Verboticisms

Created by: emmyb2

Pronunciation: in-ter-cre-cents

Sentence: When I went to college, I was amazed at the intercrescents in my life; all my courses seemed connected!

Etymology: inter - between cresc- growing

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Created by: vonnegut

Pronunciation: si-noo-ka

Sentence: Dr. Hoenikker himself was no doubt a member of my karass, though he was dead before my sinookas, the tendrils of my life, began to tangle with those of his children.

Etymology: Created by Kurt Vonnegut Jr., for Cat's Cradle, published in 1963.

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Created by: logarithm

Pronunciation: ˌɪntərˈtwaɪnet

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Etymology: Intertwine, network

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Created by: purpleartichokes

Pronunciation: kar-ak-turds

Sentence: A sixth-grade science teacher who made me eat chocolate covered ants, a mother with an obsession for gardening, and a nasty fall on the head as a child; these are some of the knitwits, purpleartifolks, and characturds that moulded me into the fine verbotomiss I am today.

Etymology: character, turds (I seem to get the cream of the crap when it comes to influences)

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COMMENTS:

Love your creative sentences. Ever think of becomming a writer? - toadstool57, 2007-04-19: 07:16:00

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Created by: christinepucser

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Created by: Stevenson0

Pronunciation: mesh/er/gy

Sentence: When I walk into a classroom full of students, the obvious meshergy that is taking place because of their interweaving thoughts, ideas and backgrounds, makes me feel that their school day may be worth while afterall.

Etymology: mesh + energy

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COMMENTS:

Good meshage! - wordmeister, 2007-04-19: 09:59:00

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Created by: Trystera

Pronunciation: sole-LAT-tiss

Sentence: After noticing all the subtle strange coincidences, I felt attuned with the great soullatice, the spiritual matrix underlying and fortifying all concrete reality like metaphysical rebar.

Etymology: "Soul" + "Lattice," a framework made of crossed, overlapping strips.

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Created by: Stevenson0

Pronunciation: mesh/er/gy

Sentence: When I walk into a classroom full of students, I can see and feel the meshergy taking place because of their interactive and interweaving thoughts, ideas and backgrounds.

Etymology: MESHERGY - noun - from MESH (an interwoven, or intertwined structure, or network) + ENERGY (the ability to act, lead others, or effect forcefully)

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Created by: ArtistInTraining

Pronunciation: sow -shawl -tahk

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Etymology: social - from socail, communicate talk - talk

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Created by: vonnegut

Pronunciation: si-noo-ka

Sentence: Dr. Hoenikker himself was no doubt a member of my karass, though he was dead before my sinookas, the tendrils of my life, began to tangle with those of his children.

Etymology: Created by Kurt Vonnegut Jr., for Cat's Cradle, published in 1963.

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