Verboticism: Monhancock
DEFINITION: v. To create an impression that you have made a positive contribution, especially when related to career activities. n. A personal mark or imprint which proves that you have done something that matters.
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Embossmaterial
Created by: petaj
Pronunciation: em-boss-ma-teer-ee-al
Sentence: Kenny clearly had what it takes to be the CEO. His embossmaterial was marked on all of his work.
Etymology: emboss (to raise the surface to make a mark) + material (the makings of) + boss (manager, supervisor)
Imprimytour
Created by: Jabberwocky
Pronunciation: im/pri/my/tour
Sentence: If you want to ensure that people know you've been there, be sure to leave your imprimytour, especially if you're visiting the Vatican.
Etymology: imprimatur (seal, official approval, stamp)+ my + tour (stint, turn)
Marksallot
Created by: d1420
Pronunciation: mahrks uh-lot
Sentence: Looking to also leave a genetic marksallot on the National Basketball Association, Wilt "The Big Dipper" Chamberlain scored with 20,000 women during his basketball career in hopes that a small fraction of the potential offspring would bounce into the NBA.
Etymology: mark(s) = evidence of the influence or involvement of somebody or something + allot = to appropriate for a special purpose *also see Marks-A-Lot to gain further clarity
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COMMENTS:
Verey nice. - OZZIEBOB, 2008-05-06: 17:57:00
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Monhancock
Created by: alicat
Pronunciation: Mawn-han-cock
Sentence: Walter was 40, still working at McDonalds and wanted to leave his mark somewhere in the world. For two days he flipped the french-fry containers upside down to make Ws. In his own way, he felt that he was leaving his MonHancock on the rest of the world.
Etymology: "mon" - French of "my" and "Hancock" - as in John Hancock, or signature
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COMMENTS:
funny - Jabberwocky, 2009-06-15: 13:18:00
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Markit
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: märkit
Sentence: As the project was wrapping up the office started looking like a forest meadow during rutting season. The prevailing wisdom was markit yourself. If they followed the practice of the animal world the paper produced would be rather soggy.
Etymology: mark (make (a visible impression or stain) + it (used to identify a person) A play on marketing.
Autograught
Created by: Mustang
Pronunciation: aht - oh - graft
Sentence: To insure that credit was given for his contributions to any endeavor, no matter how small or insignificant, Garrison would find some clever way to autograught his personal mark on the project.
Etymology: blend of the words autograph and graft, to attach as if by grafting.
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COMMENTS:
nice - Jabberwocky, 2008-05-05: 16:15:00
Good one - Nosila, 2008-05-05: 21:33:00
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Prattoo
Created by: galwaywegian
Pronunciation: praht oooooooo
Sentence: His prattoo was everywhere from the desk in his first schoolroom to the bedhead where he finally popped his clogs. It was said that the hooker who dispatched him to the next world even bore the mark, but that might just have been loose talk.
Etymology: tattoo prat
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COMMENTS:
love the sentence - Jabberwocky, 2008-05-05: 16:14:00
Unique word and sentence. - OZZIEBOB, 2008-05-06: 17:59:00
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Kinpression
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: kin pres shun
Sentence: Even though his uncle was a mob boss, Sal always tried to leave a good kinpression on others. Blood is blood and Sal reckoned that the nepotism at his being made would be outshone by the fact that he would do any job given to him. Yeah, he was happy to rub out an obstacle that his uncle felt needed whacked. That's why Sal is still out there being a citizen, secure in the knowledge that his loyalty, silence, thoroughness and relationship are secure. The theory of relativity works for Sal!
Etymology: Kin (family, group of people related by blood or marriage;a person having kinship with another or others) & Impression (a vague idea in which some confidence is placed;a clear and telling mental image)
Worthprint
Created by: OZZIEBOB
Pronunciation: WURTH-print
Sentence: Who will leave the greater worthprint: Foo, Kilroy or Johnny Bunko?
Etymology: WORTH: usefulness or importance, as to the world, to a person or a purpose & PRINT: impression or mark; to impress on the mind or memory. As a schoolboy, in the 1950s, it was a lark to write "Foo was here!" Later on he was replaced by Kilroy. Looks like now it's about to be Johnny Bunko's turn. Actually, "Johnny Bunko was here!" sounds great.
