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DEFINITION: v. To habitually object to and contradict other people's statements, especially if they include any facts or opinions. n. A person who finds fault what other people say no matter what it is, and lets them know it.
Verboticisms
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Literalitate
Created by: DevynAlexanderSkyeHarris
Pronunciation: Litter-uhll-it-tate
Sentence: "Oh I am a writer, not an artist or anything." Niiloxsi brushed off Mudulin's comment softly. "That still makes you an artist Niilo my brother. You never say what you mean its so annoying!" Niiloxsi shot back white hot and retorted, "Yeah well at least I'm not literalitating everyone all the time, constantly correcting them when you know very well what they meant you literalitator!"
Etymology: 1. Literal: Exact meaning, definition or intention. 2.Irritate: To annoy or bother repetitiously.
Negatiff
Created by: Mustang
Pronunciation: Neg - uh - tiff
Sentence: Elmer was always a grump and no matter what topic came up in discussion he'd invariably start a negatiff with often harsh and rude contradictions.
Etymology: Blend of negative and tiff
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COMMENTS:
Great pun and word! Simply wonderful! - silveryaspen, 2008-03-11: 21:33:00
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Rebutthead
Created by: Tigger
Pronunciation: /ri-BUHT-hed/
Sentence: Lyle was such a rebutthead that he started an argument with the mugger who was trying to rob him, telling him that he wasn't holding the gun correctly. At first Lyle tried to demonstrate with his empty hands but the criminal was incompetent, and Lyle told him so. Frustrated, he reached for the gun to show the mugger again. Lyle is finally out of Intensive Care and recuperating nicely, although he's driving the doctors and nurses crazy.
Etymology: Rebut - to refute by evidence or argument (from Old French, rebuter "to thrust back") + Butthead - a stupid or inept person (slang: buttheads often "butt heads" with other people, but the 'anal' connotation is clear. Also, Beavis' buddy)
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COMMENTS:
Tigger, I hope the nurses and doctors gave him large needles in his rebutt! - Nosila, 2008-03-11: 01:20:00
Good word. - ErWenn, 2008-03-11: 01:34:00
very funny word and sentence. - stache, 2008-03-11: 15:02:00
Thoroughly enjoyable. - OZZIEBOB, 2008-03-11: 19:10:00
Tigger-iffic! - Jamagra, 2008-03-11: 20:30:00
That's a good one! - diyan627, 2008-03-11: 21:06:00
Sentence and word ... clever and fun ... great pun! Marvelous creation! - silveryaspen, 2008-03-11: 21:21:00
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Internoper
Created by: silveryaspen
Pronunciation: in ter nope er
Sentence: We all know the ultimate intruder, that ruder person, who obsessively interjects to disagree with anything anyone says. The ultimate internoper that constantly interrupts, intercepts and interferes in any intercourse, to naysay and negate, everything everyone said.
Etymology: INTERLOPER, NOPE. INTERLOPER - intruder; as one who intrudes on anything anyone says. NOPE - to disagree, to naysay.
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COMMENTS:
nice - Jabberwocky, 2009-01-05: 10:35:00
like it silvery tree person! - galwaywegian, 2009-01-05: 12:20:00
Hey Silvery, this is great...captured the meaning well. - mweinmann, 2009-01-05: 16:22:00
Excellent word! - Mustang, 2009-01-05: 19:29:00
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Chronaysay
Created by: cmonkey24
Pronunciation: Craw-nay-say
Sentence: Georgette just HAD to chronaysay Betrand's statement that all mammals do have fur.
Etymology: Chronic- Constant; habitual; repeated. Naysayer- a person who constantly opposes, denies, or is pessimistic.
Naybour
Created by: galwaywegian
Pronunciation: nay burr
Sentence: noah was our next door naybour, sometime he was our nayboor. before he sold his horse he was, on occasion, our neighbour.
Etymology: neighbour, nay
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COMMENTS:
Nay burr ... one who deserves the cold shoulder! Very punny fun sentence! - silveryaspen, 2009-01-05: 12:44:00
Noah was a naybore and a nayboar, too! - Nosila, 2009-01-05: 18:07:00
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Differduffer
Created by: TJayzz
Pronunciation: Diff-er-duff-er
Sentence: Louise was such a differduffer, she would continually disagree with everything. If you remarked that the sea was blue she would argue that it was pink.
Etymology: Differ(disagree vary) + Duffer(a stupid person) = Differduffer
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COMMENTS:
excellent - Jabberwocky, 2009-01-06: 05:51:00
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Ornodict
Created by: Echos
Pronunciation:
Sentence: She hung up the phone, sick of his ornodicting everything she said.
Etymology: From "ornery" and "dictate"
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COMMENTS:
Very emotive words! Great etymology! - silveryaspen, 2008-03-11: 21:31:00
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Arguenaut
Created by: petaj
Pronunciation: argue-nought
Sentence: Jason was on the point of jumping overboard, prematurely ending his voyage. Due to a typo in the job ad, he had a crew of arguenauts and now the ship was going round in circles while they all disagreed on the course.
Etymology: argue (disagree strongly) + argonaut (someone seeking dangerous but rewarding adventure)
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COMMENTS:
great word - Jabberwocky, 2008-03-11: 12:23:00
Very clever; good word! - OZZIEBOB, 2008-03-11: 18:52:00
Excellent! - Jamagra, 2008-03-11: 20:29:00
Funtastic! - silveryaspen, 2008-03-11: 21:28:00
By Zeus, you have a good word there. That's what they should call the Toronto football team! - Nosila, 2008-03-11: 22:32:00
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Contrapulsive
Created by: ErWenn
Pronunciation: /ˌkɑntɹəˈpʊlsɪv/
Sentence: It was Daffy Duck's contrapulsive nature that did him in. "Duck season" indeed.
Etymology: From contra- +(im)pulsive
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COMMENTS:
Like Daffy we learn how to 'duck' these types of people even when they try to hunt us down! Fun, sly, witty, sentence ... just ducky! - silveryaspen, 2008-03-11: 21:18:00
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Comments:
Today's definition was suggested by Biscotti. Thank you Biscotti. ~ James
silveryaspen - 2008-03-11: 21:51:00
Well done, Biscotti and James!
Thank you Silvery! I won't rebutt a compliment. ~ James
Today's definition was suggested by Biscotti. Thank you Biscotti. ~ James