Verboticisms

Created by: pinwheel

Pronunciation: dop/ell/an/ger

Sentence: Jim quietly seethed with doppelanger as Suzie threw her dirty laundry on the floor, obscuring his own smelly socks.

Etymology: Doppelganger + anger

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COMMENTS:

Jim and Suzie were the spittingimage of each other -- or is spitting (as in spitting chips) only an Aussie saying? - petaj, 2007-04-04: 05:48:00

twice as funny if you're from Cork. (See Langer!) - galwaywegian, 2007-04-04: 06:08:00

i am from Cork which is why I laughed so much at this one. - suzanne, 2007-04-09: 19:31:00

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Created by: ErWenn

Pronunciation: /ˌɹifləˈstɹeɪʃən/

Sentence: The annoyance caused by the cohabitation of a neat freak and a slob is nothing compared to the reflustration that ensues when two slobs move in together.

Etymology: From reflect + frustration

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COMMENTS:

I'm voting for you! Delusions make me believe that both of those co-habituations would make good scenarios for a sit-com. Bet someone's already done it... Wayne and Waynetta Slob (by Harry Enfield) comes to mind. - Bulletchewer, 2007-04-04: 14:38:00

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Created by: libertybelle

Pronunciation: hippo-snit-ick-al

Sentence: Darren argued with his wife about how he hates when she eats cookies in bed and leaves crumbs on the sheets. He doesn't realize he is hyposnitical, as he does the same thing by leaving Dorito crumbs in his side of the bed.

Etymology: hypocritical + snit

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Created by: josje

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Created by: playdohheart

Pronunciation: Peer-ah-tate

Sentence: Susan stood with her boss's dry cleaning, peeritated as hell, while Randy handed him tickets to a performance of his favorite opera... in Vienna.

Etymology: peer- an equal, fellow in community; irritation- a state of anger

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Created by: ArtCFantaC

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Created by: porsche

Pronunciation: mar/sell/mar/sew/ism

Sentence: Who would have thought a co-worker would arrive dressed as a mime (my usual attire) and cause such marcelmarceauism.

Etymology: Marcel Marceau (famous mime) + ism

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Created by: mrskellyscl

Pronunciation: vex-sim-i-lee

Sentence: Jim and Dan were a vexsimile of each other. Even though the twins looked alike, they couldn't stand to be in the same room together because their habits rankled each other to the point of anger.

Etymology: vex: to annoy or irritate + simile:(latin) figure of speech meaning like or similar + facsimile: fax, a copy or reproduction

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COMMENTS:

Double trouble! - Nosila, 2009-10-22: 01:29:00

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Created by: petaj

Pronunciation: self-de-peek-shun

Sentence: Selfdepiquetion is the most confronting of all twinsanities. That realisation that one's sister is a spitting image of one's personality flaws usually outweighs the pleasures of completing each other's sentences and sharing a wardrobe.

Etymology: self + depict (show in a picture) + pique (noun and verb for anger)

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Created by: erasmus

Pronunciation: mirror tate

Sentence: Jack was so mirrortated by George he started copying him.

Etymology: I wanted to do mirritate but it was already taken.

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