Month: September 2007

Eat! Or you’ll turn into a boneless chicken.

DEFINITION: n., Cautionary advice provided by parents to their children, often makes no logical sense but carries enough emotional weight to affect the child’s behavior.

Eat! Or you'll turn into a boneless chicken.

VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)

Mytherhood: /mith-er-hood/ Little Timmy believed the mytherhoods that his parents told him. He was completely suprised when he grew up and wasn’t blind. Etymology: myth + motherhood/fatherhood Created by: Scrumpy.

Improverbs: /im-prov-erbz/ my parents kept us in line with a never ending stream of improverbs Etymology: improv, proverbs Created by: rikboyee.

Ultimadeupums: /uhlt-eye-mayd-uhp-uhm/ Son: “Daaaad!” (rolls his eyes to the back of his head at the latest suggestion) Dad: “Don’t you roll your eyes at me! I’ll roll your head across the floor!!” (a recent ultimadeupum) Son: stops rolling eyes,”Is that really true, Dad?” Dad: “No, son. I just made that junk up. Now stop asking questions before your spit runs out and your tongue shrivels up.” Etymology: ultimatum + I made up, as in “it’s a parental right to make sh!t up sometimes when your little farm animal needs it.” Created by: ScrabbledEgg.

Lorewarning: /lor-war-ning/ Lorewarning is the practice of raising children by indoctrinating them with urban legends Etymology: lore (myths) + forewarning Created by: Jabberwocky.

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May I ask why are you licking you wrapper?

DEFINITION: v. tr., To secretly snap up and gobble down a small bit of food left on a dish, wrapping or pot. n., The small bits of tasty food, like melted cheese or veggies, that stick to food wrapping.

May I ask why are you licking you wrapper?

VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)

Uslurp: /yoo-SLURP/ He eyed Tiny’s cheesyfriedsamplerplate greedily, knowing it was only a matter of time before he uslurped it. Etymology: usurp (take over or occupy without right as in usurp a neighbor’s land or possessions…or food scraps!) + slurp (ingest, forcefully, hurriedly, perhaps even with loud sucking noises) Created by: ScrabbledEgg.

Crummage: /krum’-ij/ Frieda finished her burrito and, glancing quickly to the left and right, began crummaging through all the crinkles in the wrapper, hoping to glean even the smallest remains of hot sauce or cheese. Etymology: crumbs (the left over morsels) + rummage (to make a thorough search OR to ransack, depending on the the state of the stomach) Created by: shalla.

Crumplunder: /-ˈkrʌmˌplʌndɚ- crumb-plunder (not crump-lunder)/ Sometimes, the crumplunder is the best part. Etymology: From crumb + plunder Created by: ErWenn.

Gobsdoeuvres: /gobz-durvz/ Ken was a connoisseur of gobsdoeuvres. He loved foil baked cheese and fry pan bacon crust in paticular. Etymology: gob + hors d’oeu·vre Created by: Scrumpy.

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I guess I’ll do a little window shopping…

DEFINITION: v. intr., To do what boyfriends and/or husbands do when waiting around while their girlfriends/wives shop. n. A person doing such a thing.

I guess I'll do a little window shopping...

VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)

Mallinger: /Mahl-LING-er/ Two hours after the Wife entered Old Navy, Bob was seen in the food court, mallingering on the cement bench with an empty bag of Cinnabons. Etymology: Mall: a large retail complex with no hardware stores. Linger: to pass time in a tedious manner. Created by: kabloozie.

Masterwait: /mas-ter-weyt/ To keep her happy, he goes along shopping and will masterwait patiently while she tries on every pair of shoes in the store. Etymology: master (of course she is this) + wait Created by: Stevenson0.

Spreeander: /spree-an-durr/ Spreeandering about the mall for hours while Sandy tried on countless pairs of jeans left Jack barely coherent, and hungry. When he saw his honey finally emerge from her umpteenth dressing room, he grunted something about “done yet” and “food court” – much to her annoyance. “Geez, Jack, don’t be such a Spreeanderthal” she retailiated (retail + retaliate), handing him the most expensive pair she had found. Etymology: (shopping) spree + meander Created by: ScrabbledEgg.

Contemplaza: /con-tem-pla-za/ While dutifully lugging bags around like a pack mule, Chris would quietly contemplaza the meaning of life. Etymology: contemplate + plaza Created by: Jabberwocky.

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Did I miss my stop?

Did I miss my stop?

DEFINITION: n., A semi-conscious state experienced by early morning commuters on a subway or bus. v. intr., To mentally transport oneself in the opposite direction of which you are traveling.

Did I miss my stop?

VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)

Tranceportation: /trans-per-tay-shuhn/ Monday morning. Coiffed, clean-shaven, & caffeinated. He looked alert-crisp even- as he took his seat; yet within minutes the familiar cadence of the commuter train put him into a deep state of tranceportation. People and places blurred past his opened yet unfocused eyes. Thoughts wandered through his open yet unfocused mind. As his railcar hurtled forward, dragging him and his fellow captors closer to the monotony awaiting them, he tranceported himself further and further back through his all too quick weekend. Etymology: trance + transportation Created by: ScrabbledEgg.

Metrograde: /me-truh-greyd/ Tim was experiecing metrograde as he bounced along on the vapidtransit system, thinking back on his weekend in Monaco watching truly rapid transit in the form of a grand prix. Of course, he lost his metrosexappeal when the drool dribbled down his chin and puddled on his chest. Etymology: metro transit + retrograde Created by: Scrumpy.

Transitdentalmeditation: /tranz-it-den-tal-med-i-tay-shun/ I find the transitdentalmeditation technique is the most effective way to remove the stress of the daily commute while bringing fulfillment and contentment to life – it is achieved by gently gritting your teeth to absorb the vibrations of the subway track – no drooling allowed! Etymology: transit + dental + transcendental meditation Created by: Jabberwocky.

Tubatose: /toob-a-tohs/ As passengers settle down for the long ride to the city core, tubatose overtakes the passengers until they arrive at their destination. Etymology: tube (British subway) + comatose Created by: Stevenson0.

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Oh yes, I keep notes for everything.

DEFINITION: v. intr. to post sticky notes all over the place, including sticky notes to remind you to read the previously posted sticky notes. n., an obsessive compulsive dependency on sticky notes.

Oh yes, I keep notes for everything.

VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)

Spasticky: /spa-stik-ee/ What began as simple postitillation during the early phase of her project, mushroomed to despostism as she became increasingly fanoteical the closer she got to her deadline. On the eve before her presentation, she went completely spasticky and was found the next morning cocooned in her cubicle, and mummified by her own gluey to do lists. She was diagnosed with minor paper cuts and Post-It Traumatic Stress Disorder and sent home to recuperate. The moral: Visual organizers can be good, but beware, my fellow verbotomists, it’s a slippery slope…or in this case, a sticky one. Etymology: spastic + sticky note Created by: ScrabbledEgg.

Hypnoteized: /hip-noht-ahyzd/ Hep me! Hep me! I been HYPNOTEIZED! Etymology: hypnotize, note Created by: VersaVice.

Jotmad: /jot-mad/ Jenny was jotmad. She was postsessed with 3M squares of paper with adhesive edges. Eventually, she learned how to turn her obsession into art and developed a talent for creating mosaics from pastel paper. Etymology: jot (to write short notes) + mad (crazy for) Created by: petaj.

Notivated: /noh-tuh-veyt/ Her yellow stickies posted everywhere keep her notivated and on track to accomplish every deed and detail of the day. Etymology: note + motivated Created by: Stevenson0.

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James

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