Verboticism: Aerosis
DEFINITION: n. The unnameable fear which overcomes one when a large silent UFO cruises arrogantly overhead. v. To be frightened by the huge flying objects which exist (for the most part) in your imagination.
Aerosis
Created by: Stevenson0
Pronunciation: air/os/is
Sentence: Jody suffers from the heartbreak of aerosis constantly ducking and flinging herself under sidewalk and park benches to avoid being struck by her perceived areonautic space debris.
Etymology: AEROSIS - noun - from AERO (pertaining to flying objects such as aeroplanes) + NEUROSIS (personality disorder typified by excessive anxiety and a degree of social, or interpersonal maladjustment)
Points: 1646
Comments: Aerosis
metrohumanx - 2009-03-05: 12:47:00
Good word, but I got tongue cramps pronouncing it!
silveryaspen - 2009-03-05: 15:02:00
I can't even say this once slow let alone three times fast ... must need an alien tongue to say this one! Superb tongue twister!
metrohumanx - 2009-03-05: 17:23:00
I think my comment was supposed to appear beneath "Pedesastrian".....AEROSIS is clever and eminently pronounceable.
silveryaspen - 2009-03-05: 17:40:00
Nice switcheroo stevenson!