DEFINITION: v. To unintentionally encourage bad behavior by responding to it in a manner that incites even worse behavior. n. A response designed to stop bad behavior, which paradoxically produces more of it.

VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)

Negatentional: /neg-a-ten-shen-al/ As a teacher, Mary knew that negatentional responses were equal to posintentional ones to the kids who acted up to get her attention, although the results were disastrous for her classroom management. She soon realized that by nagging Kevin the same result would happen, Kevin would do the opposite of what she wanted to get a response from her. She decided to ignore the inappropriate behavior and reward him for proper behavior, just as she would her kindergarten children, in order for him to get posattention from her. Etymology: negative: unfavorable or disconfirming + intentional: done deliberately + attention: notice or recognition. Teachers and trainers understand that to some children or animals negative attention is just as good as positive attention because it gives them the reward of recognition and response. Created by: mrskellyscl.

Comments on Negatentional:

Nosila, 2009-06-30: 17:31:00
Do I not lie it? Negatory! Good word.

Disbehave: /disbihāv/ When Barny thinks he is being nagged, he is sure to disbehave. Etymology: dis (act or speak in a disrespectful way) + behave (fail to conduct oneself in a way that is acceptable to others; behave badly) Created by: artr.

Pacifry: /pass i FRY/ Blaze was having a small melt down when the ice cream truck sped by their home too quickly. His parents inadvertently pacifried him with the comment that ice cream from ice cream trucks, “is bad for you anyway.” Blaze’s melt down progressed into a full blown explosive fit of stamping, arm-flinging, and fiery-hot tearful cries: “BUD I WANNED NICE-CREAM!” Etymology: A blend of PACIFY and FRY, overdo to the point of ruin. Created by: splendiction.

Moregramming: /mor gram ming/ Wanda whined, “You are such a loser, I don’t know what I saw in you! Loser, loser!” To which Ralphie replied, “You keep calling me that, but I’m not a loser! You keep moregramming me with that title.” After which he stormed out of the house, went to the store and bought himself the Powerball Lottery ticket which became the single winner of $280 million, U.S.! Etymology: More (comparative of much; to a greater degree or extent) & Programming (a learning process in which an organism’s behavior becomes dependent on the occurrence of a stimulus in its environment) Created by: Nosila.

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DEFINITION: v. To use animal training techniques to improve and direct the behavior of other people. n. A technique which uses the principles of animal training to solve a human behavioral riddle.

VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)

Homesticate: /hoh-mes-ti-kate/ In most relationships, the woman has to homesticate the male so he can function in modern society.

Etymology: homo sapiens (the modern species of humans) + domesticate (to tame an animal to live with humans); therefore, homesticate (to tame a human to live with humans)

Created by: Stevenson0.

Comments on Homesticate:

mweinmann, 2009-06-30: 08:02:00
good play on the human condition….

Petiquette: /pet – eh – kit/ Marjorie used petiquette to train her husband to do household chores. If he put the toilet seat down, he got a cookie; when he mowed the lawn, he got some ice cream. Every task had a “payoff” of some type….. She figured that if this worked on the dog, it might work on Charles. Etymology: pet, etiquette (rules governing socially acceptable behavior) Created by: mweinmann.

Comments on Petiquette:

Nosila, 2009-06-30: 01:23:00
They don’t call it animal husbandry for nothing! Good Word.

Reinforceman: /re-in-force-man/ Lia found that Max responded well to positive reinforceman one day by accident when she came home and found the dishes were done. She fussed on him, grilled his favorite steak and bought him a six-pack. Max immediately got up after the meal and did the dishes. Later that night while watching Victoria Stilwell train a Rottweiler on “It’s Me or the Dog” she had a revelation. Perhaps she could teach Max to put the toilet seat down if she used a really good reward. She decided to learn some training techniques from Victoria and immediately went to the mall to get a little treat for him from
Victoria’s Secret. Etymology: reinforcement + man: in Operant Conditioning reinforcement occurs when an event following a response will increase the likelihood of that response happening again. Animals trained with reinforcement techniques are trained by using treats and praise instead of negative reinforcement.
Victoria Stilwell is a dog trainer on Animal Planet who uses reinforcement on ill-mannered dogs. Created by: mrskellyscl.

Comments on Reinforceman:

mweinmann, 2009-06-30: 08:03:00
Clever word and story….

Obediencesocool: /rhymes with “obedience school”/ They had tried everything, it seemed, to eliminate their son’s thumbsucking: behaviour modification, ignoring, even praise. Nothing worked until obediencesocool! The idea of simply complying with their requests actually became the new cool thing to do! They hoped this new trend would last and spawn similar trends. Etymology: A play on a dog “obedience school”. Created by: splendiction.

Comments on Obediencesocool:

Nosila, 2009-06-30: 01:22:00
Cool word…what you have to do with teens these days…

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DEFINITION: n. A computer programmer who corrects software problems by bugging the users, rather than debugging the software. v. To pinpoint the blame for any defects in a product, especially a software product which you have created, on “illogical” end-users.

VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)

Debugaboo: /dee – bug – ah – boo/ It was an exasperating debugaboo that the employees found themselves in. The front end application sometimes connected and sometimes did not. The programmer kept saying that the users were just not concentrating or had a bad work attitude when they could not connect. Etymology: debug, bugaboo (source of concern, trickster or prankster) Created by: rombus.

Comments on Debugaboo:

Nosila, 2009-06-26: 12:41:00
Dee Bootiful word!

