Verboticism: Fakeryrocker

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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Fakeryrocker
Created by: abrakadeborah
Pronunciation: fake-er-ree-rock-er
Sentence: Al emunlates Bob Dylan with his fakeryrocker renditions,singing into a kitchen scrub brush used as a mic.
Etymology: Fakery: One that is not authentic or genuine; a sham, to contrive and present as genuine; counterfeit,to simulate; feign as in music To improvise. Rocker: A rock musician ~
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COMMENTS:
There's more bugs in here than in my back yard with adding twitter...it ONLY took my link and not my sentence? What's up with that? It usually accepts sentences...instead it locked up & only took the code...this has been FUN this week though thx JAMES~ - abrakadeborah, 2009-05-06: 07:04:00
good word - Nosila, 2009-05-06: 23:21:00
Thank you VERY much Nosila!!!! - abrakadeborah, 2009-05-10: 06:37:00
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Lilwaynker
Created by: BeauKnows
Pronunciation: Lil-Wayn-Ker
Sentence: Dave struggling through a midlife crisis, did not buy a Corvette. He decided to unleash is inner rapper. When the auto tune craze hit he was unstoppable. He was so obsessed, he even got a tear drop tattoo. He became a lilwaynker.
Etymology: Lilwayn (the rapper) Wanker (pejorative term of English origin)
Dragzillamimic
Created by: DrWebsterIII
Pronunciation: drag-zil-a-mim-ik
Sentence: Everyday before Earl got home from work, Doralee would dragzillamimic Tammy Wynette, and the likes of her colleagues, trying not do do them any injustice. Singing into her frying pan, what little life was left in it, and her sanity.
Etymology: dragzilla + mimic
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.
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
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)
Micarious
Created by: emdeejay
Pronunciation: mike airy us
Sentence: "When the Jester sang for the King and Queen in a coat he borrowed from James Dean" he was probably not being micarious, but my attempts to channel Don certainly are. Alas, they're almost bad enough to deserve an (American) Pie in my face...
Etymology: Mic(rophone): used to amplify the voices of performers, both good and bad. Vicarious: To take the place of or imitate another, to feel what's it's like to be them.
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COMMENTS:
Dressing up for the part made him microbial as well? - Mustang, 2009-05-06: 06:33:00
:-) I just love all the Dylan references in American Pie ... - emdeejay, 2009-05-06: 23:08:00
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Celebycat
Created by: jasjamson
Pronunciation: Sa lebi cat
Sentence: After a few drinks she's quite the celebycat at the nearest karoke bar.
Etymology: Celebrity + copycat used as a noun to describe this unique individual
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Imparisonator
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: imparisənātər
Sentence: Betty lives her life as an imparisonator. She thinks she looks (and acts) just like Paris Hilton. The fact that she is 5ft-3 and 200 pounds make the parody hard to believe. The fact that she has little talent, has spent time in jail and can't sing very well does makes it easier. Her friends are concerned for the safety of pet Labrador when she dresses it up and tries to carry it around in her purse.
Etymology: impersonator (pretend to be (another person) as entertainment or in order to deceive someone) + Paris (Paris Whitney Hilton is an American socialite, celebutante, heiress, model, media personality, singer and actress.)
