Verboticisms

Created by: porsche

Pronunciation: cat/ur/pil/r/ees

Sentence: The caterpilaries of her life continued to metamorphose until she became completely tangled up

Etymology: caterpillar + capillary (tiny hairlike tubes that connect arteries to veins)

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COMMENTS:

Ooo yes! Very good. - pinwheel, 2007-04-19: 11:05:00

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Created by: Jabberwocky

Pronunciation: a/fill/a/men/tay/shun

Sentence: Humans form deep affilamentations during their lifetimes, beginning with the umbilical cord and continuing with IPODs.

Etymology: filament (threadlike fiber) + affiliation (association with society)

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COMMENTS:

Great! - TJayzz, 2008-06-26: 08:45:00

I guess we are all tied together somehow! - Nosila, 2008-06-26: 23:28:00

Fantastic. - OZZIEBOB, 2008-06-27: 17:54:00

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Created by: patb

Pronunciation: twit-ter-fAs

Sentence: Michael used his skills at twitterphacing to find the lowest cost viagra clone on the internet. It was great! But unfortunately he didn't have any real friends.

Etymology: twit, twitter, facebook, interface

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Created by: CharlieB

Pronunciation: so-shuh-bab-ul

Sentence: Mandy's office was often pretty noisy in the mornings, when her colleauges were merrily sociababbling.

Etymology: sociable (enjoying the company of other people) + babble (to talk foolishly, incessantly)

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Created by: Nosila

Pronunciation: fy ber op tim izim

Sentence: Zoe decided that her destiny rested on the fiberoptimisim of those around her...where she fit into the great skein of things. Spun like the rich tapestry of her life, many people stood out like like gold and silver threads...sew rich in character, shining examples, sterling in their influence and adding value and sparkle to the lives of others. Others were more basic and filled in the background and sketched the pattern, woven with little flair, but constancy and predictability and a good yarn from time to time. Then, of course, there were others, like Uncle George, who became unravelled or frayed if he got needled and always needed to be mended and kept in stitches. Oh yes, Zoe decided, I am going to hoop it up, because if you didn't give a darn,it could be a crewel world out there!

Etymology: fiber (the inherent complex of attributes that determine a persons moral and ethical actions and reactions) & optimisim (a general disposition to expect the best in all things;the optimistic feeling that all is going to turn out well) & fiber optics (the transmission of light signals via glass fibers)

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COMMENTS:

Excellent word - TJayzz, 2008-06-26: 06:40:00

A fiberopticism....I like it. - Mustang, 2008-06-26: 08:10:00

nice - Jabberwocky, 2008-06-26: 10:56:00

Terrific word and sentence. - OZZIEBOB, 2008-06-27: 17:57:00

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Created by: serendipity9000

Pronunciation: bio-th-reds

Sentence: I am always amazed at all the biothreads I have to trace down when I am packing to move to a new city.

Etymology: Bio (life) + threads (ideas, tendrils, strings, connections)

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Created by: logarithm

Pronunciation: ˌɪntərˈtwaɪnet

Sentence:

Etymology: Intertwine, network

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Created by: Ellemorpheus

Pronunciation: Vee-tah-necks or Vye-tah-necks

Sentence: The people in the village semi-consciously created a large and tightly woven vitanex to support each other.

Etymology: From Vita-Life From Nex-bound

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Created by: petaj

Pronunciation: ex-peer-ee-arch

Sentence: Carol planned to become an author of self-help books and used experiarch as her motif to describe the foundation upon which we can all build. Her first title was to be "The experiarch less trammelled" followed soon after by "The magic of experiarch : building a bridge to your future".

Etymology: experience + arch (in the architectural sense of supporting construction above an opening)

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COMMENTS:

My mind has been opened... Thank you petaj - wordmeister, 2007-04-20: 10:35:00

Sounds like a great series Petaj - maybe The Archies could be featured in them - Jabberwocky, 2007-04-20: 11:26:00

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Created by: OZZIEBOB

Pronunciation: KITH-beems

Sentence: Kithbeams sometimes radiant; at other times frowning, chilled by the clouds of doubt and the bitter winds of mistrust; but like the sun affecting our lives every second.

Etymology: Kith, n. [OE.& AS. kith,] native land; friends, acquaintances; kindred. Meaning 1. & 4. archaic. BEAM:n. [ME. OE?]:A ray or collection of parallel rays emitted from the sun or other luminous body; as, a beam of light, or of heat. (Fig.): A ray; a gleam; as, a beam of comfort.

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COMMENTS:

how poetic - Jabberwocky, 2008-06-26: 10:58:00

Hugths & Kithes! - Nosila, 2008-06-26: 23:27:00

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