Verboticisms

Created by: anafausta

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Sentence: He has finally reached his obiturest and is resting in peace.

Etymology: Obituary (a notice of the death of a person) + rest (refreshing inactivity after exertion or labor)

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Created by: ZumZum

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Created by: Mustang

Pronunciation: tran-QUIL-uh-peel

Sentence: Morris felt a bit guilty for having benefited from great abundance thru the year and his conscience finally bade him to make a sincere tranquilappeal for the world and the new year.

Etymology: Blend of tranquil and appeal.

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Created by: Nosila

Pronunciation: res ip ease

Sentence: Chef Getty Long is the Head Chef at the United Nations. Being part of such a diverse group of people, he has had to create many recipeace from many sources to make everyone there happy. Each time a war (or military action as it is called) breaks out, he racks (ok, Iraqs) his brain to come up with a dish that can calm tempers and be inclusive of others. He has made Lemon Kurd Tarts, Nicaraguacamole, Falkland Good Mutton Stew, Chowkoslawvakia, Chow 'N' Lie, Nepalitical Lamb-a and Talibanana Cream Pie. In all his attempts the easiest side dish was this recipeace: 1 cup Green Giant frozen Petits Pois; 1 tablespoon butter; one half cup water, salt and pepper to taste. Cook on stove for 5 minutes, drain and serve with main dish. It's called Peas On Earth and everyone should try some...the sooner the better!

Etymology: Recipe (directions for making something) & Peace (a treaty to cease hostilities;the absence of mental stress or anxiety;harmonious relations; freedom from disputes)

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COMMENTS:

Contemplate whirled peas:) - metrohumanx, 2008-12-25: 05:34:00

Just give peas a chance.... - Mustang, 2008-12-25: 22:43:00

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Created by: metrohumanx

Pronunciation: LOVE-O-looshun

Sentence: We need to do more. We need a compleat LOVEOLUTION.

Etymology: LOVE+revOLUTION=LOVEOLUTION.....LOVE:strong affection for another arising out of kinship or personal ties, affection based on admiration, benevolence, or common interests, warm attachment, enthusiasm or devotion, unselfish loyal and benevolent concern for the good of another; Middle English, from Old English lufu; akin to Old High German luba love, Old English lēof dear, Latin lubēre, libēre to please.....REVOLUTION: a sudden, radical, or complete change, the overthrow or renunciation of one government or ruler and the substitution of another by the governed, activity or movement designed to effect fundamental changes in the socioeconomic situation, a fundamental change in the way of thinking about or visualizing something; Middle English revolucioun, from Middle French revolution, from Late Latin revolution-, revolutio, from Latin revolvere to revolve. +

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You only go around once in a revolution. - Mustang, 2008-12-25: 22:44:00

You say you want a loveolution Well, you know We all want to change the world You tell me that it's loveolution Well, you know We all want to change the world But when you talk about destruction Don't you know that you can count me out Don't you know it's gonna be all right all right, all right - Nosila, 2008-12-26: 01:05:00

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Created by: mweinmann

Pronunciation: carm - quill - i - tee

Sentence: Justine had achieved karmquility at last. She spend the holiday season cooking at the mission, read to senior citizens and collected coins for the Salvation Army. For some reason, she felt that she had become more fulfilled than ever before and also, helped to bring others a sense of being cared about also.

Etymology: Karma (Hinduism and Buddhism) the effects of a person's actions that determine his destiny in his next incarnation) + Tanquility (peace, calm)

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Created by: galwaywegian

Pronunciation: med it ay zhun

Sentence: he found a few hours meditazzzion di wonders for world peace, or at least the part of the world which he occupied, i.e. hie bedsit or workstation.

Etymology: meditation, zzzzzzzzz

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Created by: KelleyToohey

Pronunciation: Fill an thro nap

Sentence: After watching the chaotic world on the news, I thought I'd add a little peace with a philanthronap.

Etymology: philanthropy and nap

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Created by: gemmgemms

Pronunciation: packs-sen-sa-ma-la-staw-pa-ing

Sentence: He was instantly struck with a serious feeling of paxsensemalstopping.

Etymology: pax:peace + sense:realize + mal:bad + stop:pause

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Created by: Tigger

Pronunciation: /al-troo-in'-sti-geyt/

Sentence: Although George was a horrible cook, he had altruinstigated a campaign to distribute hot food to the homeless, but instead, he finally succumbed to the 'sugar crash' from all of the holiday candy he'd been eating, and slept the day away.

Etymology: altruism - concern for the welfare of others (from Italian, altrui) + instigate - to urge, provoke, or incite to some action or course (from Latin, instīgāre "to impel")

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