Verboticisms

Created by: treyb

Pronunciation: Oh-jit

Sentence: Ojit, I left my keys in the car...

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Created by: ekath

Pronunciation: fit (must be said sharply and with much aggravation)

Sentence: OH PHIT! is believed to be the phrase that escaped joe-from-blues-clues' mouth when he realized he was actually a grown man and not a four year old half dog-man.

Etymology: from shit + fit

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Created by: mplsbohemian

Pronunciation: oy-deh-MEE

Sentence: "Oydemi," sighed Alex, "I can't believe that I paid rent for the wrong month."

Etymology: Yiddish "oy" + Spanish "ay de mi" (oh my). I say this a lot.

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Created by: rikboyee

Pronunciation: blun-der-struk

Sentence: looking down at the tube of fungal cream in my hand, then into the mirror at the toothbrush in my mouth, i was suddenly blunderstruck

Etymology: blunder, thunderstruck

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Created by: renzeb

Pronunciation: Kratz

Sentence: Oh Chrats! I can't believe I left the tickets at home.

Etymology: Crap + Rats

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Created by: Scattercat

Pronunciation: FRAWTS

Sentence: Frotz! I left the frotzing stove on!

Etymology: Z is a good, angry letter that we don't get enough of in English. I think 'tz' is an especially good sound for cursing with.

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COMMENTS:

Especially good for when you are feeling fraught. - petaj, 2007-05-22: 08:57:00

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Created by: mrskellyscl

Pronunciation: cuss-er-ance

Sentence: A cusserance will come to mind when a stupid mistake is found, but it must never be expressed when grandchildren are around. Although they love their grandma so and overlook her failures, it's best that they should never know she cusses like a sailor.

Etymology: cuss: to use an expletive or curse word + utterance: vocal expression or articulation

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COMMENTS:

cute - Nosila, 2009-12-07: 21:07:00

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Created by: guesser

Pronunciation: Duh-Me-ism

Sentence: After being accused of causing a major car accident, she found herself embarrassed by her very own acts of Duhmeism.

Etymology: Duh (slang) + Me (I) + ism (state or quality)

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Created by: Nosila

Pronunciation: ma ma mia kulpa

Sentence: Mammameaculpa, here I go again, My my, how can I resist mistakes? Mammameaculpa, does it show again? My my, just how much I've messed up? Yes, I've not been the smartest, Stupid since the day I started Why, why can't you see there's nothing I know?? Mammameaculpa, now I really know, My my, you should really let me go.

Etymology: Mamma Mia (Musical Play & Movies based on songs of ABBA;an Italian expression, denoting various kinds of emotions: surprise, fear, rejection, anguish) & Mea Culpa (an acknowledgment of your error or guilt)

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Created by: texmom

Pronunciation: ho lee brit chess

Sentence: Holeybritches! I dropped the plate of deviled eggs.

Etymology: holey - full of holes britches - pants

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