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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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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
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
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
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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Exampulous
Created by: paintergrl1313
Pronunciation: ex-amp-yu-lous
Sentence: Saying that you had a wooden brain makes you exampulous.
Etymology: example + ridiculous
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:
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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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!!!
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
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
