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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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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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Personertardedness
Created by: Dougalistic
Pronunciation: Per-son-er-tard-id-ness
Sentence: Daughter: "Dad can you please buy me some Nike AirMaxx Trainers to walk to school in please. I really need them!" Dad: "What!? That is total personertardedness!! When I was your age I had to make do with cheap shoes from the village. You kid's don't know you're born!!!"
Etymology: A ludicrous idea. A really powerful way of saying "Don't be ridiculous!" Or can be used in conjunction with "Oh my god" or "stupid"
Weniwasalad
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: wen eye wuz a lad
Sentence: Dad said in his annoying weniwasalad manner that Darcy didn't need a computer, because he had already bought her a protractor even though they did not live on a farm!
Etymology: when I was a lad...nuff said
Ludicrite
Created by: blurmore
Pronunciation: Loo-deh-krit
Sentence: When the refrigerator broke in the middle of winter I suggested we keep the milk outside untill spring, but my wife just rolled her eyes like I was a ludicrite.
Etymology: Ludicrous + Hypocrite
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
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
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
Nostooglia
Created by: libertybelle
Pronunciation: no-stewg-lyah
Sentence: Martin usually breaks into a nostooglic rant about only having rocks and dead animals to play with when his grandkids complain about being bored.
Etymology: nostalgia + stooge
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COMMENTS:
Nice one! A person who discourages another from becoming a stooge ... a nostooglia. Very clever! - silveryaspen, 2008-01-03: 15:52:00
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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!!!
Uphillbothwaysian
Created by: Kazizzle
Pronunciation: uh/pill/bowth/waze/ian
Sentence: Dad: ... in the pouring rain! Son: You're such an uphillbothwaysian, Dad!
Etymology: The hyperbole every child is told. "When I was a kid, I had to walk uphill both ways in 10 feet of snow to get to school!"
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COMMENTS:
100/100 for creativeness! - OZZIEBOB, 2008-01-04: 04:32:00
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