Verboticisms

Created by: kateinkorea

Pronunciation: PANE say

Sentence: Everything with her is an insult, and I get tired of the constant painsay.

Etymology: GAINSAY: to contradict PAIN: to be someone who annoys

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COMMENTS:

A panesay has lots of windows of opportunities! - Nosila, 2009-01-05: 18:09:00

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Created by: Jamagra

Pronunciation: im/pyoon'/dee/et

Sentence: When Stephen impugndiated that the world IS flat, the geography professor rolled his eyes. He did, however, manage to refrain from calling his student an impugndiot.

Etymology: impugn (to challenge another's statements as false) + idiot (an utterly foolish or senseless person) (v) impugndiate: impugn + repudiate

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COMMENTS:

Great originality! - silveryaspen, 2008-03-11: 21:24:00

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Created by: galwaywegian

Pronunciation: kom play n yun

Sentence: She was his constant complainion. Their wedding was the only recorded time that she said "I do" when asked a question in his company.

Etymology: companion, complain

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COMMENTS:

My memory is not the greatest, but it seems to me we've had this word before for a different definition. No matter, because your sentence is great and so is the word! - silveryaspen, 2008-03-11: 21:03:00

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Created by: artr

Pronunciation: ribəfē

Sentence: Pete and his girlfriend were the most annoying couple around. Pete (aka RePete) would restate everything anyone said in the form of a question perhaps to create time to ponder a response. ReBuffy was a contrarian, responding negatively to anything anyone had to say. She could find fault with the most innocuous statement.

Etymology: rebuff (reject (someone or something) in an abrupt or ungracious manner) + Buffy (a female name)

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Created by: artr

Pronunciation: kuhn-tra-mair-ee-uhn

Sentence: ContraMarian is conversation sniper. She can and will find fault with anything that anybody says. She enjoys shooting down even the most innocent comment. Last week her skills almost brought about a disaster. She took a shot at a negasaurus and the resulting cynicism came close to creating a black hole that could have swallowed the earth. Luckily the ancient reptile was hungry and headed off in search of food.

Etymology: contrarian (a person who takes an opposing view, especially one who rejects the majority opinion) + Marian (a female given name, form of Mary)

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Created by: XMbIPb

Pronunciation: /zi-ge-le/ (note: the stress is on the first vowel of the word)

Sentence: WOMAN No.1: “So I tell my Moishe: ‘Don’t climb up that ladder. You’re no spring chicken!’ And what does he tell me? He tells me: ‘I’m no spring chicken, but I still know how to change a light bulb!’ And I say: ‘Don’t change that light bulb. We will call Isak. He will change the light bulb.’ And what does my old ZIGELE say? He says: ‘Go away woman. I will change the light bulb!’ So now he’s a triple impotent, can you imagine?” WOMAN No.2: “A triple impotent? What is a triple impotent? How do you go from changing a light bulb to being a triple impotent?” WOMAN No.1: “Well he fell. I tell you, that ZIGELE fell off the ladder. It was a really bad fall. Oi, vei…” WOMAN no.2: “So what? What does it have to do with impotence? What is triple impotence?” WOMAN no.1: “Well… he was a regular impotent before, you know… except now he has two broken hands and he bit half his tongue off.”

Etymology: ZIGELE (fr. Yiddish) - a goat

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COMMENTS:

So Moishe is now geschnecktigezoik? Oi, who knew! That story made me verklempt! - Nosila, 2010-05-20: 17:55:00

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Created by: libertybelle

Pronunciation: kon-trah-DICK

Sentence: I can't believe that Gary spent 20 minutes arguing with me over whether or not Thanksgiving was going to be on a Thursday this year; what a contradick!

Etymology: contradict - to oppose in argument + dick- slang for jerk

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COMMENTS:

Hehe! I thought of that one too! - purpleartichokes, 2008-03-11: 09:59:00

love it! - galwaywegian, 2008-03-11: 11:27:00

So right on the definition and such a strong word. Excellent! - silveryaspen, 2008-03-11: 14:53:00

Good word. - OZZIEBOB, 2008-03-11: 18:59:00

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Created by: mzzmee265

Pronunciation: dis-state-er

Sentence: She sure is a disstater, how she told him what he corrected what he said and made it into little details.

Etymology: dis- means not; state-short term for statement; er-referring to something or someone

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Created by: diyan627

Pronunciation: kon-tru-main-ee-ak

Sentence: Bobby Jo, the contramaniac, was at it again... This time she argued that it was dripping, not raining, as she was about to get run over by a van, not a truck. Fortunately, it looks like Bobby Jo will not be arguing any more points in life. She actually did argue to death.

Etymology: contra (contradict) + maniac (1.An insane person.2.A person who has an excessive enthusiasm or desire for something.3.A person who acts in a wildly irresponsible way)

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COMMENTS:

Cartoon inspired! Sentence has a great last line! Well done! - silveryaspen, 2008-03-11: 21:23:00

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Created by: bigveg

Pronunciation: ob-trite

Sentence: she was so mad she shouted right!, i've had enough of all your sh*te, there will be no love for you tonight, if you don't quit your act obtrite!

Etymology: obtuse: lacking intellectual acuity - trite: repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse

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COMMENTS:

Rhymes are fun any time. Good word, too! - silveryaspen, 2008-03-11: 20:54:00

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