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Nonsense words from Overclocked

Verbotomy, an online game that challenges people to invent words, create definitions for them, and use them in sentences, is using my short story collection Overclocked for its raw material this week — they’ve come up with some great words already!


Mimeopath
Created by: toadstool57

Pronunciation: mim-ee-oh-path

Sentence: Jill did a mimeopath of herself in her prom dress, handing it out to everyone she knew and didn’t know.

Etymology: mimeograph, psychopath


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Comments (2) | Posted on May 7, 2007 02:35 PM    

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  1. …You need a verbotomy? at Didn’t You Hear… says:
    May 8, 2007 at 9:38 am

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  2. new words « Brands IMO says:
    May 8, 2007 at 7:47 pm

    [...] via Overclocked [...]

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