Verboticism: Sufferage
DEFINITION: n., The deep feeling of despair, pain, and swelling need for revenge, which occurs when someone thoughtlessly trashes one of your pet projects. v., To cry out at the injustice of it all, especially if it is someone else's fault.
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Retriblabtion
Created by: thegoatisbad
Pronunciation: re-tre-blab-shen
Sentence: It became easier and easier for Kimbery's co-workers to ignore her muttered retriblabtion. "At first you learn how to anticipate how she will deflect responsibility; then you learn to ignore her" Said Zinnia. Kimberly responded as expected: "Oh, she would say that. She hasn't been having to deal with what I go through on a daily basis. She wouldn't be able to handle it."
Etymology: retribution (repayment) + blab (excessive talk)
Inrage
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: inˈrājd
Sentence: Josh became inraged when his adversary convinced the boss to pull the plug on the project he had spent years developing. To just about everybody his stoneface expression disguised the seething revenge he was plotting.
Etymology: in (enclosed or surrounded by something else) + enraged (make very angry)
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COMMENTS:
Simple but wonderfully appropriate and memorable! - silveryaspen, 2008-11-25: 11:48:00
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Angsquish
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: angskwish
Sentence: With two coworkers vying for the soon-to-retire Director’s job, every pet project Julie tried to protect turned into more angsquish.
Etymology: anguish (severe mental or physical pain or suffering) + squish (yield easily to pressure when squeezed or squashed)
Vexasperation
Created by: Tigger
Pronunciation: /vek-zas-puh-rey-shun/
Sentence: Charlie had been painstakingly working on his replica F-14 Tomcat model airplane for months, but while he was away at school today, his little brother must have found it and tried to fly it. The model was now utterly ruined, and Charlie roared in vexasperation.
Etymology: vex - to torment or distress (from Latin, vexus "agitation") + exasperation - the state of being agitated or annoyed (from Latin, exasperatus "thoroughly irritated")
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COMMENTS:
Your add a letter to blend two words that are so appropriate to the definition almost made me give up before I started. Great create! - silveryaspen, 2008-02-06: 07:22:00
Good word! - OZZIEBOB, 2008-02-06: 16:51:00
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Hulkulation
Created by: DaddyNewt
Pronunciation: hul/kyoo/LAY/shun
Sentence: As bad as the howling and furniture breaking was, Harold's hulkulation reached new levels when he started throwing cars around.
Etymology: Hulk(me angry, me smash)+ ululation(a long loud emotional utterance)
Naggerpression
Created by: purpleman
Pronunciation: nag/er/press/tion
Sentence: i lost the air bags to my car because last night someone stole them, now im in a great naggerpression
Etymology: nagging/depression
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COMMENTS:
Strongly emotional verboticism! - silveryaspen, 2008-02-06: 07:28:00
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Miseridiscardia
Created by: petaj
Pronunciation: miz-er-e-diss-card-e-a
Sentence: Without so much as a second glance, Geraldine tossed the paper tole in the bin along with the newspapers to be recycled. It wasn't until her sister, crazed with miseridiscardia, came at her with a dagger and babbling about her cutouts that Geraldine realised what she had done.
Etymology: misericordia (a dagger used to give the death wound; mercy from wretched heart) + misery (wretchedness) + discard (throw away)
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COMMENTS:
Excellent word! I happen to live near Misericordia University. - metrohumanx, 2008-11-25: 10:00:00
I haven't seen many words derived from ancient armour terminology. Wow! - metrohumanx, 2008-11-25: 11:05:00
Miseridigscompany! - Nosila, 2008-11-26: 02:11:00
you will think of the university in a whole new light now - petaj, 2008-11-26: 02:43:00
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Victimdictive
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: vik dim dik tiv
Sentence: Betty felt understandably victimdictive because the regrettable MacArthur Park incident gave a whole new meaning to the phrase "cake batter".
Etymology: victim (an unfortunate person who suffers from some adverse circumstance) & vindictive (revengeful)
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COMMENTS:
Nice strong verboticism that nailed the definition! - silveryaspen, 2008-02-06: 07:17:00
very nice - Jabberwocky, 2008-02-06: 11:52:00
good word! - OZZIEBOB, 2008-02-06: 16:51:00
Cheers,all! Nosila - Nosila, 2008-02-06: 18:59:00
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Thwartitis
Created by: emdeejay
Pronunciation: thwart itis
Sentence: Jerome experienced acute thwartitis when his sand castle was struck by an errant beach ball
Etymology: From thwart, and itis (implying inflammation)
Recipanguish
Created by: Mustang
Pronunciation: ress-eh-PANG-wish
Sentence: Felicity suffered a severe bout of recipanguish when her boyfriend Phillipe criticized her buffet by saying her teriyaki was yucky, her upside down cake looked right side up and her tarts were exceedingly bland.
Etymology: Blend of 'recipe' ( set of instructions for making something from various ingredients) and 'anguish' (extreme pain, distress, or anxiety)
