Verboticisms

Created by: jedijawa

Pronunciation: ree-gret-stah-see

Sentence: Jill felt regretstasy over Betty's termination because while Jill despised Betty she wouldn't want to be ousted so publicly.

Etymology: regret + ecstasy

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Created by: jtm2300

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Created by: rikboyee

Pronunciation: yip-ee-vul

Sentence: after he finished his happy dance he couldn't help but feel a little yippeevil

Etymology: yippee, evil

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sounds a bit like Hoorateful - petaj, 2007-03-23: 03:12:00

I think his dance was the pox trot. - purpleartichokes, 2007-03-23: 05:49:00

followed by the tangotohell.. - rikboyee, 2007-03-24: 01:41:00

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Created by: rebelvin

Pronunciation: GUILT+GLEE

Sentence: He is so full of false pride about being assigned the new position, I will be so full of guiltglee if his first big assignment is a flop.

Etymology: GUILT+GLEE

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Created by: TimTheEnchanter

Pronunciation: trib-yee-LAY-shun

Sentence: Sandra hated the way her neighbor Kelly reminded everyone of how the only things more perfect than her life were her perfect little children. Thus, Sandra was overcome by a profound sense of tribyelation when she heard Kelly's youngest child was caught selling drugs at school and the oldest was pregnant.

Etymology: Tribulation - (misfortune, a trying experience) + Elation (the state of being filled with joy)

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COMMENTS:

great combo - Jabberwocky, 2008-06-16: 12:28:00

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Created by: coachnomad23

Pronunciation: colleague-asm

Sentence: Seeing my partners on the project get fired for messing up the presentation, gave me a colleagasm.

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COMMENTS:

Colleagasm sounds like a very positive thing to me!! Love the word!!! - Stevenson0, 2007-03-23: 10:30:00

So many good words can be contrived from the "O". I keep waiting for the definition for "The point at which you become assimilated with the borg" (borgasm). - purpleartichokes, 2007-03-23: 12:18:00

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Created by: Jabberwocky

Pronunciation: doo/pli/si/glee

Sentence: She had a difficult time hiding her dupliciglee when the office know it all got the boot

Etymology: duplicity + glee (deceitful happiness)

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COMMENTS:

I really want to condolight with you on the success of this word ;-) - petaj, 2007-03-25: 04:01:00

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Created by: porsche

Pronunciation: con/grat/u/deg/rah/day/shuns

Sentence: Congratudegradations on your transfer to the unemployment line - hope you have a nice trip

Etymology: congratulations + degradation

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Created by: mweinmann

Pronunciation: foh - moshun - ul

Sentence: Genevieve felt foemotional when Sally lost her job. Even though she was her colleague, Genevieve did not like her and pretended to be sad when she cleaned out her desk...

Etymology: foe, emotional

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Created by: Nosila

Pronunciation: glad vers it tee

Sentence: Ruth was excited when the Feds came and picked up her partner, Les, for fraud. She thrived in gladversity over his finally being caught, especially since she was the anonymous source who tipped them off. Sure with him out of the partnership, she would be free to rename their business and start afresh. I mean, who wanted to work somewhere called Ruth Les Collections Agency???

Etymology: Glad (showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy;feeling happy appreciation) & Adversity (a stroke of ill fortune; a calamitous event; a state of misfortune or affliction)

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COMMENTS:

Well done! "Ruth Les Collections" - hilarious! - splendiction, 2009-10-09: 21:55:00

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