Verboticisms

Created by: RustyGb

Pronunciation: fib-let (phoenetic)

Sentence: When asked of his whereabouts, Jim loosed a fiblet about a dentist's appointment to preserve the secret of Carie's surprise party.

Etymology: Fib: to lie -let: small one (MF -elet, fr el)

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I like it! - wordmeister, 2007-04-20: 10:20:00

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Created by: Sharpedgeshurt

Pronunciation: San-tooth-eest-oark-fayr-buh-nee-izm

Sentence: "I don't care, I'm still not using sleeping pills." The insomniac argued when told by the receptionist that he wouldn't be able to get an appointment with the Sand Man because he was a santootheastorkfairbunnyism.

Etymology: irst used in mid 1980's during a drunken round of "Say-all-the-fictional-childhood-characters-that-visit-your-house, in-one-breath game." It has rarely been used since.

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Created by: vonnegut

Pronunciation: fo-ma

Sentence: Nothing in this book is true. "Live by the foma* that make you brave and kind and healthy and happy." The Books of Bokonon. I: 5

Etymology: Created by Kurt Vonnegut for Cat's Cradle, published in 1963.

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foma - accept no substitutes. - Alchemist, 2007-04-16: 06:51:00

we can't go through the whole week respelling Vonneguts words....or can we? - rikboyee, 2007-04-16: 09:24:00

It's the best way to win the prize.... :-) - jedijawa, 2007-04-16: 12:54:00

What's the singular? And should I have heard of Vonnegut? Has he been on TV? Recently? Bliss. - Bulletchewer, 2007-04-16: 15:11:00

The singular form is "fomum", like phenomena (plural) and phenomenum (signular). Comes from Latin. Did you study Latin in highschool? I did, and I'm still trying to get over it. - wordmeister, 2007-04-16: 15:22:00

It's all Greek to me! - Bulletchewer, 2007-04-16: 16:14:00

you can even go into the news/blog section and it will tell you which word this definition comes from.... i honestly feel that using Vonneguts word taints the wampeter of our humble karass - rikboyee, 2007-04-16: 17:44:00

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Created by: WhiteRhino

Pronunciation: Cod-ell-eye

Sentence: She told a coddlie to keep him pacified.

Etymology: Coddle, lie

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Created by: Guthlaf1

Pronunciation: LOOTH

Sentence: Yes, the government is always right, and that's the luth.

Etymology: A combination of 'truth' and 'lie', substituting "L" for "TR".

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Created by: Mustang

Pronunciation: nay - VERR - uh - lee

Sentence: Spinning yet another nayverily, Nathan assured his family and friends that his emaciated state and absence of energy was due to his strict diet and not the result of serious disease, though his doctor had told him otherwise.

Etymology: Blend of nay ... 'deny', and verily...'truth'

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Created by: googly

Pronunciation:

Sentence: Don't make a big deal out of lying about his weight - its just a glibfib.

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Created by: Mustang

Pronunciation: fribb

Sentence: As was his nature, Alexander once again passed along a frib when asked a hard question with a potentially embarrasing answer, a tiny untruth that was told to spare the feelings of his friend.

Etymology: Blend of the words 'fib' (small lie) and 'rib'...to poke fun or make light of.

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Created by: mrskellyscl

Pronunciation: pass-i-fib

Sentence: Mommy quickly crafted a pacifib when Nora noticed that Goldie was not in her bowl one day after school. She put the little princess on her lap, gave her a hug, and told her a wonderful tale about how Goldie was invited to go with her fish friends to the Wild Water Kingdom instead of admitting that it went belly up and was flushed down the toilet. Nora, an especially precocious five year old wasn't buying it. She became inconsolable and made Mommy take her to the pet store immediately for a new fish.

Etymology: pacify: to calm, mollify or make peaceful + fib: insignificant or childish lie

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COMMENTS:

Cute word! - artr, 2009-11-02: 11:27:00

great word! - mweinmann, 2009-11-03: 07:51:00

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Created by: pinwheel

Pronunciation: skull/hug/ar/ee

Sentence: It's a massive spot on the end of my nose but my boyfriend says you can hardly see it. He's either blind or telling me a skullhuggery!

Etymology: Skullduggery + Hug

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