Verboticism: Stpodity
DEFINITION: n. An ingrained habit which is so entrenched in individual's personality that they practically have an identity crisis if anyone tries to change it. v. To try to modify a person's instinctive behavior and/or unconscious habits.
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Mythang
Created by: galwaywegian
Pronunciation: meye th ang
Sentence: His mythang involved swivelling his hips, which were roughly the same proportions as a small battleship, in a circular motion while raising his eyebrows in a very scary manner, whenever he heard hawaiian music, which thankfully was not very often.
Etymology: my thang as in thing
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COMMENTS:
Interesting. - OZZIEBOB, 2008-05-22: 08:27:00
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Habitch
Created by: jrogan
Pronunciation: ha-bitch
Sentence: Tommy habitch of making ordinary words sound like swearing turds was very annoying, but he wouldn't give it up because it was fart of his freaking identity.
Etymology: habit + bitch
Foibledagain
Created by: bookowl
Pronunciation: foy/bulled/again
Sentence: Drat! Foibledagain! I just got her to stop chewing her fingernails and now she's chewing her toenails.
Etymology: foible + play on foiled again
Reformatetion
Created by: mrskellyscl
Pronunciation: re-for-mate-shon
Sentence: Kat determined at the altar that Martin needed altered so she began the reformatetion as soon as they left the church, despite his protestations and begging her indulgence.
Etymology: reform; to improve by alteration, correction of error or removal of defects; to cause a person to give up harmful or immoral practices + reformation: act of reforming or state of being reformed + mate: spouse
Ticstinct
Created by: stache
Pronunciation: tĭk'stĭngkt'
Sentence: Lucinda tried putting her hand on his in a gentle way, the same in a harsher, more abrupt way, requesting, cadjoling, hosing with cold water, offers of sex, and brutal beatings but through none of her efforts was she able to break Fatima's ticstinct to scratch with her fingernails on the wooden arm of the futon they shared in the sitting room of their apartment.
Etymology: tic, a nervous or unconscious action or habit; instinct, an inborn pattern of activity
Impulsonality
Created by: splendiction
Pronunciation: Im pulse SON a li tee
Sentence: His impulsonality remained constant through his adulthood. At any social gathering he’d end up laughing hysterically, uncontrollably, at the funny mistakes of others. His laughing spasms were so unique and funny in themselves, friends and family would deliberately set them going by telling one of the well-known stories. Attempts to calm and quiet his raucous laughing fits were all unsuccessful as his laughs would turn into angry roars. His roars were as loud as his laughs, but frightening. It was best to keep him happy.
Etymology: From: IMPULSE and PERSONALITY.
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COMMENTS:
good word - Nosila, 2009-07-02: 02:43:00
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Alterigor
Created by: Mustang
Pronunciation: al-ter-EE-gor
Sentence: Natasha wanted her fiancé, Rudy, to be more upbeat and have a more pleasant nature so she embarked on a campaign she called alerigor, hoping in time to make him over to match her idea of the perfect husband.
Etymology: Blend of alter and Igor
Alternature
Created by: Mustang
Pronunciation: al-TER-nuht-sure
Sentence: Thoroughly fed up with Arties slovenly habits, Miranda devised a complicated alternature scheme wherein she planned to create changes in his long standing habits if only little by little
Etymology: Blend of 'alter' (change, remake) and 'nature' (inherent quality of a person or thing)
Rutate
Created by: Stevenson0
Pronunciation: ruht/teyt
Sentence: For years Jenny tried to rutate Joe's extreme behaviours, but finally had to turn the job over to a licensed psychiatrist.
Etymology: rut (a fixed, or established course of life) + mutate (to change; alter)