Verboticisms

Created by: rahullotli

Pronunciation: gold-am-ut

Sentence: the rat was goldamutted

Etymology: konkani-english-hindi

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Created by: MisUndrstd

Pronunciation: Kan-ed-i-bal-ism

Sentence: When I started the job as a stocker in the canned foods section at Wal-Mart I didn't realize I would fall victim to an ancient roughage ritual called Cannedibalism

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Best thing about cannedibalism is you take it with you for those long flights over the Andes. - HALibut, 2007-07-05: 13:19:00

The best thing about Andes is the cool minty center. Looks like you have done well with this one, LilMis. WTG! - Kyoti, 2007-07-05: 13:28:00

Arn't we all a bit cannedibalistic lol. Liking this word. Wtg Lil good site. - realnutty01, 2007-07-05: 17:46:00

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Created by: galwaywegian

Pronunciation: figg say shun

Sentence: She found it difficult to put words to her figsation. "Figs move me" she would state simply. And they did, regularly.

Etymology: fixation, figs.

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COMMENTS:

It made her meloncholy - petaj, 2007-07-05: 04:49:00

but not meloncolic - galwaywegian, 2007-07-05: 05:57:00

and I bet her best friend was Prunella - they probably moved in the same circle - Jabberwocky, 2007-07-05: 06:06:00

Did you know that diarrhea is a genetic condition? It runs in your jeans. - ErWenn, 2007-07-05: 12:48:00

I mean "genes." Damn you, puns that only really work spoken out loud! Hm...I wonder if there are any good puns based on homonyms instead of homophones, so that they only work when written, and not when spoken. - ErWenn, 2007-07-05: 12:49:00

jeans is much funnier - Jabberwocky, 2007-07-05: 13:20:00

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Created by: bubbos

Pronunciation: Me-ta-mor-phi-gest

Sentence: With the new Hollywood diet, Sally eventually metamorphigested into air.

Etymology: Metamorphosis + digest

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Created by: weareallbeautiful

Pronunciation: r-uh-v-er-s-kuhn-soo-mm-d

Sentence: Mary burst into tears as she realized that her rabbit had been reverseconsumed by the carrot she had given it.

Etymology: From the word reverse meaning opposite which comes from the latin root reversus meaning to turn back and the word consume meaning to eat or devour from the latin root consumere meaning to use up, eat or waste

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Created by: debsro

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Created by: cassandra1315

Pronunciation: sup-et-er

Sentence: He is too supeter.

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Created by: loofarama

Pronunciation: revenge-table

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Etymology: revenge + vegetable

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Created by: Lapper

Pronunciation: in-VORS

Sentence: Jane's friends noted that she was invoresing; she had bought over twelve onion novelty items, and had eaten the same amount, in the past half hour.

Etymology: Inverse and -vore

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Created by: mplsbohemian

Pronunciation: REHT-troh-grayz

Sentence: Alex's attempt at retrograzing cow's brains proved unsuccessful--he was no smarter.

Etymology: retrograde (backwards) + graze

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COMMENTS:

no wonder he's cowed by his girlfriends - Jabberwocky, 2007-07-05: 13:25:00

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