Verboticisms

Created by: graypenguin

Pronunciation: re-al-i-trick

Sentence: He was up all night writing that paper only to realize that his printer was out of ink. One of life's cruel little realitricks...

Etymology: reality + trick

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Created by: brankoz

Pronunciation: MURF-imm-eyezd

Sentence: Ed McMahon just knocked on my door ... to ask when my neighbor would be home. It made me feel quite murphimized

Etymology: adjective, from the murphy guy that wrote all those "life sucks" laws

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Created by: Syzygy

Pronunciation: Resi-stent-ialism

Sentence: Resistentialism is a theory in which inanimate objects display hostile desires towards human beings

Etymology: Resist and Existentialism

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Created by: haldean

Pronunciation: sur-PRY-za-POYNT-ment

Sentence: What's wrong? Oh just another surprisapointment. Everything was going perfectly, until my two girlfriends met each other.

Etymology: Suprise + Disappointment

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Created by: jesster

Pronunciation: Moi -ron - ic

Sentence: Jody was thrilled when she discovered the beautiful antique cabinet at a yard sale for only $2. She spent the entire drive home planning how she would arrange her Hummel figurines in it. It was overwhelmingly moironic that when she arrived home, she found that her house had burned to the ground. All that was left of her extensive collection was a melted puddle of kitch.

Etymology: Moira ( Fate in Greek and Roman mythology, any of three goddesses who determined human destinies, and in particular the span of a person's life and his allotment of misery and suffering) + ironic

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COMMENTS:

great story - Jabberwocky, 2007-09-07: 12:33:00

That is a brilliant story, but I'm afraid I can't vote for this, because you used the word "ironic" incorrectly (thank you Alanis Morisette). - Pseudonym, 2007-09-08: 05:08:00

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Created by: Stevenson0

Pronunciation: karm/os/ity

Sentence: I'm filled with karmosity when I drop a coin and it rolls into the sewer, the bread lands peanut butter side down, or the milk I just bought is sour.

Etymology: karma + animosity

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Created by: Poeiden

Pronunciation: fa-tal

Sentence: Ever had that fatel feeling every time something screws up your life?

Etymology: fate + fatal

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COMMENTS:

It's a nice word, but I would expect that in everyday use the pronunciation wouldn't be distinct enough from 'fatal' to be entirely satisfactory. - Nettle, 2007-09-07: 08:52:00

ITS a bit good but its too relevant to the word 'fatal' , you kno wat i mean? - RachelPhillipson2007, 2007-09-08: 08:03:00

Yeah, I know what you mean - Poeiden, 2007-09-08: 09:28:00

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Created by: OZZIEBOB

Pronunciation: Veks-ee-sten-shee-AL-a-tee

Sentence: When Bob's life momentarily turned from "joie de vivre" to "jolt de vivre," his vexistentiality reminded him of life's vicissitudes.

Etymology: Vex-to cause one to feel annoyed, dissatisfied or irritated, etc. Existential-pertaining to existence -ity-expressing state or condition.

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COMMENTS:

I kant help but camuserate with Bob's predicament. It hesse to be the sartre of thing that happens when you let your kierkegaard down. - Jabberwocky, 2007-09-07: 10:32:00

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Created by: Hyperion

Pronunciation: In-im-ist-a-tion. I'm not very experienced with pronunciation guides, but I hope that helps...

Sentence: She felt utter despair at the inimistation that Destiny has dealt her today.. When would this day end?

Etymology: An amalgamation of the Latin word for unfair and the Greek word for fate, in the a vague sort of way. It is also related to inimical, with station referring to a place in life. The description continues in the Comments section of this Verboticism.

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COMMENTS:

I hope this qualifies... The spelling's a little odd, though... - Hyperion, 2007-09-09: 08:34:00

I've changed the spelling of the word, and refined its meaning. Continuing on the description... Therefore, it means both an unfair fate and a part of life that's bad for you, as well as a feeling of inimicality in relation to the world and frustration with it. Clever, huh? - Hyperion, 2007-09-09: 08:53:00

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Created by: FreeToys

Pronunciation: murf' - smak

Sentence: Those contributors expecting obedience from the usual candidates are about to get a Murphsmack from Ron Paul

Etymology: Murphy's Law / Smackdown

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