Verboticisms

Created by: thedirkus

Pronunciation: Sluhj - Spee - ker

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Created by: sonic101

Pronunciation: di-a-laud-ler

Sentence: Rebecca just goes on and on, always being a dialaudler

Etymology: dialog+daudle=dialaudler

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Created by: Discoveria

Pronunciation: Tree-cull-spee-curr

Sentence: The lecturer's voice was like honey: smooth, sweet, and thick. By the end of the hour the treaclespeaker had lulled half the class to sleep.

Etymology: Treacle + speak. Treacle is sort of a sugary substance that doesn't flow very well (viscous).

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I'm going to use this word - very clever Discoveria - Jabberwocky, 2007-03-02: 10:31:00

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Created by: Stevenson0

Pronunciation: dal/ly/gab/ber

Sentence: It took Frank, a classic dallygabber, three minutes to say what most people could in thirty seconds. It became so frustrating that everyone was finishing his sentences for him.

Etymology: dally + gab + gabber

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COMMENTS:

Is the Dalai Lama a dallygabber? - porsche, 2007-03-02: 10:30:00

I suspect the Dalai Lama is a dilly dallying dallgabber. - Jabberwocky, 2007-03-02: 10:33:00

oops I meant a dilly dallying dallygabber - Jabberwocky, 2007-03-02: 10:34:00

A dillying dallygabber? I guess he would go on, and on, and on... Which might be good, unless it was all talk and no action. - wordmeister, 2007-03-02: 10:50:00

I think this has become a silly dilly dallying dallygabber discourse. - Stevenson0, 2007-03-02: 17:54:00

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Created by: Jabberwocky

Pronunciation: in/som/ni/yak

Sentence: Chris was a motivational speaker at sleep deprivation conferences - his sessions always sold out first

Etymology: insomnia + yack

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COMMENTS:

I likes this one. - erasmus, 2007-03-02: 10:39:00

thanks erasmus - Jabberwocky, 2007-03-02: 10:46:00

when i need to sleep its hard to decide between an imsomniyak and a saidative - rikboyee, 2007-03-02: 17:06:00

I've found tranquspielizers quite effective. - petaj, 2007-03-02: 20:19:00

Narcotalks work too! - Discoveria, 2007-03-02: 21:35:00

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Created by: sunny

Pronunciation:

Sentence: The procrastanarrator sucked all the oxygen from the room.

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Created by: rickki

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Created by: galwaywegian

Pronunciation: ow ray tor

Sentence: Father Murphy's houratory style had a very wholesome effect on anyone thinking sinful thoughts. After one of his sermons no one could remember what sins they were thinking of committing, not even the ones who remained awake

Etymology: orator, hour

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COMMENTS:

Houray for you! - Nosila, 2009-09-22: 10:57:00

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Created by: petaj

Pronunciation: slow-spoke (said very slowly with long drawn out syllables - OK you figured it out long ago)

Sentence: Colin was a renowned slowspoke, and could never work out why his conversants kept toe-tapping or clock-watching or finger-drumming.

Etymology: slow poke (a dawdler) + spoke (past tense of speak) + slow (not quick witted esp. not realising that the audience already understands)

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COMMENTS:

you even have to say this word slowly - Jabberwocky, 2007-03-02: 09:14:00

good... one... - wordmeister, 2007-03-02: 10:41:00

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NNNNNNNNNNNiiiiiiiiiiiiiiccccccccceeeeeeeee WWWWWWWWWWooooooooooorrrrdddddd. - Stevenson0, 2007-03-02: 18:01:00

thaaaaaaaannnnnnnnnnk yooooooooooooooooo so muuuuuuuch - petaj, 2007-03-02: 19:57:00

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Created by: BuenoCabra

Pronunciation: (JA-bur-fuh'-dul)

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