Verboticisms

Created by: gplowell

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COMMENTS:

This one cracks me up! - ScrabbledEgg, 2007-09-14: 23:43:00

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Created by: Osomatic

Pronunciation: pain + ven + shun

Sentence: This fancy-new phone is supposed to do everything, but it's such a painvention that I can't figure out how to make it do anything.

Etymology: pain + invention

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Created by: Jabberwocky

Pronunciation: kript/pro/gram

Sentence: The newest version of cardscam was such a crytprogram that even the cards couldn't understand it

Etymology: cryptogram (obscure puzzle) + program (as in computer)

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COMMENTS:

The crypt keeper has a winner! - Scrumpy, 2007-09-14: 10:29:00

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Created by: VersaVice

Pronunciation: fee-terd

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Etymology: feature + turd

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Created by: galwaywegian

Pronunciation: shh lupp grey d

Sentence: every shlupgrade was supposed to make him feel more empowered, but ended up making feel he had slipped a couple of rungs further down the evolutionary ladder.

Etymology: upgrade, shlupp

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COMMENTS:

nice to have your sense of humour back in the game - Jabberwocky, 2007-09-14: 10:15:00

I like it! - Scrumpy, 2007-09-14: 10:46:00

It's enough to make anyone feel greyed out. - petaj, 2007-09-15: 01:31:00

Perhaps Darwin didnt go far enough: some members of our species may have started on the way back! - OZZIEBOB, 2007-09-15: 18:44:00

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Created by: graypenguin

Pronunciation: win-doze-vis-ta

Sentence: He was so happy to get his new PC only to realize that it had windows vista on it and it crashed 4 timed and installed 100 updates before he could use it.

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Created by: purpleartichokes

Pronunciation: tek-nall-oh-cheez

Sentence: I was sucked in by another infomercial and ended up with a $50 piece of technolocheese.

Etymology: technology, cheese (as in cheesy, chintzy)

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COMMENTS:

Very Gouda! - Scrumpy, 2007-09-14: 10:43:00

cheez whiz purple - this is tough but how's this for your Friday jingle - I goudave danced all night - I goudave danced all night and stilton begged for more... - Jabberwocky, 2007-09-14: 10:45:00

Aw cheese, now I'm hungry AND have a show tune stuck in my head! - purpleartichokes, 2007-09-14: 10:50:00

Pretty cheesy, but I'm a sucker for Cheesies while screwing up my computer so I can certainly relate and vote for your word!!! - Stevenson0, 2007-09-14: 12:50:00

Sounds like she paid a mozza, Ella, for that technolocheese. Reggie Arno is a sucker for these kinds of things too. Don't roquefort, don't roquefort baby. Don't roquefort, don't dip the ricotta. - petaj, 2007-09-15: 01:29:00

That often happens to me too Purp. But don't tell me "cheese and kisses!" - OZZIEBOB, 2007-09-15: 18:48:00

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Created by: remistram

Pronunciation: gli-tek-noh-vay-shun

Sentence: The entire process in learning the new phone system soon became an exercise in patience. The obvious glitechnovation made her want to stick pins in her eyes.

Etymology: glitch + techno combined

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Created by: Syzygy

Pronunciation: in-skrew-ti-call

Sentence: After looping through the automated menus, Kip declaired the attempt an inscruticall.

Etymology: Insruitable and Call

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Created by: Stevenson0

Pronunciation: in/vis/tah/kwa/see

Sentence: Windows has come out with the latest invistaquacy. The user must have at least an information technology degree to download the manual.

Etymology: vista + inadequacy

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