Verboticisms

Created by: mplsbohemian

Pronunciation: EYE-soh-flay-tuhd

Sentence: Alex was so isoflated that, when he got his paper back, he ignored his professor's red ink, especially with regard to apostrophe abuse, you're/your conflation, and 187 occurrences of the nonword "lookit".

Etymology: isolated + inflated

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COMMENTS:

I always thought "lookit" was a word until I found out "looky" was the proper word. - purpleartichokes, 2007-07-06: 10:15:00

Bookum, Dano! ;D - Kyoti, 2007-07-06: 11:10:00

I only have to hear that nonword about a googolplex times a day. Makes me want to gouge out my eardrums. - mplsbohemian, 2007-07-08: 20:32:00

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Created by: meganinglis

Pronunciation: spaz-i-mon

Sentence: SPAZIMON RULES! Thats sooo spazimon!

Etymology: what?

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Created by: ChristopherAndersen

Pronunciation: EE go LAY lee uh

Sentence: I couldn't get a word in over his egolalia.

Etymology: "ego" self and -lalia "speaking" (see glossolalia - speaking in tongues)

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Created by: cheeky18

Pronunciation: sssh ii z e r

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Created by: petaj

Pronunciation: auto-struck

Sentence: Kenny was a cleverclogs to the nth degree and had spent so long in his own feedback loop of how astonishingly brilliant he was that he was now awetostruck and could not get words from his mouth before he was struck speechless by the wonder of the acuity, acumen, agility, alertness, aptitude and downright perspicacity of his own thoughts.

Etymology: awestruck (showing a feeling of mixed reverence and respect and wonder and dread) + auto (self)

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COMMENTS:

awetoshucks - you figured it out - Jabberwocky, 2007-07-06: 08:45:00

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Created by: bazngill

Pronunciation:

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COMMENTS:

As in Tony Bliar - bazngill, 2007-07-08: 05:08:00

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Created by: Firrehawk99

Pronunciation: Con-self-i-fide

Sentence: YOUR CONSELFIFIED!!

Etymology: conceded + self and ified at the end....

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Created by: MisUndrstd

Pronunciation: Nar-Sis-Come-Poop

Sentence: My cousin Vinnie was such a narcisscompoop all he ever did was talk about the number of mob hits he had done!

Etymology: From the Italian word YoYouConceitedJerko!

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Created by: weareallbeautiful

Pronunciation: ee-go-ay-uhn-der-st-an-ding

Sentence: He was so egoaunderstanding that all his friends went to seek someone who would listen and perceive the meaning of what they were saying.

Etymology: From the word ego meaning conceit and self-importance and a meaning without and understanding meaning to perceive the meaning of

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Created by: HALibut

Pronunciation: buh-foon-oh-mey-nee-uh

Sentence: "The classic buffoonomaniac will make innapropriate jokes at weddings and funerals with little or no regard for how his jokes are received." - Studies on the Hysteriacal by Dr. Sigmund Freud

Etymology: < O.It. Buffa (jest) + < Gk. manía (madness)

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