Verboticisms

Created by: swallowedbyafish

Pronunciation: sim-pah-theh-tick

Sentence: Why are you always trying to guilt me into having babies? I feel like a dog with fleas, you sympathetick! Our relationship isn't marital anymore, it's parasitic.

Etymology: sympathy/sympathetic + tick

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COMMENTS:

Very dramatick! - silveryaspen, 2008-02-20: 02:58:00

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Created by: galwaywegian

Pronunciation: pall the tik

Sentence: Her palthetic approach to acquiring friends left her with severe neck problems from shoulder crying, and the largest collections of unanswered phone calls and used handkerchiefs in the world, or so she had been told by that nice lady from the Guinness Book of Recordsduring their three hour conversation.

Etymology: pal pathetic.

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COMMENTS:

I wasn't sure if you were trying for pal or pall in your etymology - both work well - Jabberwocky, 2008-02-20: 11:06:00

Excellent verbot. - Banky, 2008-02-20: 13:56:00

Your sentence and word were so good the sorrow in them almost gave me heart palpitations! Outstanding! - silveryaspen, 2008-02-20: 14:17:00

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Created by: rikboyee

Pronunciation: com-iz-er-rayk

Sentence: in order to feel better about myself i spent the whole party commiseraking

Etymology: commiserate, rake

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COMMENTS:

Great choice of words to blend! Kudos for the originality of thinking to use rake ... especially with its double meaning! - silveryaspen, 2008-02-20: 02:50:00

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Created by: mothergoose

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COMMENTS:

Nice creation. It would mean so much more if you'd share a sentence and etymology, too! - silveryaspen, 2008-02-20: 14:52:00

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Created by: idavecook

Pronunciation: Nar-sis-teris-tic

Sentence: "Have you noticed how Joan is so narcsisteristic when she's having a bad hair day?" "Dude, she always is having a bad hair day!"

Etymology: My Boss, and my sister! Ay, dios mio!

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Created by: ErWenn

Pronunciation: /ˈmɪtlaɪdˌfrɔɪd/ /MITT-lahyd-Froyd/

Sentence: Mitleidfreude is somehow more socially acceptable than its nastier cousins schadenfreude, neidfreude, and dummheitfreude.

Etymology: from Ger., lit. "pity-joy," from mitleid "pity" + freude "happy"

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COMMENTS:

Surprising etymology! Now I know that mit came from mitleid ... but I thought leid was a play on layed ... and freude was a play on fraud and Freud! Didn't know what to make of the cousins! (chuckling) Kudos for your ingenuity! - silveryaspen, 2008-02-20: 02:35:00

Wunderbar! Great approach to create your verboticism. Makes me think of german words with a "toe-hold" in English, such as: "weltschmer" & "sprachgeful". - OZZIEBOB, 2008-02-20: 16:41:00

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Created by: CanadianAndyCapp

Pronunciation: Sim-Path-etic-en-shun

Sentence: When he had run out of ways to legitimately get the attention of his parents, the spoiled brat resorted to sympatheticention; but without success!

Etymology: Combined form of Sympathy, Pathetic, and Attention

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COMMENTS:

Tongue-trippingly good triple play! - silveryaspen, 2008-02-20: 03:10:00

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Created by: Tigger

Pronunciation: /traj-i-dee-VO-shun/

Sentence: Jerry thought that his date Sandra was going to cry — she had complained about her bad day all through dinner, spilled wine on her dress, and then, while leaving the restaurant, she'd twisted her ankle. "But at least I have you. You're the only good thing in my life," she said, obviously seeking tragedevotion, as Jerry carried her down the street. He thought that Sandra was a klutz, and he found her helplessness rather pitiful, but oddly enough her ploy was working, and now he was more attracted to her than ever.

Etymology: Tragedy - a drama characterized by disasterous events (from Greek, tragodia "a dramatic poem") + Devotion - ardent affection and dedication (ancient Latin, devotionem "dedication by a vow")

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COMMENTS:

Wow! Great depth of feeling! Right on the definition! Fantastic! - silveryaspen, 2008-02-20: 02:44:00

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Created by: leemarquis

Pronunciation: sym-path-uv

Sentence: John was looking for sympathove as he explained what a bad day he had had.

Etymology: sympathy + love

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COMMENTS:

Touchingly good etymology! - silveryaspen, 2008-02-20: 14:20:00

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Created by: Filthy

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Sentence: At first I felt sorry for her, but then I realized she was just a pityhole; she would always see me as a bad person for not caring enough.

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