Verboticisms

Created by: purpleartichokes

Pronunciation: luv-shak-ull

Sentence: At first, Tracy thought Marvin was being a doting boyfriend, running all the errands and carrying even the lightest packages for her, but when she found him staring at her image on the computer and singing "You're My Obsession", she came to the realization that she was being loveshackled.

Etymology: love shack, shackle

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COMMENTS:

Hey Jabber - 2 songs for you today! - purpleartichokes, 2008-02-22: 06:58:00

Love the word purple so I'll put up with the song that's now stuck in my head for the entire weekend!! The Love Shackle is a little old thing that keeps us together Love Shackle baby, Love Shackle bay-bee. - Jabberwocky, 2008-02-22: 08:46:00

Is loveshackle a cousin to Sugar Shackled? Now, there's 3 songs! Great Creation! - silveryaspen, 2008-02-22: 12:57:00

"Tiiiiin roof... rusted!" Groovy word. - Tigger, 2008-02-22: 15:06:00

Excellent verboticism. Very descriptive and appropriate to the definition. - Mustang, 2008-02-22: 18:36:00

Great word - OZZIEBOB, 2008-02-25: 19:07:00

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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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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: 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: Jabberwocky

Pronunciation: oh/pear/a/noid

Sentence: Angela was so concerned about the safety of her children that she hired an aupairanoid to help supervise them.

Etymology: au pair + paranoid

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COMMENTS:

Nice! - purpleartichokes, 2008-02-22: 06:59:00

could all go aupair shaped - galwaywegian, 2008-02-22: 09:27:00

Au! The children need an escape pairashoot! This is a pairagon among verboticisms! - silveryaspen, 2008-02-22: 13:22:00

If she had the money, Angela would probably hire au-pair of 'em, I bet. Fun word. - Tigger, 2008-02-22: 15:11:00

Good One, Jab...no wonder they invented Nanny 911- pairental discretion advised! - Nosila, 2008-02-22: 23:44:00

Another creative verbotomy! - OZZIEBOB, 2008-02-25: 19:08:00

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Created by: silveryaspen

Pronunciation: Muh-ther-Smuth-erd

Sentence: At home, I play a game of "Mother, May I" constantly. Due to my mom's fears, she has ruined the game, by making her answer always the same: "Mother says you may not!" Mother says I can't join the school band, for she doesn't want me playing around. Mother says I can't join science club, chess club, or a bridge club because she doesn't want me going to the clubs at night! Mother says I can't play baseball, volleyball, football, or basketball. She says "Who knows what you'll catch playing with all those balls!" It is nice to be mothered, but I need help. I've become a none in this motherhouse. You've heard of Mother Hubbard. Mine is MotherSmuthered.

Etymology: Mother and Smothered and a play on Mother Hubbard = MotherSmuthered. Mothered: loved, cared for, and protected Smothered: overly suppressed

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COMMENTS:

> She says "Who knows what you'll catch playing with all > those balls!" — Now that sounds like something a Sexcavator would say. - Tigger, 2008-02-22: 02:48:00

Are you related to Tom and Dick, the smothered brothers? - Jabberwocky, 2008-02-22: 10:13:00

Wouldn't that be neice? - silveryaspen, 2008-02-22: 14:42:00

Great word play! - OZZIEBOB, 2008-02-25: 19:09:00

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Created by: Nosila

Pronunciation: sub doo fuss

Sentence: Earl thought his vigilance in keeping his daughter, Mona, locked up was a way of saving her from herself and all the evils in the world. But he was actually a subduefuss and his obsessive overprotectiveness forced her to rebel and run away. Yes, tired of the suppressive lifestyle her father led as an ex-con biker carnival worker, Mona ran off at the tender age of 29 to become a librairian and church choir member. Earl's street cred took a dive!

Etymology: subdue (hold within limits/controls) & doofus (person with poor judgment) & fuss (worry about too much)

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COMMENTS:

Very apt and funny. Got my vote. - stache, 2008-02-22: 11:58:00

Great characters! Fun word to say! Right on the definition! Superb! - silveryaspen, 2008-02-22: 13:02:00

Funny word, and great sentence! So many good ones today. - Tigger, 2008-02-22: 15:09:00

Cheers, all...Mona's last name is Lott, by the way! Earl's is Grey....naturally he and the mother did not wed as carny life is not condusive to marital bliss! - Nosila, 2008-02-22: 23:53:00

But her mother Zell still had that same fanatical streak as Earl. - petaj, 2008-02-23: 05:36:00

And then, petaj, don't forget her sisters, Camille Lott, the idealist;Eda Lott, a plus size model and their adopted brother from Korea, Park King Lott! - Nosila, 2008-02-24: 00:18:00

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Created by: Sibahi

Pronunciation: Protect-o-mania

Sentence: Julie, a 29-year-old, is regularly locked in her room in Friday nights by her protectomaniac father.

Etymology: Protect-o-mania: "mad about protection."

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COMMENTS:

Was his favorite song "Crazy Over You?" Good one! - silveryaspen, 2008-02-22: 14:38:00

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Created by: janebrowne

Pronunciation: Al-SAY-she-ate

Sentence: So when my dad met my boyfriend and saw that he had a few cool tatoos and a pierced nose he, like, began to alsatiate all over the place and pushed me back in my room and tried to lock me in! What is his problem?

Etymology: Alsatiate- Both the French and Germans claim this word, insisting that it derives from the behavior of Alsatians or German Shepherd dogs, known world-wide for their tendency to drool and bark, protecting their owners and, in effect, making them hostages.

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COMMENTS:

Kudos for your etymology and originality! - silveryaspen, 2008-02-24: 14:10:00

Nice word! - OZZIEBOB, 2008-02-25: 19:25:00

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Created by: stache

Pronunciation: PAT-ruh-LAC-ti-cate

Sentence: Marvin would patrylacticate Brittany each time he neurotically attempted to protect her from the real and imagined evils of the world. By the time she turned twenty-nine, Marvin had reached the stage of clinical patrylacticosis.

Etymology: Patri-, "father," + prophylactic, "protective measure." Noun form: patrylactication

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COMMENTS:

Great etymology. Prophylactic was a stroke of .... genius! Great shielding! I'm having too much fun with this one! Way to go stache! - silveryaspen, 2008-02-22: 13:16:00

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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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