Month: October 2007

Aaaaaahh! It’s alive!

DEFINITION: n. The unexpected moment of horror when you realize that you’re sharing your bathroom shower with thousands of rapidly replicating fungi, commonly known as orange slime. v. intr. To be colonized by orange slime.

Aaaaaaahh! It's alive!

VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)

Ewwwreeeka: /ewww reeek aahh/ the ewwreeeka moment in the shower usually occurs backwards; AAAh (standing under the shower), Reek (that strange smell you notice which makes you open your eyes), then the Ewww as you see the onward marching gunk! Etymology: ewww , reek, eureka. Created by: galwaywegian.

Comments on Ewwwreeeka:

Jabberwocky, 2007-10-31: 10:47:00
No no ewwwreeeka – I smell like a field of wildflowers

purpleartichokes, 2007-10-31: 18:38:00
ewwwtiful!

Jacoozie: /jac-oozy/ Her bathtub which was had once been a place for quiet relaxation and meditation had been transformed into a jacoozie teaming with microscopic wildlife. Etymology: jacuzzi + ooze Created by: Jabberwocky.

Comments on Jacoozie:

galwaywegian, 2007-10-31: 07:46:00
funny!

Funghast: /fuhng-gast/ As he leapt from the diving board Leonard was overcome with funghast when he looked down to see the water in the pool was a pea-soup green color. Etymology: Fungus: Latin; fungus, mushroom; perh. akin to Gk spóngos, sphóngos + Aghast: Old English; gǣstan to frighten Created by: xirtam.

Sporror: /spor-rer/ Initially, Leigh thought it was peach shampoo, but when she reached down to further examine the orange stuff clinging to the shower curtain, she recoiled in sporror. Etymology: spore, horror Created by: purpleartichokes.

Comments on Sporror:

Jabberwocky, 2007-10-31: 10:49:00
spooky

To see more verboticisms for this definition go to:
https://www.verbotomy.com/verboticisms.php?jid=curtains

Be Creative,

James

www.verbotomy.com
the create-a-word game

Definition Comments:

Verbotomy – 2007-10-31: 00:40:00
Today we have a special “scary” definition just for Halloween. It was suggested by purpleartichokes, who not only sent in a photo of bathroom suffering from such an infestation (It is not hers!), but who also offered to model for today’s comic. Thank you purpleartichokes! ~ James

Verbotomy – 2007-10-31: 01:21:00
VERBOTOMY BLOG PARTY: November 1, 2007 is Verbotomy’s first birthday! We are having a Blog Party to celebrate. Everybody is invited to the Verbotomy Blog to chat. All comments will be published as soon as you post them, so bring your favorite words and definitions and we’ll chat. Go to https://www.verbotomy.com/blog. Talk to you then! ~ James

purpleartichokes – 2007-10-31: 04:57:00
James – thanks for hiding my cellulite! And that shower curtain… sure glad it’s not MINE!

Jabberwocky – 2007-10-31: 13:55:00
busted Purple – those signature artichokes are a dead giveaway

purpleartichokes – 2007-10-31: 14:37:00
Oh well… found out. And they do clash with the orange slime. Guess I should decorate in Tangerines.

Verbotomy Birthday Blog Party

November 1, 2007 is Verbotomy’s first birthday! We are having a Blog Party to celebrate. Everybody is invited to the Verbotomy Blog to chat. All comments will be published as soon as you post them, so bring your favorite words, definitions and/or questions about Verbotomy.

The blog comment box will be wide open all day and I will be chatting with everyone who drops by. I’ll be here on and off all day, but specifically during these times (All times are Eastern Daylight Time, like New York City):

  • 12:00 am- 1:00 am
  • 9:00 am – 6:00 pm
  • 11:00 pm – 12:00 pm

If you’d like to meet at different time because you live on a different side of the planet, or have a job or something weird like that, just email me ( james@verbotomy.com)
or post comment here, and I will try to be here when you can make it.

Talk to you tomorrow!

Be creative,

James

I can open this thing!

DEFINITION: v. tr., To strain with all your might, and twist with every muscle in your body including your eyes, tongue and toes in a desperate but perhaps futile effort to open a sealed container, such as a jar of pickles.

I can open this thing!

VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)

Openeurism: /o – pan – yer – izm/ John felt screwzy after nearly having an openeurism trying to get a pickle for Maggie. Several minutes gherkinating on that jar had left him exhausted. Etymology: open + aneurism, screwzy – woozy from trying to unscrew something, gherkinating – the action of twisting the lid off certain types of pickle jars. Created by: bzav1.

