Verboticisms

Created by: petaj

Pronunciation: cat-astra-fixia-fobe

Sentence: Melanie was gasping for breath after her catastrophyxiaphobic father had hidden the keys to the murcielago her husband gave her as a birthday gift.

Etymology: catastrophe + asphyxiate + phobie

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COMMENTS:

Interesting choice of words in your etymology! Innovative Blending! - silveryaspen, 2008-02-23: 16:40:00

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Created by: diyan627

Pronunciation: angz-i-covet

Sentence: Ben's last anxicovet was enough to swear him off women for a while. Now he just spends his nights online or at the bar and with whomever will hang with him for a while.

Etymology: anxiety + covet

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COMMENTS:

Very Unique! - silveryaspen, 2008-02-23: 16:31:00

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Created by: Mustang

Pronunciation: ruh - punzl - oaf

Sentence: Morton is a boob who has become totally obsessed with the notion that Miriam has to be sequestered and under his constant scrutiny in order to protect her from the many dangers he imagines to be threatening her. He has become a totally unreasonable rapunzeloaf.

Etymology: blend of the fairytale Rapunzel and oaf

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COMMENTS:

He needs to let his hair hang down as much as she does! - silveryaspen, 2008-02-22: 13:05:00

Fantastic! - silveryaspen, 2008-02-22: 13:07:00

Any relation to 'Meatloaf'? - Tigger, 2008-02-22: 15:14:00

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Created by: CanadianAndyCapp

Pronunciation: Watt-iff-a-main-ee-a

Sentence: After three generations of "Politically Correct" parenting, it is little wonder that most of the current generation of young adults have absolutely no parenting skills and have reverted to a state of Whatifamania when it comes to their children.

Etymology: Whatif- derived from the perpetual question of the incompetent. / Mania- excessive emotional state.

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COMMENTS:

Great perspective. Very perceptive! - silveryaspen, 2008-02-23: 16:36:00

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Created by: toadstool57

Pronunciation: par-a-noid

Sentence: The coddling and paranoid actions of Jill's father to try to watch her every move and protect her from the harsh cruel world outside, just made Jill more parannoyed.

Etymology: paranoid/annoyed

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COMMENTS:

Is her father related to the computer annoybot? (an Internet computer program having the sole function of sending annoying or unwanted messages)! Very inventive! - silveryaspen, 2008-02-22: 13:48:00

Good one! - Tigger, 2008-02-22: 15:03:00

Very good verboticism. - Mustang, 2008-02-22: 18:37:00

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Created by: Tigger

Pronunciation: /SHAP-ur-own/

Sentence: Charlotte had been constantly chaperowned; when she went to the mall on Saturdays, her father insisted on staying with her; when she wanted to go to a school dance, she had to bring her older brother as an escort; and her mother picked her up from school each day and take her straight home. It's no wonder that she snuck out one night, ran away and became a porn star.

Etymology: Chaperon (also chaperone) - someone whose purpose is to ensure propriety or restrict activity (Old French for "hood, head protector"; related to 'chapeau' "hat") + Own - [in the sense of] to have complete control over (Middle English, agan "to have")

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COMMENTS:

Good one, Tigger...is that different from chaperleasing or chaperrenting? - Nosila, 2008-02-22: 02:01:00

Ownerous parents! Brilliant! - silveryaspen, 2008-02-22: 13:08:00

"My mama told me, you better chaperown" — (Shop around; Smokey Robinson and The Miracles). Since Jabberwocky's singing again, there's music in the air... - Tigger, 2008-02-22: 15:22:00

And purpleartichokes and galwaywegian are singing too, I see. - Tigger, 2008-02-22: 15:41:00

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Created by: bookowl

Pronunciation: preh/si/kossitee

Sentence: Gollum in the Lord of the Rings showed way too much precicossety. It drove me nuts when he kept saying 'my precious'.

Etymology: preciosity (affection) + cosset (pamper) + precious

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COMMENTS:

He was testing your precious mettle! Can't resist saying it's absolutely precious! - silveryaspen, 2008-02-22: 13:28:00

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Created by: rebelvin

Pronunciation: pii-thon-iiz

Sentence: So sad, she had a father that pythonized her all the time.

Etymology: python+ize

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COMMENTS:

Wow! Emotionally powerful! - silveryaspen, 2008-02-23: 16:42:00

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Created by: galwaywegian

Pronunciation: gwan tan am oth hur

Sentence: Her Guantanamother scared her girlfriends and terrified her boyfriends. she came downstairs on prom night to find her date hooded, naked, standing on a stool, while her mother made doberman noises.

Etymology: guantanamo, mother

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COMMENTS:

Thanks Galway - you exorcised Love Shakle but now I'm stuck with 'Guantanamera, guajira, Guantanamera' - sing it purple!! - Jabberwocky, 2008-02-22: 10:09:00

wantanamera, theres only wan tanamera - galwaywegian, 2008-02-22: 10:27:00

One ton o' mayo! Might heal ya, one ton o' mayo... - purpleartichokes, 2008-02-22: 10:48:00

You three guan and on ... singing your little hearts out! Guanatanamother is so farfetched it just hangs right out there, drawing us to it like a magnet! Fun one, galwayegian! - silveryaspen, 2008-02-22: 13:12:00

Loved it, galwaywegian, you GITMO better every day! - Nosila, 2008-02-23: 00:05:00

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Created by: Aardvark

Pronunciation: Possi-BULL-ee

Sentence: "I don't know why my dad won't let me go. He's such a possibully!"

Etymology:

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COMMENTS:

Inventive! Great blending! - silveryaspen, 2008-02-24: 14:09:00

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