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DEFINITION: n., A stylized form of argument, common among politicians, lawyers and married couples, where the parties state and restate their positions until the opponent is exhausted. v. tr., To argue by simply restating your position over and over again.
Verboticisms
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Onedimentia
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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Repetrition
Created by: OZZIEBOB
Pronunciation: Rep-i-TRISH-uh n
Sentence: When Bob's lipzkrieg failed to silence Roxie's relexiration, he launched a rambling repetrition.
Etymology: REPETRITION: blend of REPETITION & ATTRITION: to wear down by repeating over and over. LIPZKRIEG: LIP:(To give lip) & KRIEG: war. RELEXIRATION: blend of lexi & reiteration.
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COMMENTS:
You astound me not only with your verboticism of the day, but with all the verboticisms you put in the sentence with them! Kudos to you as an expert wordsmith. - silveryaspen, 2008-01-22: 12:26:00
Good word! I can visualise a long line of battered lifeless bodies that have fallen in the arena of Bob's repetritious quest! - bananabender, 2008-01-22: 21:36:00
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Defynihlate
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
Esteempunking
Created by: kmartinmt
Pronunciation: es-teem-punk-ing
Sentence: "The party was great until Mr. Dumaz started esteempunking everyone."
Etymology:
Reiterstate
Created by: Jabberwocky
Pronunciation: ree/it/ur/state
Sentence: The most effective way to win an argument is to simply reiterstate the obvious (obviously I'm right, I'm right, I'm right)
Etymology: reiterate (echo, repeat) + state
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COMMENTS:
Short, neat, and right on the definition ... very nice! - silveryaspen, 2008-01-22: 12:50:00
well formed word. I like it! - bananabender, 2008-01-22: 22:14:00
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Argupetitive
Created by: Stevenson0
Pronunciation: ar/gue/pe/ti/tive
Sentence: His strategy in disagreements is to be argupetitive which gives his wife no new ground to counter attack his points in the dispute.
Etymology: argue + repetitive
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COMMENTS:
Ooh, nice one. - ErWenn, 2008-01-22: 10:48:00
Nice ... and the pet in the middle reminds be of how petty such can be! - silveryaspen, 2008-01-22: 12:32:00
The pettiness bounced out at me too. Good word! - bananabender, 2008-01-22: 21:29:00
Very good word! - OZZIEBOB, 2008-01-22: 22:16:00
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Dunation
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: duhn-ney-shuhn
Sentence: The way the panhandler went after people seemed more like a dunation than a donation. He was so insistent that people crossed the street just to avoid him.
Etymology: dun (to make repeated and insistent demands upon, especially for the payment of a debt) + donation (an act or instance of presenting something as a gift, grant, or contribution)
Dwellibuster
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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Reverbetrait
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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Pressurement
Created by: avklive
Pronunciation: It's quite clear
Sentence: I hardly escaped that pressurement with my wife. But I know I'm right!
Etymology: pressure + argument
Comments:
Today's definition was suggested by sipsoccer. Thank you sipsoccer. ~ James
galwaywegian - 2008-01-22: 06:37:00
Debatter
galwaywegian - 2008-01-22: 06:38:00
oops
Dougalistic - 2008-01-22: 10:40:00
^ lol
Jabberwocky - 2008-01-22: 13:47:00
Galway is guilty of a premature ejaculation (as in exclaim suddenly)
Today's definition was suggested by sipsoccer. Thank you sipsoccer. ~ James