Verboticism: Autodislovation
DEFINITION: n. Something, or someone, that/who always seems to break or fall apart, just when you need it/them the most. v. To fall apart just when you need to get it together.
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Govinvain
Created by: galwaywegian
Pronunciation: guhv inn veyn
Sentence: She went above and beyond the call of duty in welcoming the new governor. but he turned out to be a govinvain
Etymology: love in vain, gov(ernor)
Humptydumptease
Created by: Jabberwocky
Pronunciation: hum/tee/dum/teeze
Sentence: Bob was such a humptydumptease. Every time Sarah felt secure in their relationship he would fall apart and go off singing How does it feel To be on your own With no direction home Like a complete unknown Like a rolling stone?
Etymology: humpty dumpty + tease
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COMMENTS:
The Yolk is on him. - Nosila, 2009-05-07: 21:42:00
Eggcellent word! - splendiction, 2009-05-07: 22:24:00
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Reliabull
Created by: remistram
Pronunciation: ree-lie-ah-bull
Sentence: "Sure, I'll be there for you whenever you need me, anytime, anyplace I promise." At that, she stealthily slipped out the door. He knew at this moment he was being fed a hefty dose of reliabull.
Etymology: reliable (trustworthy, dependable) + bull (as in bullcrap, lies, nonsense)
Voilater
Created by: ankur
Pronunciation: voi-later
Sentence: he again proved to be a voilater by not turning up to take his friend for his(friend's) appointment with the dentist. my cellphone is doing a "voilater" again, i have to make a call and i cant find it...
Etymology: voila = word used by magicians when they make something disappear.. so... voilater = who / which disappears..
Iphoneular
Created by: BeauKnows
Pronunciation: I-Phone-U-Lar
Sentence:
Etymology: Iphone + Failure
Herohoh
Created by: galwaywegian
Pronunciation: hee row ow
Sentence: cometh the hour, goeth the herohoh
Etymology: hero oh oh
Dylanthropologist
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: dil anth ro pol ojist
Sentence: His card stated he was a Dylanthropologist, so when Joan kept calling to make an appointment, she would invariably get his answering machine which would either play "It ain't easy"; "It ain't me, Babe"; "Lay, Lady, Lay" or "Don't call me no more, cause I'm knock, knock, knockin' on Heaven's Door!".
Etymology: Dylan (Bob Dylan, stage name of Robert Allen Zimmerman, an American songwriter noted for his protest songs (born in 1941) & Anthropologist (the social science that studies the origins and social relationships of human beings) & Apologist (A person who expresses regret at having caused trouble for someone)
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COMMENTS:
perfect! - splendiction, 2009-05-07: 22:26:00
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Vexamate
Created by: dochanne
Pronunciation: Vecks-a-mate
Sentence: Dave did his best to avoid looking self-absorbed by offering his help where he could, but when the time came he always had a good excuse to renege. He prided himself on being just retreatimate enough with his female friends that they would be left wanting more, never realising that the VXM he saw in texts was a referral to him, the ultimate vexamate.
Etymology: Vex - annoy; mate - friend, buddy, chum or partner; vaccinate - unpleasant treatment required before people become immune to nasty things.
Mismefunktion
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: mis me funk shun
Sentence: Every time her family had a get together, Velma's husband, Harry, would mismefunktion and she'd end up going alone. One time it was migraines, another he'd have to work late or another time his gout was too bad. It really came down to 2 things...he did not like her family and he had a mistress who had a wide screen tv.
Etymology: Misfunction (fail to function or function improperly); Function (a social event)& Me (Myself) & Funk (a state of nervous depression)