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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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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"
Reminiar
Created by: direwookiee
Pronunciation: Reh-min-eye-ur
Sentence: My grandfather is such a reminiar; he keeps telling me he walked 50 miles to school when HE was my age.
Etymology: "Remin-" comes from Reminiscing and "-iar" comes from liar.
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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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!!!
Antidoter
Created by: Stevenson0
Pronunciation: anti/dote/er
Sentence: John always had an antidote from his past as why not to do something, or try anything. Because he was a chronic antidoter, his family stopped asking him advice on anything.
Etymology: anti + anecdote
Exampulous
Created by: paintergrl1313
Pronunciation: ex-amp-yu-lous
Sentence: Saying that you had a wooden brain makes you exampulous.
Etymology: example + ridiculous
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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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
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:
