Verboticisms

Created by: Kyoti

Pronunciation: Vlas-uh-kin-uh-TROH-payt

Sentence: Scooter loved Granny Mabel's homemade preserves, but some of them had been canned so long ago that he often failed to vlasikinetropate well enough to get them open without resorting to hammers or screwdrivers.

Etymology: Vlasic: a brand of pickles that come in impenetrable vacuum-sealed jars + Kinetic: a visible expenditure of energy + Tropism: motion derived from stimulus, such as hunger + Pate: referring to the forehead area which reddens and sweats during this process.

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Created by: petaj

Pronunciation: rice pudding with a speech impediment rythe-pudding

Sentence: Yet again, Andy resorted to writhepudding to extract his dessert from the tin without a can opener. But it was a fruitless exercise. His strength was already depleted from the contortellini to obtain his first course.

Etymology: rice pudding + writhe

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Created by: TJayzz

Pronunciation: ress-el-vess-el

Sentence: No matter how hard Tony tried to wrestlevessel with the jar of pickle onions he could not manage get the lid off. His wife persuaded him to let her try and with a quick twist the seal was broken in no time, the grin on her face said it all but she insisted it was all in the wrist action.

Etymology: Wrestle(To grapple with, to overcome an opposing tendency or force) + Vessel(an object used to hold or contain something) = Wrestlevessel

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Created by: idavecook

Pronunciation: S

Sentence: Henry, despite all his schroucherization, could not budge the cap from Helen's bottle of nail polish remover.

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Created by: retoricaljoe

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Created by: QuantumMechanic

Pronunciation: uh JAR uh Plex ee

Sentence: After trying to open the tiny jelly jar, his ajaroplexy left him red-faced and hungry.

Etymology: a- + jar (container) + -oplexy (from apoplexy, strain)

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Created by: lumina

Pronunciation: mah/cheez/bo

Sentence: Judith did her best to never show up at family potlucks, parties, etc. early. She did not want to take the chance that her macheesebeau Ernie might end up in the kitchen with Mom. He didn't know the first thing about cooking. He just liked to impress Mom with his strength. Unfortunately, nine times out of ten, Mom would finally say, "Give that to me!" as she grabbed and with one swift twist opened the jars Ernie had just busted a nut on trying to get open. :)

Etymology: Macho Cheeseball Beau

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Created by: uluvitnunoit

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COMMENTS:

Like the look of it. - OZZIEBOB, 2008-09-26: 18:07:00

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Created by: hooterbug

Pronunciation: mō-ˈ\jär\

Sentence: "Give it up already Stanley! Stop trying to Mojar the lid off of the pickles,cuz you're gonna give yourself a hemorrhoid!"

Etymology: Mojo (works his mojo on the tennis court ) + Jar

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COMMENTS:

funny sentence - Jabberwocky, 2008-09-26: 15:02:00

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Created by: Kevcom

Pronunciation: Buh-stah-straèèss

Sentence: Georgie Choo bustastressed the old pickle jar t'ill it cracked, and his hands were bleeding, and his eyes were red and his face was pink, and his wife was saying "What a douche - give me that jar, I'll open it!"

Etymology: Bust (bust open) á (at) stress (stressing levels)

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