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DEFINITION: v. To habitually object to and contradict other people's statements, especially if they include any facts or opinions. n. A person who finds fault what other people say no matter what it is, and lets them know it.
Verboticisms
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Ornodict
Created by: Echos
Pronunciation:
Sentence: She hung up the phone, sick of his ornodicting everything she said.
Etymology: From "ornery" and "dictate"
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COMMENTS:
Very emotive words! Great etymology! - silveryaspen, 2008-03-11: 21:31:00
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Negatiff
Created by: Mustang
Pronunciation: neg-eh-tif
Sentence: Roland almost always has a negative attitude and no matter what topic arises he invariably launches a juvenile and always bitter negatiff with much acrimony and and rude contradictions.
Etymology: Blend of 'negative' (lacking positive qualities, disagreeable) and 'tiff' (a petty quarrel)
Rebuffy
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: ribəfē
Sentence: Pete and his girlfriend were the most annoying couple around. Pete (aka RePete) would restate everything anyone said in the form of a question perhaps to create time to ponder a response. ReBuffy was a contrarian, responding negatively to anything anyone had to say. She could find fault with the most innocuous statement.
Etymology: rebuff (reject (someone or something) in an abrupt or ungracious manner) + Buffy (a female name)
Analinguist
Created by: youmustvotenato
Pronunciation: Anal-linguist
Sentence: Must you really be a smartmouth like that? You're such an analinguist
Etymology: Anal-uptight linguist-language
Disagweeble
Created by: purpleartichokes
Pronunciation: dis-ah-gwee-bull
Sentence: Being a disagweeble led to Jane's ultimate demise. When Bob yelled "Alligator!", she felt compelled to stand there and argue that the 8-foot long beast was actually a crocodile.
Etymology: disagreeable, weeble - cuz they keep coming back at ya (and I love weebles!)
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COMMENTS:
weebles can get a round anything - Jabberwocky, 2008-03-11: 12:23:00
Did everything turn out o-cay man? - OZZIEBOB, 2008-03-11: 19:03:00
Clever, fun, and downright cute! - silveryaspen, 2008-03-11: 21:30:00
Too funny! I'm going to use this word on the next person who argues with me. - Tigger, 2008-03-12: 00:34:00
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Ignoramitist
Created by: twocent
Pronunciation: ig-NO-ram-me&-tist
Sentence: As a finalist in the state's hotly contested top-five standing for "most brazen ignoramitist", Harold's voice grew louder as he corrected the officer. "I don't care what your little book there says, the law provides that a standing stop sign be regarded as a yield demarkerization in all instances of a visibly empty and/or vacant intersection!"
Etymology: Ignoramitist n. combination of ignoramus: a feigned possessor of knowledge who is, in fact, highly ignorant egoist: onw who thinks they are the center of the universe egotist: one who incessantly talks about themself
Impugndiot
Created by: Jamagra
Pronunciation: im/pyoon'/dee/et
Sentence: When Stephen impugndiated that the world IS flat, the geography professor rolled his eyes. He did, however, manage to refrain from calling his student an impugndiot.
Etymology: impugn (to challenge another's statements as false) + idiot (an utterly foolish or senseless person) (v) impugndiate: impugn + repudiate
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COMMENTS:
Great originality! - silveryaspen, 2008-03-11: 21:24:00
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Internoper
Created by: silveryaspen
Pronunciation: in ter nope er
Sentence: We all know the ultimate intruder, that ruder person, who obsessively interjects to disagree with anything anyone says. The ultimate internoper that constantly interrupts, intercepts and interferes in any intercourse, to naysay and negate, everything everyone said.
Etymology: INTERLOPER, NOPE. INTERLOPER - intruder; as one who intrudes on anything anyone says. NOPE - to disagree, to naysay.
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COMMENTS:
nice - Jabberwocky, 2009-01-05: 10:35:00
like it silvery tree person! - galwaywegian, 2009-01-05: 12:20:00
Hey Silvery, this is great...captured the meaning well. - mweinmann, 2009-01-05: 16:22:00
Excellent word! - Mustang, 2009-01-05: 19:29:00
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Disstater
Created by: mzzmee265
Pronunciation: dis-state-er
Sentence: She sure is a disstater, how she told him what he corrected what he said and made it into little details.
Etymology: dis- means not; state-short term for statement; er-referring to something or someone
Comments:
Today's definition was suggested by Biscotti. Thank you Biscotti. ~ James
silveryaspen - 2008-03-11: 21:51:00
Well done, Biscotti and James!
Thank you Silvery! I won't rebutt a compliment. ~ James
Today's definition was suggested by Biscotti. Thank you Biscotti. ~ James