Verboticisms

Created by: artr

Pronunciation: boch-al-iz-uh m

Sentence: Whenever Harry tries to display his machoism, like when asks him to open a jar of pickles, it quickly turns into a case of botchalism.

Etymology: botch (to spoil by poor work; bungle) + ism (a distinctive doctrine, theory, system, or practice) play on botulism

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Created by: uluvitnunoit

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Like the look of it. - OZZIEBOB, 2008-09-26: 18:07:00

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Created by: Mustang

Pronunciation: maw-choh-GOT-cha

Sentence: Having always considered himself to be very manly and virile, Hector's self confidence suffered a major case of machogotcha when he failed at all attempts to open the jar of pickles at the office picnic.

Etymology: Blend of 'macho' (an assertively virile, dominating, or domineering male) and 'gotcha' (the fact of having beeen caught or defeated)

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Rolls off the tongue nicely - artr, 2008-09-26: 07:35:00

I like it. - OZZIEBOB, 2008-09-26: 18:17:00

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Created by: November

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Sentence: He could just as well stop trying to twist and shout, this was one of those definite ajarafar's.

Etymology: (the obvious a Jar) Ajar adv. & adj. Partially opened: left the door ajar. + A far adj., farther or further, farthest or furthest. Being at considerable distance; remote: a far country. Going back a considerable extent in time: the far past. More distant than another: the far corner. Extensive or lengthy: a far trek.

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or Ajarafarce Where the ending is also the word *farce • noun 1 a comic dramatic work or genre using buffoonery and horseplay and typically including ludicrously improbable situations. 2 an absurd event. - November, 2008-09-30: 08:43:00

Wow. - metrohumanx, 2008-09-30: 14:36:00

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Created by: OZZIEBOB

Pronunciation: hur-kew-MIL-ee-ate

Sentence: After months of body-building at the gymn, Bob found himself totally hercumiliated, when in front of his entire family and many of his friends he couldn't, despite straining every muscle, open a jar of jam.

Etymology: Blend of Hercules: greek mythical hero celebrated for his great strength & humiliate.

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Created by: FreakoSpeako

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Sentence: The man streezed the pickle jar.

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Created by: zxvasdf

Pronunciation: Cir cum fail urence

Sentence: When the vein in his head popped out of place after a long bout of circumfailurence, he handed the jar to his wife who opened it easily. "I loosened it for you," he boasted.

Etymology: Circumference (the size of something as given by the distance around it) & failure (not successful)

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love the sentence - Jabberwocky, 2008-09-26: 15:06:00

Happens everyday in households round the world... - Nosila, 2008-09-26: 20:21:00

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Created by: libertybelle

Pronunciation: her-cue-low-pen

Sentence: Billy strained for 15 minutes trying to herculopen the jar of olives, he gave up and decided to have his martini without. Miranda popped the jar with a simple flick of her wrist.

Etymology: hercules - noted strong man of ancient Greece + open

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Created by: libwen

Pronunciation: 'frik-trayt

Sentence: Sadly, the container of yogurt squirted me after I had frictrated too hard to get it open.

Etymology: friction + frustrate

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Created by: Mustang

Pronunciation: Mawtch-o-lim-in-ayshun

Sentence: Failing to open the jar after four attempts Delbert suffered a bout of depressing macholimination.

Etymology: Macho + elimination

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