Vote for the best verboticism.
DEFINITION: To be so obsessed with your own cleverness and wittiness that you don't listen to what anyone else is saying, let alone understand them.
Verboticisms
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Pompbastic
Created by: Stevenson0
Pronunciation: pomp/bas/tic
Sentence: Peerless pretty petty pushy pathetic pompbastic Paul was perfectly proud of his pernicious pun.
Etymology: pompus + bombastic
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COMMENTS:
Pomp that bass. - Clayton, 2007-07-06: 07:31:00
Poignantly played at the Pompidou Centre. - petaj, 2007-07-06: 08:59:00
I would say that is a pompadour he's sporting in the cartoon - Jabberwocky, 2007-07-06: 10:59:00
Now that you mention it, it DOES look like Conan O'Brien with a bleach job. - Kyoti, 2007-07-06: 11:12:00
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Memyambosys
Created by: amysmiles2000
Pronunciation: me-mi-am-bo-sis
Sentence: He constant thoughts of his own genius, wittiness, without regard to another, is a classic case of memyambosys
Etymology:
Conselfifide
Created by: Firrehawk99
Pronunciation: Con-self-i-fide
Sentence: YOUR CONSELFIFIED!!
Etymology: conceded + self and ified at the end....
Begwilde
Created by: rikboyee
Pronunciation: bee-gwiyld
Sentence: he'd become so begwilde he felt like even his burps were quoteable social satire
Etymology: beguiled, oscar wilde
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COMMENTS:
sounds a bit like Oscar's brother Tony! like it. - galwaywegian, 2007-07-06: 07:37:00
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Boringfartism
Created by: realnutty01
Pronunciation: bor-ing-fart-izm
Sentence: That Gates guy is so broingfartism, all he goes on about is his windows.
Etymology: boring(samething over again and again) fart(noise made an ass) ism(jocular reference to any distinctive doctrine, theory or practice.)
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COMMENTS:
LOL this made me laugh! - MisUndrstd, 2007-07-06: 20:40:00
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Narcissismug
Created by: Alchemist
Pronunciation: nae-SIS-suh-smug
Sentence: Irving was constantly trying to top his own wordplay. In fact, he was so Narcissismug, that when Alan yelled "Quick! Call 911" he glibly replied, "Here 911! Here boy!"
Etymology: narcissism, smug
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COMMENTS:
great word - Jabberwocky, 2007-07-06: 09:29:00
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Loudshoulder
Created by: ErWenn
Pronunciation: /ˈlaʊd ˈʃoʊldɚ/
Sentence: I was trying to explain the trainee's new duties, but he gave me the loud shoulder, repeatedly making doody puns.
Etymology: As in "cold shoulder," only with "loud" instead of "cold"
Egotesticle
Created by: galwaywegian
Pronunciation: eee go tesc ick ill
Sentence: His egotesticle behaviour, laughing uproariously at his own jokes and singing to himself while others spoke, left him isolated at breaktimes. He would often wonder (sometimes audibly)how so many lesbians managed to get a job with one company.
Etymology: egotistical, testicle
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COMMENTS:
you do have to give him some credit - he does have balls - Jabberwocky, 2007-07-06: 06:11:00
Balldacious word! - purpleartichokes, 2007-07-06: 06:46:00
Aw, nuts... you guys beat me to it. - Clayton, 2007-07-06: 07:36:00
Don't get testy... - Alchemist, 2007-07-06: 08:06:00
cum on people... you'll all get the sac in minute...between this thread and good taste there is a vas deference - rikboyee, 2007-07-06: 08:12:00
HA! Sovary funny rik! - purpleartichokes, 2007-07-06: 08:36:00
Oh I wish I were an Oscar Wilder wiener - oops sorry that's for Rikee's word - Jabberwocky, 2007-07-06: 08:43:00
This gamete's pretty funny. - petaj, 2007-07-06: 08:44:00
So his brain was, where? In escrow Tom. - petaj, 2007-07-06: 08:56:00
As the wise Greek philosoper Epididymis once commented, "Don't let it all go to your head!" ;D - Kyoti, 2007-07-06: 10:57:00
As the wise Greek philosoper Epididymis once commented, "Don't let it all go to your head!" ;D - Kyoti, 2007-07-06: 11:01:00
Ummm... ignore one of those. Sighhh... - Kyoti, 2007-07-06: 11:03:00
Doesn't that make you gonad when you post a "set"? - purpleartichokes, 2007-07-06: 11:19:00
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Rapiertwit
Created by: purpleartichokes
Pronunciation: ray-pee-uhr-twit
Sentence: I had just told Bob that his cat had died and expected him to be upset, but he was such a rapiertwit that he began making dead cat jokes.
Etymology: rapier wit, twit
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COMMENTS:
twit to who? - galwaywegian, 2007-07-06: 05:48:00
Say bah! Foiled again in my epeenion. - petaj, 2007-07-06: 08:47:00
I think Bob was a rapiershit to make dead cat jokes. That does say crap crap in the cartoon though - hmmm - Jabberwocky, 2007-07-06: 13:24:00
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Draniti
Created by: rahullotli
Pronunciation: dra-niti
Sentence: stop being draniti
Etymology: kinkani-english
Comments:
MisUndrstd - 2007-07-06: 20:40:00
Say it three times fast... go ahead... I dare ya!
Jabberwocky - 2007-07-06: 23:40:00
tried it - don't get it - but I think the cartoons this week have been excellent - way to go Franke James!!! and your essays are fabulous!