Verboticisms

Created by: Jabberwocky

Pronunciation: nyves/in/wyte/satin

Sentence: The discovery of the tryst sent her into a state of knivesinwhitesatin hopefully "never reaching the end"

Etymology: knives (the kind that in literature come flying out of ones eyes) + Knights in White Satin (Moody Blues)

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COMMENTS:

like it. - galwaywegian, 2007-03-27: 06:47:00

Brilliant word! Takes me to days of future passed. - Stevenson0, 2007-03-27: 09:03:00

Yep, very good word. And now I have the damn song stuck in my head. - purpleartichokes, 2007-03-27: 09:27:00

Nights in white satin, Never reaching the end, Letters Ive written, Never meaning to send. Beauty Id always missed With these eyes before, Just what the truth is I cant say anymore. Oops - sorry Purple - Jabberwocky, 2007-03-27: 09:57:00

Gets the vote for doing the job, being original (no one seems to credit that any more!) and of course the reference (which I'm clearly too young/stupid to get). - Bulletchewer, 2007-03-27: 11:26:00

How did this definition get approved? Seriously, it's too specific. - emd2k3, 2007-04-24: 15:23:00

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Created by: Stevenson0

Pronunciation: mer/rage

Sentence: On finding her new husband and the maid of honour, she went into a state of marrage throwing and breaking everything she could get her hands on.

Etymology: marriage + rage

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I considered something similar to this before deciding it didn't really allude to the sheets or the cheats as well as other words might. Marrage, to the casual observer, may as well be a nondescript form of anger directed at one's spouse (to be). It lacks specifics. - Bulletchewer, 2007-03-27: 08:00:00

Great word, simple and succinct - you just have to stress the second syllable to get the full effect - try it - Jabberwocky, 2007-03-27: 09:55:00

That's nice (^^), but ditto my previous comment regarding it being too generalised for the definition, and that it makes the assumption that the mental state induced would be one of anger, as opposed to shock, disappointment, disbelief etc. For me, assigning rage as the sole emotion here is myopic. - Bulletchewer, 2007-03-27: 11:23:00

methinks we have a psychiatrist in our midst - Jabberwocky, 2007-03-27: 12:19:00

No, just a fool who's seen too many shrinks in his time. - Bulletchewer, 2007-03-27: 15:31:00

Certainly not a fool - good sense of humour though - Jabberwocky, 2007-03-27: 19:54:00

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Created by: ErWenn

Pronunciation: /ˌtɹɛtʃɚɪˈstɛɹiə/

Sentence: There's absolutely nothing one can say to fend off a developing fit of treacherysteria, but it doesn't stop people from trying.

Etymology: from treachery + hysteria

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Created by: rebelvin

Pronunciation: STIMulATION+HEEL

Sentence: The stimheelation I felt at that moment was a combination of arousal and intense hatred.

Etymology: STIMulATION+HEEL. Heel: a contemptibly dishonorable or irresponsible person

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Created by: ekath

Pronunciation: tom-fool-astound-ery

Sentence: I wonder if hilary clinton went into tomfoolastoundery when she found out about her husband's sultry scandel from congress?

Etymology: from tomfoolery + fool around + astound

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Created by: Nosila

Pronunciation: bry dal path ol ogee

Sentence: It was a nightmare when Marey found her Groom Ed in bed with her bridesmaid, Fillymena...On the satin sheets that she had begat from her Grandmare, Mustang Sally, of all places and she did not like it one bit! She yelled until she was a little hoarse, okay, just a Quarterhoarse! She experienced Bridalpathology and found a need to harness her mane anxiety and buck the trend to overlook such horseplay. Of course, she knew that Ed had to sew his wild oats, the stud, but really...wasn't he more stable than that after becoming hitched? Spurred by the thoughts of a lengthy court battle and saddled with wrangling high legal fees, she decided divhorse was out of the question, even though he was no longer no pal-o-mino! She would instead pretend to curry Ed's favour, get into her Pinto, drive through the neigh-borhood gaits and go get her sire's Colt 45. No one was going to make a foal out of her! No one was going to rein on her parade or slow her gait, once she shod him, she would remane Appaloosa, whether he ended up in horsepital, gelding better or in an anonymous plod of land. She would live on thorough bread, seabiscuits and ponies of horse liniment if she had to and run off to Canter-bury. That was her tale and she was sticking to it...even if all the horse manure to be guilty!

Etymology: Bridal (of or relating to a wedding )& Pathology (any deviation from a healthy or normal condition;the branch of medical science that studies the causes and nature and effects of diseases ) & Bridle Path (the act of restraining power or action or limiting excess;a road fit for riders, but not vehicles)

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A narrative that a Mustang would surely find equinable. A tail that even a neigh sayer would consider to be a whinnying entry. - Mustang, 2008-06-11: 07:47:00

Thanks, Mustang...glad it Triggered a Champion response in you. - Nosila, 2008-06-11: 21:45:00

Thanks for the horseplay. - OZZIEBOB, 2008-06-12: 07:25:00

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Created by: rikboyee

Pronunciation: bee-tray-thed

Sentence: she went from betrothed to betraythed in record time

Etymology: betrayed, betrothed

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COMMENTS:

Beautifully stated! - catgrin, 2007-03-27: 04:15:00

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Created by: galwaywegian

Pronunciation: shagg ran

Sentence: Her shagrin at what she witnessed on the shagpile of the honeymoon suite was expressed in an infortinate manner. Strangulation by old borrowed blue garter was the coronor's verdict.

Etymology: chagrin (sadness) Shag (erm...)

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COMMENTS:

great - Jabberwocky, 2008-06-11: 12:09:00

Great word. - OZZIEBOB, 2008-06-12: 08:19:00

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Created by: artr

Pronunciation: shētəbrik

Sentence: When she found her newlywed husband intertwined in her linens with her sheetbag girlfriend, Joan was in a sheetkicking mood. She was ready to sheetabrick as her sheetfaced Doofus peeked out from under the sheets with a sheeteating grin. They are both on her sheetlist. What could she say? All she could muster was **Yougottabesheetingme!**

Etymology: sheet (a large rectangular piece of cotton or other fabric, used on a bed to cover the mattress and as a layer beneath blankets when these are used) + shit a brick [or bricks] (vulgar slang be extremely anxious or nervous)

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COMMENTS:

:) - mrskellyscl, 2009-10-14: 06:38:00

this is the funniest today! - splendiction, 2009-10-14: 19:00:00

The sheet is flying... - Nosila, 2009-10-14: 22:36:00

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Created by: CharlieB

Pronunciation: bee-tray-thal

Sentence: John's act of betraythal was a body blow to poor Mary. Particularly as it was with own brother. It was seriously conjuglipitous.

Etymology: betrothal (a mutual promise to marry) + betryal (to be unfaithful or disloyal)

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