Verboticisms

Created by: emmyb2

Pronunciation: cling-a-ring

Sentence: Suzie is nothing but a clingoring; I'd recommend you stay away from her.

Etymology: cling + ring

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Created by: Alchemist

Pronunciation: MUG-wub

Sentence: When Clarence scolded her for kissing her brother, Serena knew he was a mugwuv, and told him to take a hike.

Etymology: mug-to steal, wuv, mugwump

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Created by: hooterbug

Pronunciation: /in/seh/kyoor/a/mah/rah/ta

Sentence: Gina smiled as she passed by the couple walking towards her which earned the poor guy that grinned back at her a thump on the forehead by his insecuramorata.

Etymology: in·se·cure = subject to fears, doubts, etc.; not self-confident or assured: an insecure person+ Inamorata comes from Italian innamorata, feminine of innamorato, from the past participle of innamorare, "to inspire with love," from in- (from Latin) + amore, "love" (from Latin amor, from amare, "to love"). A man with whom one is in love is an inamorato.

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COMMENTS:

interesting - Jabberwocky, 2008-06-24: 16:11:00

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Created by: ErWenn

Pronunciation: /ˌæməˈɡɑɹki/

Sentence: We told him that his significant smother wasn't really controlling enough to constitute an amogarchy, but it was just a foma.

Etymology: from amo- (romantic love) and -archy (government)

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COMMENTS:

Significant smother works better than amogarchy, which I'd have as "a system of rule by lovers"- a truly scary notion. Still, the sentence alone is worth a vote. - Bulletchewer, 2007-04-17: 13:17:00

Thanks, and I agree that "significant smother" is better, but I never like having to cram two-word terms into a one-word entry. - ErWenn, 2007-04-17: 14:05:00

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Created by: galwaywegian

Pronunciation: eee ross punj

Sentence: She was a complete erosponge, mopping up all the juices he could produce.

Etymology: eros, sponge

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COMMENTS:

Clever! - jedijawa, 2007-04-17: 10:12:00

Clever! - jedijawa, 2007-04-17: 18:53:00

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Created by: Ellemorpheus

Pronunciation: Poor-sah-more

Sentence: His porcamor girlfriend never let him go out with his friends on Saturday nights.

Etymology: Porc-from porcine or piglike Amor- love

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Created by: CharlieB

Pronunciation: smuth-er-half

Sentence: Bill's possessiveness meant he wasn't good boyfriend material. Pity the poor girl whose smotherhalf he was.

Etymology: smother (to suffocate) + other half (expression meaning one's partner or spouse)

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Created by: Jabberwocky

Pronunciation: luv/suk/ur

Sentence: Cruella was a luvsucker who insisted Dave spend all of his time playing Monopoly with her

Etymology: bloodsucker + luv (spelt that way because it really isn't love)+ sucker (that would be Dave)

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Created by: lumina

Pronunciation: suff/a/leech (I realize I spelled it wrong but couldn't change) :(

Sentence: Jason worried that he had made a serious mistake. Shortly after Brianna accepted his proposal of marriage, she began showing signs of being a suffoleech. Among other things, she began making lists of "sweet nothings" he was to say to her several times a day.

Etymology: suffocate-smother: deprive of oxygen and prevent from breathing. leech-a follower who hangs around a host (without benefit to the host) in hope of gain or advantage.

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COMMENTS:

an emotional vampire - deadly - Jabberwocky, 2008-06-24: 16:15:00

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Created by: ohwtepph

Pronunciation: gree - dee - nee - dee

Sentence: Men always break up with greedyneedys.

Etymology: greedy (having an excessive desire over something) + needy (in a condition of extreme want)

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