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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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Doctorwhodini
Created by: Jabberwocky
Pronunciation: doc/tor/hoo/deeny
Sentence: Dave is such a doctorwhodini that you never know who you'll encounter from day to day. He has multiple personalities and costume changes and he swears he is a time lord.
Etymology: Dr. Who + Houdini
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COMMENTS:
Is doctorwhodini the lead character in your latest whodoneit? Excellent! - silveryaspen, 2008-02-14: 07:43:00
Zany - great and bonhoudinial! - OZZIEBOB, 2008-02-14: 16:43:00
Dave is a such a retardis. - purpleartichokes, 2008-02-14: 19:26:00
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Drossdresser
Created by: galwaywegian
Pronunciation: dr oss dr ess rrr
Sentence: His drossdressing covered all points on the bad taste spectrum from Simple (Santa's tallest little helper at Christmas) to Totally Over the Top (orifice Man at Valentine's)
Etymology: cross dresser, dross as in rubbish
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COMMENTS:
Ingenious! Great create! - silveryaspen, 2008-02-14: 07:50:00
Eggzellent verboticism!! Wish I'd thought of it. - Mustang, 2008-02-14: 07:54:00
still laughing at orifice Man - Jabberwocky, 2008-02-14: 11:40:00
Funny tale of drossambulation; great word! - OZZIEBOB, 2008-02-14: 16:50:00
Yep, Orifice Man is mawverlous! Thanks for the name for the guy two desks down from me! - purpleartichokes, 2008-02-14: 19:33:00
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Dweeboxers
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: dwēbäksərs
Sentence: Justin likes to follow fashion trends. Recently he started wearing his pants extra low on his hips. Unfortunately this allows for an enhanced view of his dweeboxers. No Justin, nobody wants to see your Scooby Doo Underoos!
Etymology: dweeb (a boring, studious, or socially inept person) + boxers (men\'s loose underpants)
Proptistic
Created by: wileycount
Pronunciation: /prɒp/(tiss)(-tik)
Sentence: Since he was young boy, Jerry couldn't let go of his novel nuggets of stuff, for his fear of words was only warded off by the presence of an obvious token of meaning. His teachers, however, were indisposed to pity the proptistic lad. Or: Of all developmental disorders, proptism has remained an unrecognized and untreated tormentor of the socially disabled.
Etymology: prop (a person or thing giving support, as of a moral or spiritual nature: [related to Middle Dutch proppe vine prop; compare Old High German pfropfo shoot, German Pfropfen stopper])+ suffix -tism. The suffix "-ism" implies a disease or defining attribute of a person or a thing. The additional "t" makes "proptism" cognate to "autism".
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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Licebreaker
Created by: Ryanosaur
Pronunciation: laɪs-brey-ker
Sentence: You could tell by how he held himself, in the corner of the party, with his rubber chicken, snakeskin flatcap and Winnie the Pooh shorts, Harry was, and always would be, a vapid licebreaker.
Etymology: Lice (irritating bloodsuckers with little-to-no individual personality) & Breaker (Citizens Band Radio Slang. a person who indicates a wish to transmit a message, as by breaking in on a channel.)
Dorkcessorize
Created by: purpleartichokes
Pronunciation: dork-sess-or-ize
Sentence: Bob had dorkcessorized with his "Mustache Rides - 5 Cents" t-shirt, so he couldn't understand why three hours into the party, he had not yet found a date.
Etymology: dork, accessorize
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COMMENTS:
sentence and verbot = double funny! Good one! - silveryaspen, 2008-02-14: 07:56:00
After the party, when I was waiting for Bob to go home (so I could get some sleep), he told me what he thought the problem was. He said, and I quote, "Maybe 5 cents was too expensive?" - ErWenn, 2008-02-14: 10:11:00
HA! - purpleartichokes, 2008-02-14: 13:43:00
you have a great sense of humour purple - Jabberwocky, 2008-02-14: 15:08:00
Great tale; nice word. Bob probably got dorkcessive genes! - OZZIEBOB, 2008-02-14: 16:48:00
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Unhumiformist
Created by: PinkMascara
Pronunciation:
Sentence:
Etymology: A mix of Humorous, Uniform and None-conformist.
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)
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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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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