Verboticisms

Created by: artr

Pronunciation: trans-pur-uhns

Sentence: Cindy is very close to her cat. Unfortunately Mr. Furball often sets her mood for the day. If he treats her poorly everybody in the office will do their best to stay clear. The emotional transpurrance can be deadly.

Etymology: tansferance (the shift of emotions, especially those experienced in childhood, from one person or object to another, especially the transfer of feelings about a parent to an analyst) + purr (to utter a low, continuous, murmuring sound expressive of contentment or pleasure, as a cat does)

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Created by: norallama

Pronunciation: Kuh-theckst

Sentence: I burned the toast, ripped my hose, and then, of course, cathexted all over my assistant the very first chance I got.

Etymology: From "cathexis," meaning "emotional energy" ... and "Next!"

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Created by: Alchemist

Pronunciation: CAHT-kik

Sentence: Don't catkick me just because you had a shitty day at the amusement park.

Etymology: from the age old tale of the person who gets shit on at work and comes home and kicks the cat.

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Created by: ahwinters

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Created by: Nosila

Pronunciation: hiss playse ment

Sentence: When Tiger vocalized his indifference, jealousy and displeasure towards Sybil, it was a catastrophe. She was catatonic briefly before projecting her hissplacement categorically towards her boyfriend,Tom. Afterwhich, Tom was feline purrly...

Etymology: Hiss (the fricative, sibilant noise cats make to express disapproval, contempt ot displeasure) & Displacement (the psychological transference of feelings from one person to another; (psychiatry) a defense mechanism that transfers affect or reaction from the original object to some more acceptable one)

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Created by: Wriiight

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Etymology: Procrastinate + Antagonize

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Created by: currentlyinsolitude

Pronunciation: trans-fler-gull

Sentence: The girl transflurgled to her boyfriend.

Etymology: Vietmanese

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Created by: Chistinalove

Pronunciation: come - for - rage

Sentence: She's constantly yelling at me because of her comforage

Etymology: comfort and rage

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Created by: Madamemojo

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Created by: scrabbelicious

Pronunciation: Dum-pah-ster

Sentence: "'Baggage? I don't think so. Why should I be the only person to carry this burden? I will off load this information, even if it's mentally scaring for the receiver'", thought Michael as he passed on the difficult news that his wife's thrush had flared up again.

Etymology: A convolution of 1) Dumpster (USually)(n) a vessel used for storing junk or unwanted items 2) stir (v) to mix or mix up, perhaps in a mischievious way (colloq).

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