in part of the correct spelling "instruments" - An implement used to facilitate work.

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Created by: marge

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Created by: cawnpore

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Sentence: When he finally met her and got Jessica's phone number, he penmurphied (and later that evening killed himself).

Etymology: pen+murphy (from Murphy's law)

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Created by: NeuroGlyph

Pronunciation: Empty-Pend-Ink

Sentence: It is better to be pendink on a sharpened pencil than emptipendink on a non-working pen.

Etymology: Independent/dependent...sub the dent w/ink.

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Created by: Stevenson0

Pronunciation: pen/daver

Sentence: It's another of Murphy's Laws that writing utilsils turn into pendavers when an important message needs to be scribbled.

Etymology: pen + cadaver

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COMMENTS:

kinda gruesome but apt - porsche, 2007-11-06: 14:05:00

Good word! - OZZIEBOB, 2007-11-06: 16:54:00

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Created by: looseball

Pronunciation: stew pen awld

Sentence: Look at him that pen has never worked I just lay it down and stupenal him every time.

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Created by: Mustang

Pronunciation: PEN-ink-less

Sentence: As was so often the case when he needed a pen in an important moment the only one Germain could find was completely dry and leaving him peninkless once again.

Etymology: Blend of pen and ink with the suffix 'less', (without)

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COMMENTS:

poor Germain - Jabberwocky, 2008-10-03: 09:45:00

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