Userabuser: /use-er-a-buse-er/ Our IT department specializes in the userabuser technique to solve most computer problems. It’s the “It’s got to be you’ approach. Etymology: user + abuse Created by: Stevenson0.

Comments on Userabuser:

Nosila, 2009-06-26: 12:37:00
Must be included in their tech training classes…

Technoway: /tek-no-way/ The office staff all called Hubert the tech ‘technoway’ for the way he tried to dismiss just about every service call by saying ‘no way is this a computer error, it’s operator error’. Etymology: blend of technician and the phrase ‘no way’ Created by: Mustang.

Comments on Technoway:

artr, 2009-06-26: 10:58:00
Nice combo!

Computerpogrommer: /com pew ter po grom mer/ Java a minute to hear about the Computerpogrommer in our office? His name is Seymour Fawltz and his Modem Operandii is to belittle you in front of your peers and Excel at making you feel like an idiot about your inferior computer skills. It was by sheer chance that someone found out he had entered the local Click&Drag Queen Contest, under the name Ana Log Macintosh, a Domainatrix. Now he knows we know his secret, so his bark is not worse than his byte. We found his Encryptionite! Etymology: Computer Progammer & Pogrom (organized persecution of an ethnic group (in this case, non-Geeks) Created by: Nosila.

Comments on Computerpogrommer:

splendiction, 2009-06-26: 22:52:00
LOL! A great creation.

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DEFINITION: n. A cashier or customer service representative who is so busy chatting with their friends or coworkers that they ignore their customers. v. To be serviced by a very annoying customer service representative.

VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)

Cashsneer: /kash sneer/ When George stated on his application as a cashier at WalMart that he loved dealing with the public, he actually meant until he had to help them. He viewed all his transactions as interruptions and he was known by his bosses as a cashsneer. He further added to the popular notion that the hardest part about shopping there was trying to give them your money! Etymology: Cashier (a person responsible for receiving payments for goods and services (as in a shop or restaurant)
)& Sneer (a facial expression of contempt or scorn; the upper lip curls;smile contemptuously)
Created by: Nosila.

Comments on Cashsneer:

splendiction, 2009-06-25: 22:32:00
funny!

Mustang, 2009-06-26: 00:30:00
I think I ran into George at the local toot and moo. Good one!

Failesperson: /fai – ls – purs – son/ Oscar went to the check-out counter at Sears and encountered yet another failesperson who ignored him and busied herself talking on the phone…. Etymology: fails, salesperson Created by: mweinmann.

Comments on Failesperson:

Nosila, 2009-06-25: 11:21:00
Oscar forgets who really pays his wages…Sears is just the distributor…

splendiction, 2009-06-25: 22:31:00
Good word!

Crassistant: /kr – ass – is – tant/ Dominick was waited on by a crassistant in the local Starbucks…. She grudgingly took his order because he interrupted her “texting” marathon. Etymology: crass (lacking in discrimination and sensibility), assistant Created by: rombus.

Comments on Crassistant:

Mustang, 2009-06-26: 02:17:00
good one

Dissedserviced: /dissed-sir-vissed/ June felt dissedserviced by the young cashier at the grocery. He was engrossed in texting his friends and flirting with the girls in the line next to him instead of paying attention to her. When she tried to get his attention he rolled his eyes. So, as a fequent customer, she felt justified in cussing him out. Etymology: dissed: to show disrespect + serviced: assisted, helped Created by: mrskellyscl.

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DEFINITION: n. Strange sounds that keep you awake in the middle of the night. v. To lie in bed unable to sleep because you keep hearing weird sounds.

VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)

Insominous: /in-som-i-nus/ Mary became insominous after she moved into her new apartment and heard the creepy noises. It was especially alarming when the Paranormal Society asked to film an episode of “Ghost Hunters” in her bedroom. Etymology: insomnia: an inability to fall asleep or remain asleep + ominous: a frightening awareness of danger, an evil portent Created by: mrskellyscl.

Comments on Insominous:

splendiction, 2009-06-24: 19:23:00
good word!

Mustang, 2009-06-25: 01:18:00
Very good!

Creepualize: /creep-oo-uh-eyes
/ Lying awake in the middle of the night, sometimes my mind wanders and I creepualize myself into hysterics with any unusual sounds.

Etymology: creep oneself out + visualize
Created by: Stevenson0.

Comments on Creepualize:

Mustang, 2009-06-25: 01:19:00
Good one.

Threeoclick: /Thrēōklik/ When he inherited his uncle’s house Tom didn’t know he had also inherited a threeoclick. At precisely 3 o’clock every night, the house would emit a distinct clicking sound. It only lasts a few seconds but is quite enough to wake him. Despite his best his best efforts he cannot find its source. The next click you hear may be Tom’s mind snapping. Etymology: 3 o’clock (an un-goddly hour) + click (a short, sharp sound as of a switch being operated or of two hard objects coming quickly into contact) Created by: artr.

Comments on Threeoclick:

Jabberwocky, 2009-06-24: 15:04:00
good one

splendiction, 2009-06-24: 19:20:00
very clever

mweinmann, 2009-06-24: 22:49:00
clever word….made me laugh…describes it exactly

Noisezzzs: /noi – zeezs/ Jeremy was woken by the creepy noisezzzs in the old Jameson house. It was his first night there and were rumors that the 18th century mansion was haunted had circulated for years. Etymology: noises, zzzs Created by: mweinmann.

Comments on Noisezzzs:

splendiction, 2009-06-24: 19:21:00
Best word today!

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