Verboticisms

Created by: mplsbohemian

Pronunciation: SWIHTSH-bohr

Sentence: Alex gave up on carrying on meaningful conversation with his friend, a real switchbore whose cellphone seemed to conveniently ring whenever Alex brought up a serious subject.

Etymology: switchboard (means of switching over telephone conversations) + bore (effect upon the person who got interrupted)

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COMMENTS:

You could also use boor as in someone with really bad manners. - petaj, 2007-04-05: 23:36:00

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Created by: josje

Pronunciation: phoneaholic

Sentence: I like to phone, i am an phoneaholic

Etymology: aholic ans phone.

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Created by: pinwheel

Pronunciation: sell/bi/date

Sentence: Simon was such a cellbidate that Sophie was beginning to feel that the only way she could interact with him, when they were out together, was to call him on his cell.

Etymology: Sell-by-date (an indication of freshness!) + bi + date

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COMMENTS:

Sounds like this would lead to permanent celibacy... Perhaps it was a religious calling. - wordmeister, 2007-04-05: 05:01:00

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Created by: Alchemist

Pronunciation: FONE-ee-yak

Sentence: Raul is such a phoniac that Mary will not even go out with him anymore unless he leaves both cells and his pager at home.

Etymology: phone, maniac, phony, yack

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Created by: galwaywegian

Pronunciation: junn keee ya

Sentence: Her only way to sustain the relationship with this junkia was to call him up while they dated. There they would sit on the abandoned beach holding hands, while talking to each other on their mobiles.

Etymology: nokia, junkie

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COMMENTS:

very funny - Jabberwocky, 2008-06-10: 13:11:00

Very nice - OZZIEBOB, 2008-06-11: 08:17:00

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Created by: OZZIEBOB

Pronunciation: te-LING-kwuh nt

Sentence: Bob had plans to made mega-bucks as a tele-salesman and, to hone his skills in being able to keeps several potential customers on the line for ages, he devised a game, called "Telinquency," engaging up to half a dozen friends and family members on the phone simultaneously. As expected, it was not long before this ting-a-ling telinquent, broke and friendless, was seeking professional help for his "hang-ups."

Etymology: TEL (telephone); TING-A-LING (linq)ELINQUENT(delinquent) :failing in what duty or behaviour requires; offending by neglect; guilty of a misdeed.

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COMMENTS:

how immature - he must have been a juvenile telinquent - Jabberwocky, 2008-06-10: 13:10:00

He probably even used it while having a tinkle!nice word - galwaywegian, 2008-06-10: 16:57:00

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Created by: Mrgoodtimes

Pronunciation: A T n T D D

Sentence: She couldn't believe that in the middle of her "mother doesn't love me" story he would allow his ATTDD to pull his attention away from her to the car insurance telemarketer..."You say I can save up to 47% on my car insurance, no! Wait does that also mean I could pay more?"

Etymology: AT&T - ADD Not a true word, but 1/2 credit ish?

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Created by: jrogan

Pronunciation: cha-ter-rat

Sentence: He was a complete chatterat even in movie theaters, so I put a mousetrap on his cellpone and the cat got his tongue

Etymology: chat+rat

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Created by: zrotv

Pronunciation: sō'sē-ō-răt'ĭk

Sentence: It's not like they're 'A.D.D.' or have trouble concentrating across the board. Only in social situations. They're very socioratic jumping from conversation partner to conversation partner.

Etymology: socio (social/society) + erratic (Having no fixed or regular course; wandering)

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Created by: Tanik

Pronunciation: roo-sell-er

Sentence: It is hard to go to dinner with Bob because he is a "ruceller."

Etymology: rude + cell + er = ruceller

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COMMENTS:

Sounds like there was lot's of chatting at the dinner. Unfortunately, you weren't part of the conversation - wordmeister, 2008-06-10: 14:36:00

Nice. - OZZIEBOB, 2008-06-11: 08:12:00

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