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DEFINITION: v. To wear special uniforms and carry around unusual props in order to stimulate social interaction. n. A person who compensates for their lack of personality and weak social skills by resorting to props and costumes.
Verboticisms
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Mannequinate
Created by: OZZIEBOB
Pronunciation: man-ee-kin-ate
Sentence: Not all humans are born equal, but when it came to Bob, some thought born was a misnomer. And despite being garbed always in latest fashion and accessories, his gaucherie suggested that a more suitable word was needed to describe his strange and anti-social behaviour. Someone suggested "mannequinate"; others wanted more time to think. However friends were encouraged that an inner change was about to take place when they saw Bob reading the book, "Personality for Dummies."
Etymology: MANNEQUINATE: blend of mannequin - model of a person, used to display clothes; a dummy (lit & fig). & -ATE: as an ending of a verb, to cause, to become.
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COMMENTS:
Excellent ending in your sentence! Artful verbot! - silveryaspen, 2008-02-14: 07:49:00
I never thought of the Dummies books that way - very funny and a little scary - Jabberwocky, 2008-02-14: 11:43:00
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Propamour
Created by: Jamagra
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COMMENTS:
keep going - this word has great possibilities - Jabberwocky, 2008-02-14: 11:44:00
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Fauxtionutty
Created by: Mustang
Pronunciation: foe-shun-NUT-ee
Sentence: Willard is an absolute fauxtionutty who will wear anything whether it be bizarre, too brief, inappropriate or just downright idiotic to mask what he considers to be his weak points in both personality and physical appearance.
Etymology: Blend of 'faux' (false, fake) 'fashion' (style or mode) and 'nutty' (dopey, loony, crazy)
Desporatic
Created by: Biscotti
Pronunciation: des-por-attic
Sentence: John was being desporatic, wearing purple boxers and brown sweater-vest to get attention because he had very little personality.
Etymology: Being desperate enough for attention to sporatically change your appearance. Desperate and Sporatic
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COMMENTS:
Seems a bit predespian to me! - OZZIEBOB, 2008-02-14: 16:41:00
Those clothes would make me want to shove him in the attic ... then he'd really be desporatic! Fun one! - silveryaspen, 2008-02-14: 19:10:00
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Attiresome
Created by: karenanne
Pronunciation: uh TYER sum
Sentence: Joy thought her outfits from the 70's with the fringe, rhinestones, and jangly whatchamacallits were great conversation starters. She didn't seem to realize that everyone else at her conservative, button-down, corporate law firm just thought they were tacky and attiresome.
Etymology: attire (clothing) + tiresome (annoying; grating on the nerves)
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COMMENTS:
atterific word - Nosila, 2010-05-04: 22:10:00
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Nonconformessed
Created by: Dougalistic
Pronunciation: Non-con-for-mest
Sentence: (Thinking about this - Give me a few hours.)
Etymology: Nonconformist - Unconventional, somebody who does not conform to an accepted pattern of behaviour. Messed - somebody or something in a confused, dirty, or untidy state.
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COMMENTS:
Excellent verboticism! - silveryaspen, 2008-02-14: 13:54:00
He's a few brainstormers to think about Dougie: malfessance, omnifessible, fessidressivore, dysoculafessic, fessumbulate. - OZZIEBOB, 2008-02-14: 17:18:00
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Humiliform
Created by: picabomama
Pronunciation: /hue/mil/a/form/
Sentence: Mr. Smith fancies himself a hip young dad to his 12 year old daughter Scarlet. To display his coolness he can often be seen escorting Scarlet and her pals to the mall wearing a self-styled HUMILIFORM of droopy jeans and visible tighty-whities. The beer belly overhang is a bonus.
Etymology: humiliate + uniform
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COMMENTS:
A mallosaur amongst the mall rats! - OZZIEBOB, 2008-02-14: 16:58:00
Another perspective! Very perceptive! Good one! - silveryaspen, 2008-02-14: 19:04:00
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Gregarmentious
Created by: dalmero8
Pronunciation: greg/garment/sious
Sentence: "Oh my god, he's so gregarmentious! He's weraing the shirt AGAIN! And it's that stupid rainbow-colored one!"
Etymology: gregarious + garment
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COMMENTS:
Perhaps he find nerdvana somewhere over the rainbow! - OZZIEBOB, 2008-02-14: 17:35:00
Fun sentence! His shirt spoke volumes, it was very high-toned! - silveryaspen, 2008-02-14: 18:31:00
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Masqueraid
Created by: Banky
Pronunciation: mas-kuh-raid
Sentence: Agnes peered out at the world through narrowed eyes shielded behind cat's eye eyeglasses. She shifted her weight and raised her copy of Atlas Shrugged a little higher, so it could easily be seen over the divider between the booths in the coffee shop. Pretending to stare intensely at her masqueraid novel, she instead glowered out at all of the other patrons, the sheep, who sat there reading their John Grisham tripe or their Danielle Steele fluff. No one had the good taste thus far to come over and compliment her on her sublime taste in literature, so she surreptitiously slipped her copy of "On the Road" out of her oversized shag carpet purse, split the book open around the halfway mark, and began her charade anew.
Etymology: masquerade - a social gathering invovling people wearing masks or costumes + aid - something that assists in a task
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COMMENTS:
Good sentence--er, paragraph - ErWenn, 2008-02-14: 10:08:00
Yeah, sorry...I'm a scientist by trade, so verbotomy is my sole creative outlet some days :( - Banky, 2008-02-14: 13:53:00
Love your words and sentences. Cura masqua! - OZZIEBOB, 2008-02-14: 17:07:00
Your verbot is r-aid-iant! It shines! - silveryaspen, 2008-02-14: 18:26:00
Banky - you should be writing on the side! I love the way you can draw pictures with words. What a great imagination you have! - purpleartichokes, 2008-02-14: 19:40:00
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Sponattassistant
Created by: DeltaRho2K
Pronunciation: spawn-att'-a-sis-tent
Sentence: Jim was so desparate to score a Valentine's date, thus avoiding the plague of love lonliness, the sponattasistant put on his best duds to paint the town red.
Etymology: Wet SPONge ATTire ASSISTANT
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COMMENTS:
Clever and bonspifflicating! - OZZIEBOB, 2008-02-14: 17:20:00
Very original etymology! - silveryaspen, 2008-02-14: 18:22:00
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Comments:
Today's definition was suggested by zebrahdh. Thank you zebrahdh. ~ James
purpleartichokes - 2008-02-14: 19:22:00
Man, I hope I get a mop for Valentine's Day!
Do you mean a man with a mop? Or a mop with a man? ~ James
Today's definition was suggested by zebrahdh. Thank you zebrahdh. ~ James
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