Verboticisms

Created by: toadstool57

Pronunciation: fla-tur-gas-ted

Sentence: Jill was flattergasted when she saw the number one video of the day, "Jill Does Dallas."

Etymology: flattered, flabbergasted

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gas! - galwaywegian, 2007-04-25: 05:18:00

You've really captured pythinahabernos' original idea: "The sensation of combined flattery and horror engendered when..." - wordmeister, 2007-04-25: 10:21:00

Yep. This one gets my stamp of approval. :) - PythianHabenero, 2007-04-25: 11:37:00

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Created by: Mustang

Pronunciation: PER - vewyd

Sentence: Miranda was both dismayed and angered to discover that her casual friend, Antoine, had a virtual altar containing compromising pictures and videos of her in his bedroom and she became very concerned as she contemplated whom else may have perviewed his rogues gallery and just how much more extensive it might be.

Etymology: Blend of pervert and viewed, also play on both 'purview' (the range of operation, authority, control, concern, etc) and 'preview' (to view or show beforehand or in advance)

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COMMENTS:

Antoine must be a purveyor...good word! - Nosila, 2008-07-02: 19:35:00

Good word. - OZZIEBOB, 2008-07-04: 06:23:00

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Created by: OZZIEBOB

Pronunciation: PAWRN-thee-on

Sentence: Roxie became concerned when she discovered that a casual acquaintance was maintaining a lovingly tended porntheon of her in his bedroom. She feared that the stiff-leather, brief case that this E-lewdster constantly carried and guarded so religiously, might be a pornmanteau.

Etymology: Blend of PORN (short for pornography) & PANTHENON:Shrine of the gods. E-lewdster. Electronic pervert- Lewdster coined by Shakespeare, "Against such lewdsters and their lechery Those that betray them do no treachery." Merry Wivesof Windsor. Act v, sc. 3, l23. (Mrs Page) The only use of "Lewdsters"

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COMMENTS:

PORNTHEON is a sarcasticlassic. - metrohumanx, 2008-07-02: 02:31:00

walking on Athena ice with this one - Jabberwocky, 2008-07-02: 15:54:00

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Created by: MuskokaMuffin

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Created by: logarithm

Pronunciation: stoks

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Etymology: stock, sex

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Created by: cohenarie

Pronunciation: dAt-nü-'män

Sentence: His protestations that he'd invited me over just for beer and pizza continued until the datenouement - looking for the bathroom, I found an entire wall devoted to enlarged photos from my facebook page.

Etymology: denouement & date

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Created by: Nosila

Pronunciation: gal lur eeeek

Sentence: When her friend Giles asked her to his loft, Heather was appalled to find the place was a shrine to her, with thousands of shots of her hanging on every wall. When she ran out, she went to the police and complained about the galleryeek. Giles isn't her friend anymore, since she got him jailed for stalking. Giles is too tired to think about Heather. His new roomie, Big Tiny, has now taken to plastering their cell with pictures of Giles and gives him long hungry glances. Giles sits up wide awake each night with his back to the wall. If you hang pictures in a prison, does that gallery becomes a cellery?

Etymology: Gallery (a room or series of rooms where works of art are exhibited) & Gall (inclined to take liberties;a feeling of deep and bitter anger and ill-will)& Reek (offensively unpleasant) & Eek (cartoon word to describe a squeal of fright)

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Created by: verysimplegame

Pronunciation: In-fa-tu-am-bushed

Sentence: After seeing Doyle's collection of oh-so-creepy snapshots, Jenny felt infatuambushed.

Etymology: Infatuation + ambushed

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Created by: Jabberwocky

Pronunciation: revel/ay/shun/slip

Sentence: The revelationslip that made her aware that Jim had feelings for her caused her to hurl all over his new laptop

Etymology: revelation + relationship + slip

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COMMENTS:

Good one! - Mustang, 2008-07-02: 19:26:00

Not all newa is good news -but good word. - OZZIEBOB, 2008-07-04: 06:33:00

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Created by: bookowl

Pronunciation: es/pee/oh/maj

Sentence: Espyhomage is the discovery of a secret infatuation.

Etymology: espy + homage + espionage

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COMMENTS:

I spy with my little eye: a great word. - OZZIEBOB, 2008-07-04: 06:22:00

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