Verboticisms

Created by: artr

Pronunciation: sīrənnoiz

Sentence: John’s favorite bar decided to have a ”lady’s night”. When he stopped by for a quick drink he found the sirenoise to be almost deafening.

Etymology: siren (a woman who is considered to be alluring or fascinating but also dangerous in some way) + noise (a sound, esp. one that is loud or unpleasant or that causes disturbance)

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Created by: jedijawa

Pronunciation: pomp-e-dolt

Sentence: The girls walked by a group of pompidolts who did not understand that their comments about "jugs" and "gams" were not complimentary.

Etymology: pompous + dolt

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Created by: mrskellyscl

Pronunciation: loo-sure

Sentence: Lenny the losure bird would sit on his perch night after night issuing the same call, "heybay-bee, heybay-bee!" The fact that he never got a response didn't deter him from trying. He truly believed that one day a gorgeous chick would be attracted to him and agree to check out his nest.

Etymology: looser (loser) + sure

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Created by: ekath

Pronunciation: schmo-bliv-i-o

Sentence: No wonder he gets turned down, that guys a schmuck. I agree... hes a schmoblivio of the worst sort.

Etymology: from schmo + oblivious

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Created by: w5lf9s

Pronunciation: fail.maite

Sentence: "Whow, I really like your earrings!" - "Failmate!" She didn't even turn around to look at him.

Etymology: like "stalemate". Could also be related to "check mate". Definitely "one who can move no further"

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COMMENTS:

It'a all about that "mating" thing, checked or not... - wordmeister, 2007-02-22: 15:13:00

Yep! despite all attempts at hiding it in clever pick-up lines! - w5lf9s, 2007-02-22: 16:03:00

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Created by: galwaywegian

Pronunciation: kawww shh unnn

Sentence: most of the birds treated his cawshun with caution

Etymology: caution caw shun

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Created by: artr

Pronunciation: boo-tee-kaw

Sentence: Ron got his final divorce papers last week so he is officially back in the dating pool. The problem is that he is so out of practice that his pick-up lines sound like they came from a really bad 70's sitcom. Nobody but nobody is answering his bootycaw.

Etymology: booty (any prize or gain) + caw (the harsh, grating cry of the crow, raven, etc.)

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Created by: petaj

Pronunciation: say lothario and just put a little n in it.

Sentence: Luther had no idea he was a lothariNO, but was tired of being shunned despite practising his pick-up lines.

Etymology: lothario (a man who obsessively seduces and deceives women) + No (antonym of yes)

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COMMENTS:

I like the sound of this word. Sounds like one of those 11-year-old boys who can instantly and intentionally get the attention of every woman in the room by saying something "cute," possibly with an affected speech impediment. - ErWenn, 2007-02-23: 11:38:00

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Created by: mweinmann

Pronunciation: ill - lit - tur - mate

Sentence: Barnie and Ollie were both illitermate when it came to picking up women. They would express thoughts that were illiterate and sometime offensive to the opposite sex and the wonder why they walked away.

Etymology: illiterate, mate

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Created by: purpleartichokes

Pronunciation: eye-dolt

Sentence: Carl actually thought that appearing in that commercial for an erectile dysfunction medication would make him an instant hit with the chicks; he was such an idolt.

Etymology: idol, dolt

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