Verboticisms

Created by: Nosila

Pronunciation: hap pee ever dis ast er

Sentence: Once upon a time, when your old flame turned up at our wedding, I knew that I would be marooned. She was not there as an invited guest, but a date for the bridegroom! And they lived happyeverdisaster...

Etymology: Wordplay opposite of Happily Ever After, the fairy tale ending...

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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: 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: lumina

Pronunciation: dis/kum/sob/u/lat/ed

Sentence: As Jan stood at the altar waiting for Todd, (aka "The Big Man on Campus") to appear at the church so the music could start playing...the phone rang. Yes, it was Todd and he was calling from Vegas. Not only had the bachelor party gotten out of hand, but he was now married to the girl who jumped out of his cake. There was no consoling Jan. She had become so discomsobulated, that she burst through the church doors, shouted at all the guests, "You can go home! Once again I have been screwed! I should know better!" Legend has it, that once she stormed out of the church, and down the stairs, she could be heard saying, "Marcia, Marcia, Marcia!

Etymology: Derived from Discombobulated: 1. having self-possession upset; thrown into confusion. 2.confused, embarrassed; broken, mixed up

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Created by: serendipity9000

Pronunciation: DEV-a-start-shun

Sentence: When I found that the turkey had burned to total blackness - that was when the devastartion sank in... out I went to buy a new turkey.

Etymology: A play on the word DEVESTATION - only with the word 'START' replacing the STAT in the middle to reference starting over.

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Created by: galwaywegian

Pronunciation: duh noo mont

Sentence: The duhnouement was swift, painful and quite expensive.

Etymology: denouement, duh

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Created by: maddyclo

Pronunciation: fay-ull-pex

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Created by: Mustang

Pronunciation: Gaff - veh - LAY - shun

Sentence: Miranda experienced a major gaffevelation when she realized too late that she'd given the caterers, the other vendors and the auditorium managers the wrong date for the huge party.

Etymology: Blend of gaffe and revelation

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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: 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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