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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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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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Contramaniac
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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Disagweeble
Created by: purpleartichokes
Pronunciation: dis-ah-gwee-bull
Sentence: Being a disagweeble led to Jane's ultimate demise. When Bob yelled "Alligator!", she felt compelled to stand there and argue that the 8-foot long beast was actually a crocodile.
Etymology: disagreeable, weeble - cuz they keep coming back at ya (and I love weebles!)
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COMMENTS:
weebles can get a round anything - Jabberwocky, 2008-03-11: 12:23:00
Did everything turn out o-cay man? - OZZIEBOB, 2008-03-11: 19:03:00
Clever, fun, and downright cute! - silveryaspen, 2008-03-11: 21:30:00
Too funny! I'm going to use this word on the next person who argues with me. - Tigger, 2008-03-12: 00:34:00
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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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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.
Hipsterjection
Created by: brasstax82
Pronunciation: hip-stir-ject-shun
Sentence: Tom quickly realized in the apple store that the rumors he heard weren't as stupid as he thought, but he was just falling victim of constant hipsterjection after hipsterjection.
Etymology: Hipsters- Duches that constantly correct or disagree with people. Objection- to disagree with
Mymissus
Created by: amigamark
Pronunciation: my-misses
Sentence: My missus will argue till she's blue in the face that she has told me something last Tuesday, however she forgets that we were not speaking that day!
Etymology: mymissus - say no more
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COMMENTS:
Fun one! - silveryaspen, 2008-03-11: 21:01:00
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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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Rebuffy
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)
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