Verboticisms

Created by: Jabberwocky

Pronunciation: im/pedi/kew/nee/us

Sentence: Sally was so impedicunious that when she finally found herself homeless she was able to build a shelter made entirely of shoes. She even landscaped with shoe trees.

Etymology: impecunious (having little or no money) + pedi (to do with the foot)

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COMMENTS:

Love the shoe trees! I'm going to put them in my yard - wordmeister, 2008-06-02: 13:54:00

I remember her tootin' on her shoe horn and her 'shoe' fly pie is the best there is. - Mustang, 2008-06-02: 20:46:00

At least she had some shubbbery - funny sentence and good word. - OZZIEBOB, 2008-06-02: 22:50:00

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Created by: Squee

Pronunciation:

Sentence: My kilochore friend went on a shopping spree and is dead broke.

Etymology: kilo-one thousand, chore-dance

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Created by: DerienRenee

Pronunciation: (Ped-er-lauht-er)

Sentence: AYE PEDERLATER. WATCHU DOIN GIR'

Etymology: Ped- Foot Lat- To be devoted to Er- Love

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Created by: leeminho

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Created by: bookowl

Pronunciation: in/tokes/i/cay/ted

Sentence: To be intoexicated one must know the degree of point that is acceptable for every outfit.

Etymology: intoxicated + in + toe

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COMMENTS:

Toetally! - Nosila, 2008-06-02: 23:31:00

Good one. - Tigger, 2008-06-03: 00:29:00

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Created by: 818466

Pronunciation: ped-troph-e

Sentence: The sales women was looking around the store for a helpless person in need and laid eyes on a man that seemed in need of help, when she went to grab the shoes f his choice and returned she realized that he had pedtrophey and ruined her day.

Etymology: ped- feet. troph- to nourish

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Created by: Discoveria

Pronunciation: Imm-pump-sivv

Sentence: (n.) She was a real impumpsive yesterday. She dashed from shop to shop as fast as her impractically high heels would take her. (Can also be adjective.)

Etymology: Impulsive + pumps (type of shoe)

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COMMENTS:

Impressively pumpish! - wordmeister, 2008-06-02: 13:53:00

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Created by: artr

Pronunciation: oōchēgoōchē

Sentence: Yes, there is a recession and she can\\\'t really afford them. Yes, they make her feet scream in pain and she can\\\'t wait to kick them off when she gets home but Susan is an oochiGucci girl. She would rather give up eating than her high-fashion shoes. On occasion she has.

Etymology: oochi (a variation on ouch, an expression of pain) + Gucci (an iconic Florentine and Italian fashion and leather goods label) also a play off of hoochie coochie

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COMMENTS:

Hysterical! Terrific word. - mrskellyscl, 2009-07-20: 06:20:00

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Created by: splendiction

Pronunciation: weak SOUL

Sentence: She bought gold-leafed, diamond-studded and other expensive shoes to bolster her weaksole.

Etymology: A pun on SOUL and weak.

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COMMENTS:

She is a sole survivor! - Nosila, 2009-07-21: 02:26:00

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Created by: artr

Pronunciation: əbshoōsiv

Sentence: Joanne loves shoes. She has so many that her guest room has no room for any visitors. She is so obshoesive that she will wear ones that hurt her feet so much that she has to shop at the grocery in an electronic cart.

Etymology: obsessive (to be preoccupied) + shoe (a covering for the foot, typically made of leather, with a sturdy sole and not reaching above the ankle) + abusive (engaging in or characterized by habitual violence and cruelty)

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