Verboticisms

Created by: zachmiracle

Pronunciation: catch-twantey-tooang

Sentence:

Etymology: Taken from the novel Catch-22 by Joseph Heller

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Created by: TJayzz

Pronunciation: Miss-tee-smitt-en

Sentence: Gary and Sally had been friends for years, everyone expected them to get together as they were the perfect match. Gary was secretly in love with her and although Sally cared deeply for him she was totally mistysmitten, she was completely blind to the fact that he was her soul mate and they would make the perfect couple.

Etymology: Misty(Hazy, indistinct) + Smitten(to be strongly attracted to someone) = Mistysmitten

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COMMENTS:

tops for tenderness and being right on the definition - silveryaspen, 2009-02-12: 13:22:00

Very nice!! - Mustang, 2009-02-12: 18:14:00

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Created by: carterbrown

Pronunciation: phals-affection

Sentence: When Sally met Joe falsaffection was in the air, but they couldn't even see it.

Etymology: Fals- decieve/dissapoint Affection- an emotion of the mind, passion, lust as opposed to reason

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Created by: Jabberwocky

Pronunciation: ig/nor/a/mor/ay/mus

Sentence: Sally's best friend sewed hearts on his sleeve and sculpted heart shaped topiary as a gift for her on Valentine's Day but sadly Sally was an ignoramoramus and thought he just had a fetish for hearts.

Etymology: ignore + amor + ignoramus

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COMMENTS:

she's unlikely ever to become an ignoramamorous - galwaywegian, 2009-02-12: 06:42:00

first part rhymes and the whole thing slide over the tongue and is such fun to say - silveryaspen, 2009-02-12: 13:20:00

Heart-breaking... - Nosila, 2009-02-12: 22:16:00

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Created by: xavierLCHS9

Pronunciation: loveu mous blind ous

Sentence: His loveumousblindous for her was so unbarring he shot himself in the head

Etymology: loveu-love mous-alot blind-blind ous-ous

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Created by: nicoleorndorff

Pronunciation: wen-pigz-flaeh

Sentence: I will love you whenpigsfly.

Etymology: when- a word used to describe time pigs- an animal found on a farm fly- the action of levitating off the ground for a long period of time

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Created by: rachelbree

Pronunciation: (in-cO-phat-U-A-shon)

Sentence: The dull pig was struck with incofatuation. He was unable to see the one other pig who would make him happy.

Etymology: In: in, into co: together fat: most rewarding part

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COMMENTS:

A mix of incoherent and infatuation. - rachelbree, 2012-02-13: 14:59:00

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Created by: Nosila

Pronunciation: ob luv ee us

Sentence: It was like the story of Pigmalion. Prof.Henry Piggins (he of the Swine Lake and Ham-let fame) was obloveious to the fact that his protegee, Miss Eliza Sueylittle (as played by Miss Piggy in the Hollywood movie version) had turned from an experiment into his one true love. Although he was much older than her (his nickname was Jurassic Pork)and an old boar, he was sty-mied that she had turned into sow beautiful a creation. (From a sow's ear into a silk purse, some would say. They would be linked forever and have an oinkredible relationship.

Etymology: Oblivious (unmindful,inattentive) & Love (any object of warm affection or devotion)

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Created by: agalexander

Pronunciation: cam-o-fl-ove

Sentence: Annie didnt know it was meant to be with Will because she was camofloved.

Etymology: camo as in camoflauged and love as in love.

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Created by: elenalombardi

Pronunciation: sens-ayy-duhh

Sentence: My sensade for you has become stronger, but you keep refusing it.

Etymology: sens- feeling(s), to feel

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