Comments on Openeurism:

galwaywegian, 2007-10-30: 08:15:00
I preferred gherkinating, butn you get my vote.

libertybelle, 2007-10-30: 10:27:00
Ha ha ha!! Great word!!

Scrench: /-ˈskɹɛntʃ-/ Once, when presented with a jar with a lid sealed shut by dried-out shoe polish, my grandfather screnched the jar into pieces. Etymology: From screw + wrench. Kinda sounds like “clench”, which is what one does with one’s teeth while screnching. Created by: ErWenn.

Comments on Scrench:

ErWenn, 2007-10-30: 11:06:00
True story about my grandfather. Cut him up pretty badly, but still a very impressive display of manhood. (As with all impressive displays of manhood, a certain degree of stupidity is a necessity.)

OZZIEBOB, 2007-10-30: 16:52:00
Your word sums up well the effort and feeling of the task.

Dillcapitate: /dill-cap-i-tate/ I will dillcapitate you Dave screamed at the pickle jar – even if my eyes remain bloodshot for a week. Etymology: dill (as in pickle) + dilapidate + decapitate + cap Created by: Jabberwocky.

Comments on Dillcapitate:

remistram, 2007-10-30: 09:23:00
funny!

Lidication: /Lid-ick-kacion/ with the many tools available to the modern chef, lidication has become a dying art. Etymology: Lid + extrication Created by: KenM2.

Comments on Lidication:

OZZIEBOB, 2007-10-30: 16:53:00
good word!

To see more verboticisms for this definition go to:
https://www.verbotomy.com/verboticisms.php?jid=pickles

Be Creative,

James

www.verbotomy.com
the create-a-word game

Definition Comments:

Verbotomy – 2007-10-30: 04:21:00
Today’s definition was suggested by Clayton. Thank you Clayton! ~ James’

petaj – 2007-10-30: 09:11:00
That guy in the cartoon ought to have some droolpickles with all that effort.

Verbotomy – 2007-10-30: 11:38:00
Hey Petaj, Good idea! I have added some Pavlovian droolpickles. (You may need to reload to see the updated image.) ~ James

Kevcom – 2007-10-30: 15:39:00
Print it out! Print it out! Soooo Good just like the last!

Verbotomy – 2007-10-31: 00:56:00
Thanks Kevcom! ~ James

Verbotomy – 2007-10-31: 01:21:00
VERBOTOMY BLOG PARTY: November 1, 2007 is Verbotomy’s first birthday! We are have a Blog Party to celebrate. Everybody is invited to the Verbotomy Blog to chat. All comments will be published as soon as you post them, so bring your favorite words and definitions and we’ll chat. Go to https://www.verbotomy.com/blog. Talk to you then! ~ James

Honey I was lost at the mall…

DEFINITION: v. tr., To find a lost item immediately after purchasing a replacement. n., An item which is lost and cannot not be found unless a replacement is purchased.

Honey, I was lost at the mall...

VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)

Duplocate: /dyoop-loh-cayt/ as soon as i returned from the store i duplocated my ipod Etymology: duplicate, dupe, locate Created by: rikboyee.

Comments on Duplocate:

petaj, 2007-10-29: 04:33:00
That’s hard to beat

OZZIEBOB, 2007-10-29: 20:07:00
Ditto!

Costandfound: /cost-and-found/ Marlene tripped home in her brand new red stilettos only to be thrust into consternation when she costandfound her crimson footwear under the doorstep. Etymology: lost and found + confound Created by: petaj.

Comments on Costandfound:

Jabberwocky, 2007-10-29: 13:25:00
very funny

Dupelganger: /DOOP-el-gang-er – spare-en-DIP-it-ee/ Yasmine owned four dupelgangers of “Queen’s Greatest Hits.” Two had been returned by boyfriends who had taken her copies, one had been found in an old backpack and one was a cassette that mysteriously appeared in her car one afternoon. Her sparendipity for that particular item was unparalleled Etymology: dupe (dupicate) + Doppelganger (an exact duplicate of a person) / spare + (ser)endipity (unexpected discovery) Created by: MrDave2176.

Comments on Dupelganger:

MrDave2176, 2007-10-29: 09:17:00
Tip to Mustang for thinking like a true genious! I Spotted yours after I wrote this.

Jabberwocky, 2007-10-29: 13:48:00
great word

OZZIEBOB, 2007-10-29: 20:06:00
Great word and interesting etymology!

