Verboticisms

Created by: scissorlips

Pronunciation: Poh-LEE-siz

Sentence: It was an awkward, paranoid moment where the cops had surrounded the perimeter of the beach where I was sunbathing and a sickened state of poleeseyes that caused a sudden case of diarrhea.

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Created by: c2flores

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Created by: galwaywegian

Pronunciation: kop tik

Sentence: whenever she say a panda car in the rear view, her coptick would start. a nervous twitch on the right side of her face that would work its way down to the accelerator foot within two blocks.

Etymology: coptic, cop, tic.

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Tip top word ... er tick cop word! - silveryaspen, 2009-01-12: 10:32:00

funny - Jabberwocky, 2009-01-12: 12:06:00

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Created by: petaj

Pronunciation: guilty - et- NESS

Sentence: Marcia's guiltiotness sent her crazy when the Police Olympics was hosted in her home town. She was sherllshocked when she Peeled off her wig and bobbied round the corner from the stadium entrance and danno the alley. Her teeth chattering like Morse code, she climbed the fence like a Monkey then plodded back Holmes. Thinking clouseauly about her feelings she tried to inspect her rexitude and made an effort to put Her Cool face on and get out of town. Mont Albano is nice this time of the year with a delicate cover of Frost.

Etymology: Eliot Ness + guiltiness (Sherlock Holmes, Book em Danno, Inspector Clouseau, Inspector Morse, plod, Bobbies, Robert Peel, Monk, Inspector Rex, Hercule Poirot, Inspector Montalbano, Detective Inspector Frost)

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wonderful sentence - Jabberwocky, 2008-03-20: 11:09:00

Brilliant puns! Delightful! - silveryaspen, 2008-03-20: 16:15:00

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Created by: silveryaspen

Pronunciation: law - of - the - jan - gul

Sentence: As I wind my way through the jungle of city streets, a squad car sticks to my bumper like glue. Even though I am doing nothing wrong, it is making me very nervous and edgy! Don't you just hate it when you become a victim of the unwritten lawofthejangle? There ought to be a law against police stalking innocent people.!

Etymology: Law of the Jungle, Jangle. Law: police. Jangle: irritating a person's nerves.

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The law of the jangle and the jangled nerves brought on by the scrutiny of the law. Always running in circles...the rat race goes on....and on....and on. ;-) - Mustang, 2008-03-20: 07:05:00

and the heat goes on, la de dah de da - petaj, 2008-03-20: 09:31:00

very funny - Jabberwocky, 2008-03-20: 11:05:00

Very clever and funny. Thanks for info on copasetic. I think I first heard it used in the late 1960s by someone at Mission Control, Houston when speaking to Gene Cernan, saying "Everything is copasetic, Gene." I don't know it's etymology, I must try and find out about it . - OZZIEBOB, 2008-03-22: 00:49:00

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Created by: Korinne

Pronunciation: Par-a-pole-ized

Sentence: I felt parapolized as the police cruiser pulled up behind me at the red light. "Will they notice my expired sticker?" I wondered.

Etymology: Paralized + Police

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Created by: Mustang

Pronunciation: cop-air-uh-NOYa

Sentence: Whenever Lucy noticed that any sort of law officer appeared to be looking in her direction she suffered seizures of coparanoia fearful that they had likely learned about the many minor infractions she'd committed over the last couple years.

Etymology: Blend of 'cop' (police officer) and 'paranoia' (a psychosis characterized by systematized delusions of persecution'

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Created by: ErWenn

Pronunciation: /ˈbluˌdɒɹ/

Sentence: Some think that bluedar is some sort of magic fuzzy sixth sense or pigcognition, while others claim that it's just a keen awareness of surroundings and good copstincts. But they can't fool me: I know for a fact that there's a powerful, invisible energy that connects all police officers together. It's called...The Force.

Etymology: from blue + (ra)dar

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COMMENTS:

I have nothing but the utmost respect for every police officer I've ever met, and I use the word "pig" in only the silliest imaginable way. - ErWenn, 2008-03-20: 01:06:00

May the Force be with you, ErWenn! - Nosila, 2008-03-20: 01:15:00

Nice one - force um, this can be a real handicuff. - petaj, 2008-03-20: 02:27:00

Unique: but somewhat boarish! I like it! - OZZIEBOB, 2008-03-20: 05:22:00

Maybe bluedar is a force of habit! - silveryaspen, 2008-03-20: 15:37:00

And the song of the day is .... Don't It Make Your Brown eyes blue?" - silveryaspen, 2008-03-20: 15:38:00

Or, Blue Moon... not a good idea when acted out upon. - purpleartichokes, 2008-03-20: 17:40:00

BTW, great word! - purpleartichokes, 2008-03-20: 17:43:00

I think the song of the day is. And the heat/beat goes on, la de da de da by Sonny and Cher.... or The heat is on, by Glenn Frey - petaj, 2008-03-20: 23:01:00

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Created by: catgrin

Pronunciation: nur-fuhz

Sentence: She'd done nothing wrong, but after he'd been following her for six blocks, the cop in her rearview had Gina feeling totally nerfuzz! Were her tags up to date? Were her lights okay? Did she remember her hand signals?!

Etymology: From "nervous" and "fuzz" (slang for police)

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Created by: artr

Pronunciation: nahrk-o-jit-erz

Sentence: Some twenty years ago, in college Marcia was at a party where somebody was smoking something that didn't smell like cigarettes. To this day she gets the narcojitters whenever she sees a vehicle that she thinks might be an unmarked police car.

Etymology: narc (a government agent or detective charged with the enforcement of laws restricting the use of narcotics) + jitters (nervousness; a feeling of fright or uneasiness)

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