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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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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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Zigele
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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Beatyadown
Created by: idavecook
Pronunciation: BEET YA DOW N
Sentence: That little beatyadown Tracy has always gotta stick her stringy haired head into my business, when all she bbe sticking it into an oven!
Etymology: years of dating the ladies.
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COMMENTS:
UHT OH! You need to pick a different type of women to date! Your word expresses the harshness of the feeling and meaning of the definition! Very strong word! - silveryaspen, 2008-03-11: 21:42:00
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Negatiff
Created by: Mustang
Pronunciation: neg-eh-tif
Sentence: Roland almost always has a negative attitude and no matter what topic arises he invariably launches a juvenile and always bitter negatiff with much acrimony and and rude contradictions.
Etymology: Blend of 'negative' (lacking positive qualities, disagreeable) and 'tiff' (a petty quarrel)
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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Disstater
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
Contrattitude
Created by: DiPpO
Pronunciation:
Sentence: The teacher dismissed the students remarks, stating that his contrattitude would get him trouble some day.
Etymology: contra + attitude, no need for explenations, is there?
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COMMENTS:
Brings that negative attitude right out of the lines of the definition. Great word! - silveryaspen, 2008-03-11: 20:59:00
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Polarexpressionist
Created by: bookowl
Pronunciation: poe/lar/ex/press/shun/ist
Sentence: A polarexpressionist insists that everything is the direct opposite.
Etymology: polar (opposite) + expressionist
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COMMENTS:
Ah, we do think of these negative type of people as grump as a polar bear! Good one! - silveryaspen, 2008-03-11: 21:35:00
grumpy ... forgive my mindstick on the grumps ... grin and bear with me! - silveryaspen, 2008-03-11: 21:37:00
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Confrontsayshunall
Created by: Jabberwocky
Pronunciation: con/front/say/shun/all
Sentence: Sally was so confrontsayshunall that the debating club hired her when they were practicing for tournaments.
Etymology: confront + say + shun + all + confrontational
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COMMENTS:
Another goodun! - OZZIEBOB, 2008-03-11: 18:53:00
Witty! Meaning full! You always have such a great way of playing with your words and coming up with the best wons! To blend four words and have it be a pun on another one ... and all right on the definition ... just blows my mind! Outstanding! - silveryaspen, 2008-03-11: 21:14:00
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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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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