Verboticisms

Created by: heartnsoul

Pronunciation: self-mu-sik-a-shun

Sentence: It was the same horrific scene every Friday: bleary-eyed new-release addicts appeared with paychecks in their bandaged hands to feed their need for selfmusication. The packages always won, but the addicts kept coming!

Etymology: self + music / mutilation

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COMMENTS:

Come on. Admit it. You know you know I mean you! - heartnsoul, 2007-05-16: 01:42:00

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Created by: Nosila

Pronunciation: zip lash

Sentence: With all his cds, dvds, food, toiletries, money and cutlery placed in plastic bags with slide closures, it is no wonder that George got ziplash everytime he had to retrieve something. It's like his whole life was a quest for saranity.

Etymology: Zip (as in zip-lock plastic bags, sealed to protect food ot other items) & Lash (lash or flick about sharply) and Wordplay on Whiplash (a quick blow with a whip; an injury to the neck (the cervical vertebrae))

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COMMENTS:

Simple but clever. :) - Discoveria, 2012-09-10: 16:39:00

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Created by: moscop

Pronunciation: shrink-wrap-otomy

Sentence: John's anticipation of the viewing of a new porn film had faded to shrinkwrapotomy being unable to penetrate the wrapping.

Etymology: shrinkwrap - standard packaging lobotomy - render useless part of a person's brain

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Created by: Jabberwocky

Pronunciation: in/add/eh/qua/ceedy

Sentence: Every day he had to deal with his inadequacedey because he worked in a shrink wrap testing lab

Etymology: inadequacy + CD + cede (surrender)

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Created by: wordguy120

Pronunciation: De-wraper-tate

Sentence: my fingers where derapertated by that stuff

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Created by: toadstool57

Pronunciation: shrink-o-fren-ic

Sentence: David's alter personality comes out every time he tries to open a cd case, causing the family "shrink" to think he is shrinkophrenic.

Etymology: shrink/schizophrenic

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Created by: eiggy

Pronunciation: 'rap-o-slash

Sentence: Bud: Darn. I wrapposlashed myself trying to open my new scissors.

Etymology: from wrap (to cover or enclose) and slash (to cut with a sweeping movement)

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Created by: surfstang

Pronunciation: peel/n/heel

Sentence: I wanted to open up my brand new memory card but the peelandheal stopped that from happening.

Etymology: peel + heal

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COMMENTS:

I wanted to add peel-n-heal, but wasn't allowed to. - surfstang, 2007-05-18: 00:09:00

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Created by: texmom

Pronunciation: package -otto- me

Sentence: she was reduced to packagotomy while trying to open her new software.

Etymology: package - boxing material otomy - removal

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Created by: mrskellyscl

Pronunciation: pack-a-jag-ging

Sentence: Grandma bought little Timmy the video game he bugged about for weeks, unaware that it was protected by packajagging designed to discourage shoplifters and terrorists alike due to the risk of serious injury and/or mental meltdown. Trying to open the darn thing while the kid was jumping up and down shrieking with impatience because he wanted to play with it "right now!" was not exactly the Norman Rockwell moment she planned on. Finally, after shredding her fingers to pieces, she used her garden shears and managed to pry the game out, only to find that Timmy had gone outside with his new skateboard. "Merry @#$% Christmas," said Grandma as she poured herself a Gin and Tonic.

Etymology: packaging: material that is wrapped around a product + jag: cut or pricked by a sharp projection + jagging: cut unevenly or sharply

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COMMENTS:

too true... - Nosila, 2009-11-30: 21:58:00

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