Verboticisms

Created by: ziggy41

Pronunciation: SANGK-choo-WAK-ee

Sentence: His sanctuwacky of very obscene pictures of me gave me the impression that my friend was a psychopath.

Etymology: Sanctuary (shrine, place of revered things) + wack (odd, different from usual standards)

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Created by: jonzerofourteen

Pronunciation: mee dee ah gast

Sentence: Penny was more than horrified when she saw Tom's photographic display. In fact her moment of mediaghast had rendered her completely speechless.

Etymology: media (collective noun for information storage - photo, video etc) + aghast (struck with fear, dread, or consternation)

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Created by: jedijawa

Pronunciation: creep-eh-tood

Sentence: Jill experienced creepitude at seeing that her friend had collected hundreds of picture of her in his bedroom.

Etymology: creep + itude

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Created by: toadstool57

Pronunciation: fla-tur-gas-ted

Sentence: Jill was flattergasted when she saw the number one video of the day, "Jill Does Dallas."

Etymology: flattered, flabbergasted

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COMMENTS:

gas! - galwaywegian, 2007-04-25: 05:18:00

You've really captured pythinahabernos' original idea: "The sensation of combined flattery and horror engendered when..." - wordmeister, 2007-04-25: 10:21:00

Yep. This one gets my stamp of approval. :) - PythianHabenero, 2007-04-25: 11:37:00

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Created by: Ellemorpheus

Pronunciation: Vid-ay-go-sank-tumm

Sentence: The obsessive teenage boy regretted her videgosanctum.

Etymology: From vid(to see), ego(self), sanctum (sanctuary/church/holy place).

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Created by: emmyb2

Pronunciation: no-vo-fal-sa-mi-fie

Sentence: Raquel novofalsamified but once before living the life of a hermit.

Etymology: novo-newly fals- fake ami- friend fy-to make

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Created by: Nosila

Pronunciation: wood stok

Sentence: When Mary discovered the shrine to her in "just friends" pal Oliver's creepy lair, she knew he must have been to wouldstalk...eeewwwwhhhh!

Etymology: Would (verabal tense of word will...to express desire or intent) & Stalk (the act of following prey stealthily;a hunt for game carried on by stalking or waiting in ambush) & Wordplay on "Woodstock" ( A village of southeast New York south-southwest of Albany. In 1969 a large rock music festival named after the village was held at nearby small town in the Catskill Mountains)

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Created by: ErWenn

Pronunciation: /ˈstɑkəɡˌnaɪz/

Sentence: The first time you stalkognize anyone, it's mildly flattering for a moment, but it gets creepy _really_ quickly.

Etymology: From stalk + recognize

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Created by: Rutilus

Pronunciation: com-rad-oh-ly-sed

Sentence: Clare was mortified at her discovery. She had seen Jack in platonic terms only and thought he felt the same. She was now alone with him and out of her comfort zone, knowing she was comradolised by him. Her pepper spray may come in handy. She knew he could no longer have any part in her life and her safety was paramount.

Etymology: comrade - friend; idolised - adored

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COMMENTS:

Comradolized is VERY cool. I voted too soon. - metrohumanx, 2008-07-02: 21:22:00

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Created by: purpleartichokes

Pronunciation: koh-dak-ah-tack

Sentence: Sue had a major kodakattack when she discovered Bob's bedroom shrine of her half-clad images.

Etymology: Kodak, heart attack

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