Verboticisms

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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Created by: oren22

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Created by: janatic

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Ha! - purpleartichokes, 2007-05-17: 17:16:00

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Created by: ldikarev

Pronunciation: fyoo til ee zation

Sentence: Moment of truth had come... and left, and nothing exploded. Feeling of futilization enveloped the somber group of would-be demolition men.

Etymology: futility +realization

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Created by: Filthy

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Sentence: Amy had been planning to attend law school in the Fall, but after spending some time with actual lawyers during her internship, she began having doubts. Ha. Doubt is actually not the best way to describe it. It was more like a qualmflash--she suddenly saw the connection between all the uneasy feelings that had striken her during the semester; she would never be comfortable with the mores governing a law firm.

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Created by: pepperpatti

Pronunciation: re-fail-ation

Sentence: She had a huge refailation when three hours before her project was due, she discovered that she had gotten the directions all wrong

Etymology: Revelation: to realize some thing big. Fail: to flunk.

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Created by: Scattercat

Pronunciation: gas-troh-cry-OH-sis

Sentence: With burgeoning gastrocryosis, she regarded the paint which filled the entirety of the floor, save the corner in which she stood.

Etymology: Working from the premise of 'that icy feeling in your gut," we have the ancient roots words for 'stomach' and 'ice,' together at last like peanut butter and bacon.

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Created by: iwasatripwire

Pronunciation: you-ree-kill

Sentence: My eurekill came when I realized that the problem I was solving relied on gravity pointing upward.

Etymology: eureka + kill

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Created by: benjamin

Pronunciation: re-krap

Sentence: Lets recrap shall we? You thought you could start a llama farm in Manhattan...?

Etymology: recap (go over) + crap (expression of dissatisfaction)

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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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