Verboticisms

Created by: hooterbug

Pronunciation: de-măn'ə-fĕ-stā'shən

Sentence: Today was the 1 year Anniversary of Polly's demanifestation. This time last year, her Groom to be decided that a last minute sky-dive over the bayou was a good idea. Needless to say, the Gator won. At least she had new croc-pumps to remember her poor Jack with.

Etymology: "De" (absent,seperate) + Man (male humanoid) + "manifestation" (An indication of the existence, reality, or presence of something)

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Created by: Rhyme79

Pronunciation: sod-bodge

Sentence: Sally sodbodged when she realised she hadn't turned on her computer before typing her thesis. Can also be used as a curse word, e.g. "Oh sodbodge!"

Etymology: Combines 'sod', as in 'Oh, sod it!' and 'bodge', as in a mistake or to do something quickly without care or expertise.

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Created by: artr

Pronunciation: snaˈfoōl

Sentence: Tom knew it was a mistake to let his brother-in-law Cletis get involved in the house he was building but his wife had insisted. Now with it almost completed and a tear-down order order from the city in hand Cletis (I*ll take care of all the permits and inspections) was nowhere to be found. Tom was left to play the part of the snafool.

Etymology: snafu (in utter confusion or chaos - acronym from situation normal: all f*ed up) + fool (a person who acts unwisely or imprudently; a silly person)

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Created by: TJayzz

Pronunciation: Doe-ree-doo

Sentence: Harvey had spent hours transferring all his accounts onto spreadsheets ready for the tax inspector, unfortunately he experienced a dohredo when he realised he had forgotton to save his work before switching off his computer. Therefore he had to start from scratch all over again.

Etymology: Doh( a now popular word used when you realise you have made a big mistake, see Homer Simpson) + Redo( Start again)= Dohredo

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COMMENTS:

if that happened in a cookie factory it could be a dohredoreo - Jabberwocky, 2008-08-15: 10:39:00

If that happened in the days of "Wild West" it could have taken place on "The Streets Of Laredo" Though I guess Harvey's solution would have been to shot the tax inspector. - OZZIEBOB, 2008-08-15: 18:47:00

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Created by: numinous

Pronunciation: ree-uh-luh-stey-shuh n

Sentence: Being that he hated conversing with others, the realistation that pursuing communications as an academic major was a major mistake hit him like a ton of bricks.

Etymology: realize (to become immediately aware of) + devastation (the act of destroying; devastated state)

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Created by: Nosila

Pronunciation: ah wer ror ness

Sentence: We have all had that moment of awerrorness, when you just knew you had picked the wrong job or the wrong house or the wrong vehicle or the wrong person to share your life with. Marcia just had such a flash of awerrorness when her Dad walked her up the aisle to marry the love of her life, her high school sweetheart, John Brady. Even though they had been engaged forever, had 6 children together, owned a business and a big ranch home together, Marcia just knew at that very moment that life had way more to offer her than John could provide. Sure he was reliable, steady, a solid rock and oh so boring. She was after all a still vibrant and attractive 29 year old, with unfulfilled passions and ambitions. There were still places to visit, although John never wanted to leave the farm. There were still adventures to have, although John did not believe that life was meant to be lived in an exciting manner. Seeing her change in demeanour, her father squeezed her arm and whispered to her out of the side of his smiling mouth: "Marcia, Marcia, Marcia...wake up from your daydream and smile...many girls would love to become a member of the Brady Bunch!"

Etymology: Awe {an emotion experienced in anticipation of some specific pain or danger (usually accompanied by a desire to flee or fight)} & Awareness (having knowledge of) & Error (a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention;inadvertent incorrectness; a misconception resulting from incorrect information )

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COMMENTS:

Great tale:lol. Is John aka John-boy Walton - OZZIEBOB, 2008-08-15: 18:40:00

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Created by: readerwriter

Pronunciation: e-pi-fa-need

Sentence: Nano-seconds after the cell phone call from her fiance Brian, while her carefully chosen processional music loomed from the interior of the church, Penny felt the strangest sensation. Its beginning, as her face began to flush, reminded her somewhat of the time she had taken too much niacin. Following this was the awareness that her life was not going to go as so meticulously planned. The thought-sensations, which had begun in her pineal gland, travelled down her spine and into her legs which bent immediately. Her lovely bouquet of almost-mauve roses flew from her hand. There she lay, prostrate before the stunned, but strategically assembled, wedding party. She had been ephipankneed right on the steps of the church.

Etymology: From epiphany, meaning a moment of sudden and great revelation + knee, a verb, meaning to reduce someone to a state of weakness

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COMMENTS:

very funny - Jabberwocky, 2008-08-15: 10:44:00

I live for comments! - readerwriter, 2008-08-15: 15:46:00

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Created by: Stevenson0

Pronunciation: apok/a/laps

Sentence: His apocalapse occurred when he realized that after spending fifteen hours working on the company's business report, he was using the wrong set of data from last year.

Etymology: APOCALASPE - noun from - APOCALYPSE (revelation, or dramatic disclosure of something not previously known) + LAPSE (error, or failure)

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COMMENTS:

Love it! - readerwriter, 2008-08-15: 04:50:00

brillant - i can see a collapse in there too - pungineer, 2008-08-15: 07:11:00

excellent - Jabberwocky, 2008-08-15: 10:37:00

Betcha it gave his colleagues something to babylon about. Top word. - OZZIEBOB, 2008-08-15: 18:32:00

My fave! - lumina, 2008-08-16: 00:30:00

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Created by: artr

Pronunciation: bluhn-der-struhk

Sentence: Susan was completely blunderstruck, standing at the alter when she realized that nobody had been assigned to pick up her brother/minister at the airport.

Etymology: blunder (to make a gross or stupid mistake) thunderstruck (dumbfounded, flabbergasted)

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Created by: karenanne

Pronunciation: im BRO lee o no not uh GEN

Sentence: Our extended family got through Christmas Day OK, without too many family arguments and strife. That was mostly because Cousin Wyno was too drunk to really talk much and fell asleep at the table, Grandma Maddie was giving everyone the silent treatment because of some imagined slight from Thanksgiving, and Uncle Dick was too busy looking at women's cleavage when he thought no one would notice. We probably shouldn't have pushed our luck and decided to get together again for New Year's Eve.... Sure enough, it was another family imbrogliohnonotagain, complete with accusations, confidences (and some dishes) broken, yelling, and crying. The only New Year's resolutions that ended up being made were renewed promises to "never speak to you again!"

Etymology: imbroglio (a complicated and embarrassing state of things; a serious misunderstanding or disagreement, especially one that is bitter; an unwanted, difficult and confusing situation, full of trouble and problems) + "Oh, no, not again"

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