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DEFINITION: A person who, using an example from their own life, steers people away from a line of speculation by reducing it to an absurdity.
Verboticisms
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Granddiculer
Created by: bigbigjeff
Pronunciation: grand-dic-you-ler
Sentence: My father was such a granddicular. Constantly talking about his childhood plight, how his parents made him wear concrete shoes.
Etymology: Grand- old or great, diculer from ridiculous for absurd or innane
Follyphony
Created by: freakystyley
Pronunciation: For-Lee-Fo-Nee
Sentence: "I'm sick of grandpa's follyphonies!" Timmy complained, "Ok! I know he walked the distance to the moon and back just to fetch a bucket of water!"
Etymology: Folly + Phony
Nostaljack
Created by: sharktrager
Pronunciation: nos-TAL-jack
Sentence: My parents nostaljacked my dream to become a pop singer just because they worked in a plastic factory.
Etymology: From Nostalgia and hijack.
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COMMENTS:
I like it! - bananabender, 2008-01-04: 07:56:00
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Histonag
Created by: imashelcha
Pronunciation: HI.sto.nag
Sentence: Mt dad is such a histonag. I wish he didn't have to constantly relive his childhood like this.
Etymology: History + nag
Exampulous
Created by: paintergrl1313
Pronunciation: ex-amp-yu-lous
Sentence: Saying that you had a wooden brain makes you exampulous.
Etymology: example + ridiculous
Diversionidiot
Created by: legion
Pronunciation: Di-ver-sion-id-i-ot
Sentence: Yeah well I got a lead brain and wood for a pencil, jeez dad your such a DIVERSIONIDIOT.......
Etymology: diversion-to divert idiot-hehehe we all know this one!!!
Pastxaggerator
Created by: gemmgemms
Pronunciation: pas-tex-aj-er-eyt-or
Sentence: My father was quite the pastxaggerator, sometimes I think I miss those imaginary tales.
Etymology: past:as in the time when our old were young+exaggerator:someone who stretches the truth
Notomfoolerist
Created by: silveryaspen
Pronunciation: no-tom-fool-erist
Sentence: He was such a clever notomfoolerist when he stopped Judy from putting her foot in her mouth by pretending to bite his toes!
Etymology: no - meaning don't. tomfool for tomfoolery meaning folly. ist to make it a nound describing a person who helps others avoid becoming a fool
Imaginorator
Created by: Mustang
Pronunciation: Im - aj - in - OR - uh - tor
Sentence: Archibald's ludicrous tales of lore gained him the title of 'imgaginorator' among his family and circle of friends.
Etymology: Imaginary and orator
Nonsensicalist
Created by: zebrahdh
Pronunciation: non-sense-ick-al-ist
Sentence: Claims of walking to and from school, uphill both ways, are the rants of a nonsensicalist.
Etymology: