Verboticisms

Created by: kateinkorea

Pronunciation: HOPE in DUS tree us

Sentence: The hopeindustrious in this world, not only dream about a better future, but they actively make it happen.

Etymology: hope and industrious

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Created by: rebelvin

Pronunciation: dis-play-cate

Sentence: I can't stand people who are well meaning, but never actually displacate.

Etymology: display+placate

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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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COMMENTS:

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: 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: artr

Pronunciation: kärmaktiv

Sentence: The world would be so much better if more people were a bit more karmactive, following through on what they know are good ideas and actually doing something.

Etymology: karma (in Hinduism and Buddhism) the sum of a person's actions in this and previous states of existence, viewed as deciding their fate in future existences.) + active

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COMMENTS:

What comes around, goes around! - Nosila, 2008-12-26: 01:06:00

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Created by: silveryaspen

Pronunciation: peace by piece

Sentence: Let each person, one by one, piece by piece, strive to live in friendly accord, in harmony, with everyone and everything, thereby achieving peacebypeace.

Etymology: "Piece by Piece" - a way to get most things accomplished. "Peace by Peace" - a way to accomplish world peace.

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Created by: anafausta

Pronunciation:

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: Korinne

Pronunciation: Pro-peace-in-tegrity

Sentence: Shawn showed propeacintegrity as he wished for peace on earth and showed kindness to all those he crossed paths with.

Etymology: Pro(active) + Peace + Integrity

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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: natbumpo

Pronunciation: Get-em-peace

Sentence: Due to the Israeli/Palestinian conflict, I decided to getempeace by working for the UN.

Etymology: Get 'em + Peace

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