Verboticisms

Created by: chofu67

Pronunciation: dis crow nay shun

Sentence: Before I get a morning coffee fix, I tend to be in a state of dischronation in which I am not quite sure I have completed tasks that I should have completed.

Etymology: dis (undo) chrono (time)

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Created by: geoamnesia

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Sentence: I had been showering for some time, feeling quite relaxed, when suddenly it hit me: I was shampflummoxed and couldn't bring myself to rinse my hair.

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Created by: galwaywegian

Pronunciation: sh ow rs

Sentence: the water power and the fantasy life inside her head turned her shower into a shour

Etymology: shower hour

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Created by: Sed8ed

Pronunciation: sham-poo-dee-men-sha

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Created by: Count

Pronunciation: shamp-nesch-eyah

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Etymology: shamp- (shampoo) + nesia (amnesia)

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Created by: Mustang

Pronunciation: sham-PAWZ

Sentence: The calming effect of the shower often resulted in Carmen having a shampause and unsure of whether or not she actually washed her hair.

Etymology: Blend of shampoo and pause: (a temporary stop or rest, especially in speech or action)

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Created by: w5lf9s

Pronunciation: ee.lap.sicl

Sentence: "Your honor, I must have gone through an elapsicle - I truly don't remember, whether he was in the shower with me that morning or not."

Etymology: "elapse" as in "not much time had elapsed" and "icicle" the idea of "frozen, still and transparent"

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COMMENTS:

Good! Phonetically brilliant and legally sound. - wordmeister, 2007-02-09: 09:32:00

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Created by: petaj

Pronunciation: COS-mic-SHOW-er

Sentence: I just had an out-of-this-world experience in the bathroom -- it was a comicshower, man!. When I came to, I couldn't remember if I'd just got out of the shower, or if I was just getting in.

Etymology: cosmic shower (hot gas expelled from the starburst) + cosmic (immeasurably extended in time and space) + shower (a bath in which water is sprayed on the body)

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COMMENTS:

I like this verbotomy. In my case, it does not necessarily involve shampooing. I've dumped a hand-full of conditioner on my hand prior to shampooing. More than once. I admit to cosmicshowering. - purpleartichokes, 2007-02-09: 19:39:00

Thanks purpleartichokes. - petaj, 2007-02-13: 05:58:00

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Created by: hysua

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Created by: ahwinters

Pronunciation: sham-nee-zha

Sentence: It was not going to be a good day. While in the shower, Sue passed through a watergate and suffered a bout of shamnesia. Later, she showed up at work with fresh-smelling, albeit greasy hair.

Etymology: shampoo, amnesia

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