Verboticisms

Created by: MrDave2176

Pronunciation: au-to-gam-en-KOR-ee-ah

Sentence: Mike's autogamenchorea prevented him from hearing the timer on the pot stickers that were cooking on the stove and soon the apartment was filled with smoke.

Etymology: auto-(Greek: self, same, spontaneous; directed from within. Used as in autism). gamen (Old English: root of Game) -chorea (Greek: dance; in medicine, it is used to denote a nervous disorder)

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Created by: petaj

Pronunciation: pack-MANner-ism

Sentence: Colby's pacmannerism had worsened considerably since the 1980s. It had evolved into captaincomicalysis, but it seemed he always had a frogger in his throat.

Etymology: Pacman + mannerism

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COMMENTS:

I'm old enough to remember Pacman but I had to look up what Wii was! lol - Scrumpy, 2007-09-13: 07:53:00

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Created by: ScrabbledEgg

Pronunciation: wee-tar-day-shun

Sentence: His video game addiction started off slowly with a mild case of nintendonitis, progressed to acute halotosis (hay-low-toe-sis), and ended in complete wiitardation.

Etymology: wii + retardation

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COMMENTS:

that's a winner - FreeToys, 2007-09-13: 13:20:00

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Created by: rikboyee

Pronunciation: lah-bot-om-wee

Sentence: his lobotomwii was destroying his social life

Etymology: lobotomy, wii

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COMMENTS:

Catchy! - Scrumpy, 2007-09-13: 07:50:00

Catchy yes, but try saying it when you're drunk... or have just spent ten hours playing Half-Life 2. - Nettle, 2007-09-13: 09:42:00

I'd go for Lobotowii - Batavier, 2007-10-05: 10:30:00

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Created by: doig1394

Pronunciation: ka-leen-ew-ul-eech

Sentence: that kid at the park was totally kaliualeach

Etymology: ....

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Created by: staggolee

Pronunciation: HAF-o-woh-bih-TIE-g'v'l

Sentence: OMG--I'M HAFOWHOBYTYGEVEL!!!

Etymology: adj. origin unk.

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COMMENTS:

Unsubstantiated rumors accredit this as a Bushism. - staggolee, 2007-09-13: 00:33:00

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Created by: loofarama

Pronunciation: lee-sure

Sentence: his leizure was overwhelming him. i even tried hurting him, but it didn't work

Etymology: leisure + seizure

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Created by: StigAllan

Pronunciation:

Sentence: Please do sit still you braindropped maniac.

Etymology:

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Created by: trioptimum

Pronunciation: ob-WEE-vee-uhs-ness

Sentence: Wil had to be jolted out of his obwiiviousness by a friend, who grabbed him and politely pointed out the piercing sound of the fire alarm.

Etymology: obliviousness + wii (I hate every single one of the thousands of 'wii' puns that have plagued the games industry for the past few months, so please make me pay for my hypocrisy by not voting for me)

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COMMENTS:

I had to look up what Wii was. So your Wii-ism seems pretty fresh to me! - Scrumpy, 2007-09-13: 07:59:00

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Created by: japfilsk8er

Pronunciation: gamer not

Sentence: keeps his momentum going and stay focus to the game

Etymology: game and juggernaut

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