Verboticisms

Created by: oren22

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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: bobbipin

Pronunciation: mass-tri-bu-tion

Sentence: The masstribution of her pain and embarrassment was clearly recieved by all in attendance at the fated event.

Etymology: "Mass" as in mass-produced and "tribution" as in distributed. Secondary meaning could mean the self mass distribution of anything deliverable. Masturbate. Distribute.

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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: cohenarie

Pronunciation: SIS i fuk

Sentence: It was 3am. Somehow, the warning "This Action Cannot Be Undone" failed to penetrate. In one sisyphuc, by clicking "Revert to Saved," John effectively erased half of his thesis.

Etymology: From the myth of Sisyphus, forced eternally to roll the same big rock up the same big hill. Clayton's comment inspired me to alter the word (from sisyphstant) - not sure about the ethics of such a move, but we could consider it etymological evolution?

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Hard to pronounce, but Camus would be proud. - Clayton, 2007-05-17: 15:50:00

sisyphuc would be easier to say, wouldn't it? And perhaps more expressive. - cohenarie, 2007-05-17: 17:03:00

Nice one. Just glad for the ph spelling instead of f. - texmom, 2007-05-18: 07:26:00

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Created by: artr

Pronunciation: yoōfôrēouch

Sentence: After a year of planning everybody was excited about the upcoming event. The euphoriouch moment came zinging in when the decorating committee arrived at the venue to find the the hall padlocked and a bankruptcy notice on the door.

Etymology: euphoria (a feeling or state of intense excitement and happiness) + ouch (exclamation used to express pain)

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

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Created by: galwaywegian

Pronunciation: you reeeeek aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah

Sentence: her eureekaaaaaaaaaaaaaagh moment came with the suddenness of a cartoon coyote realising that he had left the cliff top three metres ago

Etymology: eureka aaaaaaaaaagh

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meep meep - Nosila, 2011-04-21: 19:41:00

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Created by: pungineer

Pronunciation: dez/pear/eek/ah

Sentence: Eminent plumbing historian Prof. Desmond Shirt's whole being shuddered as the moment of despereka hit him. His long awaited action packed novel 'The History of Public Conveniences' was back from the publishers and they or he hadn't spotted the misspelling of his surname - the most important consonant was missing...

Etymology: A prefix of root of despair/desperation added to eureka! to make it an antonym

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What a moving experience for the Professor...he must have been scared shirtless... - readerwriter, 2008-08-15: 07:32:00

'tis a bowel 'oul world indeed - pungineer, 2008-08-15: 07:47:00

'tis a bowel 'oul world indeed - pungineer, 2008-08-15: 07:54:00

that must have caused quite a stink - Jabberwocky, 2008-08-15: 10:42:00

Did he write his novel in Desperanto? - OZZIEBOB, 2008-08-15: 18:25:00

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Created by: daisy

Pronunciation: oops-i-doo-zee

Sentence: "Oopsidoozy", said President Bush. "I would like a do-over on the Iraq war if that's ok"

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