Verboticisms

Created by: mweinmann

Pronunciation: day - ja - vee - ewed

Sentence: George wasn't sure but he thought he had a strange case of dejaviewed as he opened Margie's gift. Last year, he had purchased a large roll of paper that looked just like this and had wrapped at least 20 gifts with it.

Etymology: deja (having occurred previously, repetativeness of events or actions)+ viewed (having been seen previously)

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COMMENTS:

Wonderful word with great originality. - silveryaspen, 2008-12-22: 14:43:00

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Created by: gemmgemms

Pronunciation: pre-ews-da-sel-oh-fane

Sentence: She clearly showed her recognition of the previosly used wrapping paper she had used to wrap his sons birthday present.

Etymology: pre:before + used + cellophane:thin plastic sheeting

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Created by: Jabberwocky

Pronunciation: pak/rapt

Sentence: Stan was such a packwrapt that he had a huge stash of wrapping paper from years of birthdays and Christmases. He preferred the collage effect where he would glue various papers together to make an interesting package.

Etymology: pack rat + wrap

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COMMENTS:

Great word again! I am totally enwraptured with it!! - Stevenson0, 2007-12-19: 10:36:00

I think that Stan might have "Rats in the attic." Good word! - OZZIEBOB, 2007-12-19: 17:57:00

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Created by: petaj

Pronunciation: rap - on - core

Sentence: We always rolled our eyes when Mum reminded us, but we still tried to wrapencore on Christmas day so that the paper, ribbons and bows could be set aside for a curtain call the following year.

Etymology: wrap + encore

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COMMENTS:

Excellent....encore!! Encore!! - Mustang, 2008-12-23: 00:38:00

Bravo! - metrohumanx, 2008-12-23: 10:13:00

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Created by: remistram

Pronunciation: fraj-uhl-re-rap

Sentence: She stored all her fragilerewrap in a drawer with all her recycled bows, ribbons, paper towels and toliet paper.

Etymology: fragile (as in delicate, easliy destroyed) + rewrap

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Created by: Nosila

Pronunciation: diss yu pay per

Sentence: Ruth knew their affair was over when Rodney brought her a gift wrapped in recycled toilet paper. This was diussyoupaper if she ever saw it and it's too bad she conked him on the head with it before opening and finding a diamond necklace inside!

Etymology: Tissue Paper (coloured,lightweight paper used in wrapping) & Diss You(disrespect, speak rudely about)

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Created by: rikboyee

Pronunciation: slow-pen

Sentence: nanna was always guaranteed to slopen her presents

Etymology: slow, open

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COMMENTS:

another great word - Jabberwocky, 2007-12-19: 12:47:00

Clever blend. - OZZIEBOB, 2007-12-19: 17:59:00

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Created by: Tigger

Pronunciation: /thrift-rap/

Sentence: Carole winced visibly when Samantha carelessly, and needlessly, opened her baby-shower presents by clawing and tearing at the wrapping instead of delicately peeling the taped ends, because Carole knew she would have to use even more tape to repair the damage, and she planned to re-use the thriftwrap for her teenage son's upcoming birthday.

Etymology: [from "giftwrap"] thrift - frugality (perhaps from Old Norse, from thrīfask "to thrive") + wrap (Middle English, wrappen)

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COMMENTS:

...sentence inspired by someone very dear to me — thanks Mom. - Tigger, 2007-12-19: 12:36:00

very good word - Jabberwocky, 2007-12-19: 12:45:00

Excellent - OZZIEBOB, 2007-12-19: 17:50:00

Love it! - purpleartichokes, 2007-12-19: 18:47:00

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Created by: artr

Pronunciation: gift-krapd

Sentence: Julie can't stand anything that has already been used/recycled. When her boyfriend gave her a present festooned with reused paper and a previously-owned bow, she saw it as giftcrapped.

Etymology: giftwrap (decorative paper used to wrap presents) + crap (refuse; rubbish; junk; litter)

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Created by: kateinkorea

Pronunciation: re be SMEER ing

Sentence: His rebesmearing of the Christmas gift was insulting as the gift wrap was clearly used, wrinkled, and for a wedding for heaven's sake!

Etymology: BESMEAR: to cover, make dirty RE: again

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