Verboticisms

Created by: ErWenn

Pronunciation: /ˌnɛkɹəˈhɪpəˌflɪkt/ /neck-ruh-HIPP-uh-flikt/

Sentence: When faced with necrohippofliction, do not attempt to adapt your method of argumentation, for your opponent will just accuse you of being a wishy-washy flip-flopper.

Etymology: necro- (dead) hippo- (horse) -flict (strike)

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COMMENTS:

Roared with laughter after I read the etymology ... all horsing around ... great creation! - silveryaspen, 2008-01-22: 12:34:00

Ooh, I like how you used the etymology to form the word. Very clever. - Tigger, 2008-01-22: 14:06:00

Hahahaha a wishy washy flip flopper. I love it! - scrink, 2008-01-22: 20:36:00

Sadly, many do not read all the way through the etymology before deciding on what to vote. Thank you for the kind words, all. - ErWenn, 2008-01-22: 21:15:00

Oh yes... that's how it is... flogging a dead horse! Good one! - bananabender, 2008-01-22: 21:42:00

Right outside the "stable". Brings to mind a slang term "Horse-shed": To attempt to influence another person's opinion, especially in political matters. - OZZIEBOB, 2008-01-22: 21:57:00

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Created by: galwaywegian

Pronunciation: dee bat tur

Sentence: she was an excellet debatter who could sharpen her tone of voice until all dogs within a ten mile radius would run away.

Etymology: debate, batter

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COMMENTS:

debatter watch out, debatter not cry, debatter not shout..... - Jabberwocky, 2008-01-22: 08:48:00

Your word just hits the spot! - silveryaspen, 2008-01-22: 12:27:00

Beaten into submission... nice! - bananabender, 2008-01-22: 22:07:00

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Created by: scrabbelicious

Pronunciation: One-dim-ent-che-a

Sentence: Arnold never really left the play-ground. He had the negotiation skills of an eight year-old with a borderline syndrome who missed his mother. An annoying, prickly thing, he'd drive you mad with his onedimentia.

Etymology: One-dimensional + dementia

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COMMENTS:

Great combo! Clever Creation! - silveryaspen, 2008-01-22: 12:49:00

Clever mix! - bananabender, 2008-01-22: 22:26:00

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Created by: Tigger

Pronunciation: /dwel'-eh-bus-ter/

Sentence: What's so frustrating about working with Klaus is that, if you happen to disagree with him, he'll stage a dwellibuster, repeating his point of view over and over until you just want to choke him, or else agree with him in order to shut him up.

Etymology: dwell - to dwell on; repeatedly emphasize a point (Old English, dwellan "to mislead, deceive") + filibuster - an obstructionist tactic in a legislative body, employed by making long and often irrelevant speeches (from Dutch, vrijbuiter "pirate")

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COMMENTS:

I like it! - ErWenn, 2008-01-22: 10:49:00

Good combo! - silveryaspen, 2008-01-22: 12:31:00

Something very nice about this word, Original, too. - OZZIEBOB, 2008-01-22: 21:58:00

I like the idea of stealing the show, time and the win (filibuster). Clever! - bananabender, 2008-01-22: 22:23:00

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Created by: silveryaspen

Pronunciation: mon-o-arg-u-bate-er

Sentence: It is pointless,boring, and frustrating to have dis-'cuss'-ions with monoargubaiters.

Etymology: A combo of mono for one - argu for arguement-baiter for both bait and debate

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COMMENTS:

I'm playing with monologue as well. Like your word! - bananabender, 2008-01-22: 22:11:00

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Created by: bananabender

Pronunciation: ree - VURB - uh - trayt

Sentence: Marla: Aarrggghhh! We've just been reverbetraited by a master. We've gotta go clear our heads because he's got us almost convinced that the earth is really flat! Dirk: Hope he falls off the edge of it!

Etymology: REVERBERATE: to reecho or resound, to be reflected many times. TRAIT: a distinguishing characteristic or quality, esp of one's personal nature, usually bad! n., REVERBETRAITOR

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COMMENTS:

Really good word and easily rolls off the tongue! Good thinking! 8/10 :) - Dougalistic, 2008-01-22: 04:50:00

Nice blending, bananab'l'ender! - silveryaspen, 2008-01-22: 12:35:00

Great word! - OZZIEBOB, 2008-01-22: 22:15:00

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Created by: Jobanski

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Created by: abrakadeborah

Pronunciation: ur-first-af-ter-mee

Sentence: Fred Dirsterworster was always a loud mouth urfirstaftermee type character. He thought he was well ahead of everyone else, though he chronically lagged behind and never quite caught on.

Etymology: You- Are- First- After- Me.

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Created by: scrink

Pronunciation: dee-fye-nih-late

Sentence: You should have heard her go on and on, he didn't stand a chance. Oh yeah girl, she went and defynihlated him.

Etymology: defy - to be argumentative and defiant annihilate - to eliminate

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Created by: Nosila

Pronunciation: ree pet ativ no shun

Sentence: Brett & Marcia were in danger of getting a ticket for another repetitivenotion infraction...this time over who was on first!

Etymology: repetitive motion (something done over and over) notion (a capricious idea that just won't quit)

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