Verboticisms

Created by: AnnieChandon

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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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Created by: galwaywegian

Pronunciation: inch eyet

Sentence: her sudden burst of inshite was extremely painful to her, as was her mother's dose of itoldusoitis which came at almost exactly the same time.

Etymology: insight, in shite!

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What a coinshitence! - petaj, 2007-05-17: 06:07:00

No doubt leading to a state of blunderment. - purpleartichokes, 2007-05-17: 07:00:00

this word gets even better if you find yourself deep inshite - Jabberwocky, 2007-05-17: 09:16:00

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Created by: scrabbelicious

Pronunciation: ree/pro/ject/shun

Sentence: As she drove home in the pouring rain, eileen realised she'd have to have a reprojection of her entire year.

Etymology: An embedded amalgamation of rejection and project to make reprojection.

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Created by: mrskellyscl

Pronunciation: mis-cal-cu-li-za-tion

Sentence: The miscalculization happened just as I hit the "send" button. I glanced at the figures and saw that not only was the final budget incorrect, but I had mistakenly sent the report to my boyfriend instead of my supervisor. I wondered where I had sent the "special" photo that was supposed to go to my boyfriend.

Etymology: miscalculation: to count or estimate incorrectly; an error in judgement + realization: to understand clearly and distinctly

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Created by: Jabberwocky

Pronunciation: stun/vale/ment

Sentence: She was in a complete state of shock when she realized the most important element of her dream wedding was missing - her shoes!

Etymology: unveilment (revelation) + stun (shock)

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Good one jabber! - toadstool57, 2007-05-17: 06:46:00

(you can do anything, but lay off of my blue suede shoes...) - purpleartichokes, 2007-05-17: 10:49:00

oh no!! I've been Elvised - Jabberwocky, 2007-05-17: 12:35:00

This word is 261% perfect, trust me I calculated it... I'm a number person ;) - ziggy41, 2007-05-17: 15:22:00

Percent... cent... penny... In Penny Lane there is a barber showing photographs... There ya go Jabber. You've been Beatled as well! :-) - purpleartichokes, 2007-05-17: 17:57:00

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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: 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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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: 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: 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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