Verboticism: Emutwolate
DEFINITION: n. A person who adopts the stylings, mannerisms and even of the personality of their favorite rock, movie or television star. v. To derive your identity from someone else, especially a famous person.
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Imperformerate
Created by: splendiction
Pronunciation: im per FORM er ate
Sentence: Bob first began imperformerating while showering; but then his imperformances became less private - like when he did the dishes. The imperformances had many imperfections and embarrassed his family. Nevertheless, Bob loyally took on more and more of his favourite star’s qualities.
Etymology: From impersonate and performer.
Yellebrity
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: yell eb ritee
Sentence: The smell of dishwashing liquid turned meek Ian into a yellebrity. Tonight he was Swab Dylan singing Like A Rollin Pin and Mr Tambourine Pan.
Etymology: Yell (a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition) & Celebrity (the state or quality of being widely honored and acclaimed)
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COMMENTS:
well done! - splendiction, 2009-05-06: 23:05:00
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Celeffigy
Created by: dochanne
Pronunciation: Sell-effigy
Sentence: Michaela couldn't help herself, her identimitation was complete and when she stepped out she was a fabulous and flirtatious Marylin staricature, all blonde curls and buxom bosom. Her idolity extended to feigning an isolating fame but her reputation was cast as the most extravagant and talented celeffigy in town.
Etymology: Celebrity - a person known throughout the world for something other than their talent; Effigy - copy or representation, usually of a famous, infamous or otherwise "known" personage.
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COMMENTS:
With identimitation as Identity and Imitation and reminiscent of identification as why people admire their idols. Staricature - Star and caricature, obvious really, and idolity as Idol and Identity blended because that's what she does.. - dochanne, 2009-05-06: 03:17:00
Iconic :-) - emdeejay, 2009-05-06: 03:23:00
nice - Jabberwocky, 2009-05-06: 13:23:00
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Mimickjagger
Created by: bookowl
Pronunciation: mi/mik/jag/ur
Sentence: His love for the greatest rock band in the world was reason enough to mimickjagger.
Etymology: mimic + Mick Jagger
Alteregotist
Created by: Mustang
Pronunciation: all-ter-E-go-tist
Sentence: Sheldon was a shameless alteregotist, truly believing if he could do reasonable impressions of famous entertainers he could adopt their persona and their popularity.
Etymology: Play on the term alter ego.
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COMMENTS:
An alter ego toast! - emdeejay, 2009-05-06: 03:13:00
nice - galwaywegian, 2009-05-06: 09:39:00
great combo - Jabberwocky, 2009-05-06: 13:20:00
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Transglamorphrenia
Created by: hyperborean
Pronunciation: trans-glam-ur-frehn-ee-uh
Sentence: His transglamorphrenia made him think he was deceiving others into believing he was Diana Ross. He pulled it off fairly well considering he weighed three hundred pounds and lived in a homeless shelter for men.
Etymology: trans (change, transfer, as in transvestite) + glamor (an air of compelling charm, romance, and excitement) + phrenia (mental disorder, as in schizophrenia)
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COMMENTS:
funny sentence - Jabberwocky, 2009-05-06: 13:25:00
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Elvisimulation
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: elvisimyəlāshun
Sentence: Wesley had it all, the pink caddie, the rhinestone covered jumpsuits, Blue suede shoes, the sideburns, the sneer. What he didn’t have for his Elvisimulation was a single iota of talent. He couldn’t sing any two adjacent notes in the same key. The last time he sang in the shower, his hound dog ran away. Last weekend at a party, with a little liquid courage under the belt, he tried to show off his best dance moves. A well-meaning nurse tackled him and stuck a spoon halfway down his throat.
Etymology: Elvis (U.S. singer; known as the King of Rock and Roll) + simulation (imitate the appearance or character of)
Replicrooner
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: rep-li-kroonr
Sentence: When Alvin is in the shower he seems to think he is the embodiment of Frank Sinatra. More than once the neighbors have called animal control on this replicrooner sure that he is abusing some poor defenseless animal.
Etymology: replica (any close or exact copy or reproduction) + crooner (singing or humming in a soft, soothing voice)
Elvisator
Created by: Mustang
Pronunciation: el-vus-AY-ter
Sentence: Rancid is a rabid fan of Elvis and often launches into his elvisator persona wherein he loses himself.
Etymology: Use of the name of Elvis + suffix 'ator'....one who acts.
Emutwolate
Created by: Jabberwocky
Pronunciation: em/yu/tu/late
Sentence: Bob changed his name to Bono and now talks with an Irish accent as he desperately tries to emutwolate his favoutite rock star. He's even started wearing those clunky spongy shoes to make himself look taller.
Etymology: emulate + U2
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