Sparendipity: /Spare-en-dipp-itee/ Admiring the new treasure along side the newly found OLD treasure, Todd thanked sweet sparendipity for his good fortune. Etymology: Spare (extra) + serendipity Created by: Mustang.

To see more verboticisms for this definition go to:
https://www.verbotomy.com/verboticisms.php?jid=replace

Be Creative,

James

www.verbotomy.com
the create-a-word game

Definition Comments:

Verbotomy – 2007-10-29: 00:01:00
Today’s definition was suggested by MrDave2176. Thank you MrDave2176! ~ James’

Let me hold the door for you…

DEFINITION: n., A gallant gesture which does not produce the desired effect because of poor execution. v. tr., To offer a small gesture of assistance, which backfires as you trip over your own kind intentions.

Let me hold the door for you...

VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)

Hurteous: /rhymes with courteous/ Jeff’s clumsy attempts to avoid the impedestrian, led to several hurteous acts. He had no intention of being nonsiderate. Etymology: impedestrian – one that walks very slowly down the middle of the sidewalk nonsiderate – antonym for considerate Created by: bzav1.

Comments on Hurteous:

remistram, 2007-10-26: 09:22:00
good one!

MrDave2176, 2007-10-26: 13:06:00
This is a good word…sounds like it feels.

Kevcom, 2007-10-28: 17:20:00
way to times ‘er by 3!

Banevolence: /bain-ehv-oh-lence/ Thomas’ banevolence was beginning to cost him. The proliferation of cuts, bruises and trips to the chiropractor was making him think that chivalry was going to get him dead. Etymology: bane + (ben)evolence Created by: MrDave2176.

Comments on Banevolence:

libertybelle, 2007-10-26: 11:10:00
Terrific word!

Jabberwocky, 2007-10-26: 12:19:00
good word MrDave

OZZIEBOB, 2007-10-28: 02:25:00
Good word and antonym of benevolence!

Magnanimistake: /magnanimous-take/ Sir Galahazard sprawled clumsily under the portcullis after tripping over his sword in his hurry to bow as low as he could. His reputation for magnanimistakes travelled before him so there was a first aid officer on hand to receive him. Etymology: magnanimous, revealing generosity or nobility + mistake, an error or fault (Galahad, known for his chivalry + galah, a term of endearment in Australia for a fool named after a type of parrot + hazard, a danger) Created by: petaj.

Comments on Magnanimistake:

Jabberwocky, 2007-10-26: 12:08:00
A knight in shining harmour

petaj, 2007-10-27: 02:09:00
The only health insurance available was through MEDI-e-val. Which was unfortunate because Galahazard was there to crown the king. But if there was any danger to the king there were plenty of guards armed with mace to subdue his overexcitable gallantry. Guinefear had become very cautious around him.

OZZIEBOB, 2007-10-28: 02:42:00
The noble knight seems a little odd but very obliging. Nice word!

Oafsistance: /oaf-sis-tins/ “Let me be of oafsistance” were the last words she heard before sitting down in the chair that was no longer there. Etymology: oaf, assistance Created by: purpleartichokes.

Comments on Oafsistance:

petaj, 2007-10-26: 09:22:00
Oaffer heavens sakes

Jabberwocky, 2007-10-26: 12:06:00
funny

mryder, 2007-10-26: 15:28:00
Clever!

OZZIEBOB, 2007-10-28: 02:49:00
Ilike it a lot. Good sentence,too!

To see more verboticisms for this definition go to:
https://www.verbotomy.com/verboticisms.php?jid=door

Be Creative,

James

www.verbotomy.com
the create-a-word game

Definition Comments:

Verbotomy – 2007-10-26: 00:30:00
Today’s definition was suggested by ErWenn. Thank you ErWenn! ~ James

petaj – 2007-10-26: 04:21:00
After you. No after you. No after you. No after yooooooeeeeouwwww!

Kevcom – 2007-10-26: 07:38:00
Awesome cartoon James! That is so funny – I was almost dyin’ of laughter of the expression on the guys face…

Verbotomy – 2007-10-26: 10:05:00
Thanks to Kevcom and Petaj for your hurteous thoughts and magnanimistakian clobbergestures ~ James

Lidipop – 2007-10-26: 10:19:00
I actually printed this one out…it’s so good, well done!!!

Verbotomy – 2007-10-26: 17:46:00
We must not forget to thank ErWenn again for his generous courteslip. ~ James

purpleartichokes – 2007-10-26: 18:57:00
Yes, thank you ErWenn and James. Fabulous contributions from you two!