Verboticisms

Created by: Bulletchewer

Pronunciation: anks-i-pet-re-fyd

Sentence: The would-be model was so anxipetrified, due to the tiniest amount of flab around her even tinier waist, that her mother had to slap her in the face several times to get a response.

Etymology: From "anxious/anxiety" and "petrified". Note that "petrified" is particularly appropriate here, for the derivation is "turn to stone".

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Created by: moltentim

Pronunciation: rig-or-ate-ed

Sentence: Sam became rigorated at the sight of Jane.

Etymology: rigor+intimidated

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Created by: sodium

Pronunciation: stair-uh-lyzd

Sentence: Jimmy was certainly not sterile, but with the way he starelized every time an attractive woman was around, he might as well have been.

Etymology: (stare + paralyzed) = a homophone to sterilized

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COMMENTS:

I think this is very funny - Jabberwocky, 2007-02-08: 14:21:00

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Created by: Ecke21

Pronunciation: AngSt La den

Sentence: He was so angstladen that all he could do was stare at her.

Etymology:

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Created by: BMott

Pronunciation: Kat - u - feer

Sentence: Bob headed for the stage and then froze with catafear, he knew he could never give the speech without stuttering.

Etymology: Cata - From Catatonic- An abnormal condition characterized by stupor, and either rigidity or extreme flexibility of the limbs. Fear - A reason for dread or apprehension.

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Created by: josje

Pronunciation: thiktonque

Sentence: hecould not speak he had a thicktonque

Etymology: thik as in fat en tongue as in your mouth

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COMMENTS:

And maybe his head was thick too! - wordmeister, 2007-02-08: 17:38:00

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Created by: rikboyee

Pronunciation: stat-chew-ov-lim-it-ay-shuns

Sentence: he'd studied hard and he knew his stuff, but as soon as he got into the exam he became a statueoflimitations

Etymology: statue, statute of limitations

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COMMENTS:

Quite clever! - purpleartichokes, 2007-02-08: 08:06:00

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Created by: Antimus

Pronunciation: stiff-abled

Sentence: She looked at him in such a way, he became so stiffabled that he fell off his chair

Etymology: stiff (as in can't move) and unable, in past tense.

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Created by: cryptc

Pronunciation:

Sentence:

Etymology: Error, and Immobilis from latin.

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Created by: Javeson1

Pronunciation: deer-hed-lie-ted

Sentence: many people become dearheadlighted when they see a beautiful and/or famous person they want to talk to and therefore cannot fulfill this goal.

Etymology: Everybody knows the deer-in-the-headlights look which comes from deer being locked into staring at the headlights of an approaching car which disables them from running away from said object.

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