Month: August 2008

DEFINITION: v. What boyfriends and husbands do while they are waiting their girlfriends and/or wives to shop. n. A person doing such a thing.

VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)

Mallinger: /mawl-ing-gerr/ he was simply expected to mallinger while she disappeared into an endless stream of shops Etymology: mall, linger, malinger Created by: rikboyee.

Comments on Mallinger:

metrohumanx, 2008-08-27: 01:26:00
Good word.I sympathize.

TJayzz, 2008-08-27: 03:44:00
Like it

Jabberwocky, 2008-08-27: 16:08:00
very good

OZZIEBOB, 2008-08-28: 00:43:00
Nice word

Mustang, 2008-08-28: 01:54:00
Excellent!

Masterwait: /mas-ter-weyt
/ To keep her happy, he goes along shopping and masterwaits patiently for her while she tries on every pair of shoes in the store.

Etymology: MASTERWAIT – verb – from MASTER (a person who commands, or is in charge and of course SHE is) + WAIT (to be patient and remain neglected for a time) Created by: Stevenson0.

Comments on Masterwait:

Jabberwocky, 2008-08-27: 16:04:00
that’s why guys wear such bulky overcoats

OZZIEBOB, 2008-08-28: 00:49:00
He thinks it’s the best way to achieve “masterpeace”

Mallbearer: /pawl-BAIR-uhr/ Bob confessed to friends that he would rather go to a funeral than be a mallbearer on one of Roxie’s shopping trips. Etymology: Blend of MALL: (as in shopping mall)mercantile establishment consisting of a carefully landscaped complex of shops representing leading merchandisers; & PALLBEARER: One of those who attend the coffin at a funeral; so called
from the pall being formerly carried by them; PALL: lose interest or become bored with something or somebody; grim, gloomy, foreboding. Created by: OZZIEBOB.

Comments on Mallbearer:

Jabberwocky, 2008-08-27: 16:04:00
excellent

Nosila, 2008-08-28: 01:38:00
Ah, death by debit, all sales final, slashed prices, coffin up more cash…Debt of a Salesman!

metrohumanx, 2008-08-28: 03:35:00
Bravo! More! More!

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

Comments on Contemplaza:

OZZIEBOB, 2008-08-28: 00:55:00
Has he discovered what it is? If so, please let me know. Good word.

metrohumanx, 2008-08-28: 01:29:00
Always look on the BRIGHT side of lfe.

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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.

VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)

Stunrun: /STUN-ruhn/ Although Bruce was fortified with a triple king-sized coffee and a fistful of No-doze, he was not looking forward to the morning STUNRUN. Reading was out of the question… the last time he tried that, he woke up at the end of the line with creases on his face. As he watched the bleak byways of industrial desolation crawl by, he remembered a STUNRUN he took a while back. Catching himself in a commuter’s REM state, he hastily got off at the wrong stop and found himself in an unfinished, uninhabited proto-terminal in the Hackensack Marshlands. He wore out his patent leather Florsheim shoes that grim day just walking back to the fringes of civilization, and he wasn’t eager to repeat that particular nighmare anytime soon. Getting home at the end of the day was bad enough, but the morning STUNRUN was just marginally more fun than a bone marrow transplant. And today was only MONDAY! Etymology: STUN+RUN=STUNRUN…..stun: to make senseless, groggy, or dizzy by or as if by repeated blows-Middle English stonen, stunen, from Anglo-French estoner …..run: the distance covered in a period of continuous traveling or commuting b: a course or trip especially if traveled with regularity- Created by: metrohumanx.

Comments on Stunrun:

metrohumanx, 2008-08-26: 01:00:00
It gets worse-MUCH worse:
http://www.forgotten-ny.com/

metrohumanx, 2008-08-26: 06:52:00
This is WAY too much fun !

Nosila, 2008-08-26: 20:49:00
Good word, but thanks to you and that OzzieBob, I now have that Kingston Trio MTA Song circling the tunnels of my mind!

metrohumanx, 2008-08-27: 01:07:00
Just sing “Sloop John B.” until it goes away, N….

OZZIEBOB, 2008-08-27: 04:23:00
Fantastic

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.

Comments on Transitdentalmeditation:

astorey, 2008-08-26: 10:57:00
very nice!

Nosila, 2008-08-26: 20:43:00
Great minds think alike…I had picked that word first but thought it too long…guess I should have followed that train of thought!

OZZIEBOB, 2008-08-27: 04:49:00
Now i know the word for the feeling I had as child whilst on the “tooth-rack” railway in Tasmanis.

Tranceportation: /transs – port – ay – shun/ While riding the metro to and from his work Melvin had developed remarkable tranceportation techniques wherein he could believe he was on vacation in Hawaii rather than on the bus in Portland. Etymology: Play on the word transportation with the inclusion of the word ‘trance’ (a state of complete mental absorption or deep musing) Created by: Mustang.

Comments on Tranceportation:

Nosila, 2008-08-26: 20:45:00
Excellent word…

metrohumanx, 2008-08-27: 01:00:00
When you awake, you will remember nothing…..

Elevitation: /EL-ev-i-tay-shun/ Passing through Chicago’s “Gold Coast” on the Brown Line trains, Cassie gazed mindlessly into the million dollar condos–bargain-priced because of their proximity to the el–and entered an advanced state of elevitation. She imagined herself sipping gourmet coffee made by a machine worth more than she gets paid in a week, reading the New York Times and sharing interesting tidbits with her fabulously wealthy (and good looking) husband. Cassie’s elevitation was so powerful that she suddenly discovered she had ridden the train all the way around the downtown Loop and was passing those same condos again, on the other side of the train. Etymology: El as in elevated train, as it is especially known in Chicago, combined with levitation–To lift or raise a physical object in apparent defiance of gravity. Created by: astorey.

Comments on Elevitation:

Jabberwocky, 2008-08-26: 12:53:00
great paragraph

metrohumanx, 2008-08-27: 01:10:00
WOW! That’s what I love to read. This challenge was one of the BEST! Good work, Astorey.

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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.

VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)

Postzest: /post-zest/ Gretel was so postzest with sticky notes that she used them instead of crumbs to remind her where she’d been. Etymology: post-its + zest (zeal, enthusiasm) Created by: Jabberwocky.

Comments on Postzest:

metrohumanx, 2008-08-25: 08:41:00
What about Hansel?

Jabberwocky, 2008-08-25: 09:09:00
he got them both in trouble by falling for an older woman who offered him candy

metrohumanx, 2008-08-27: 01:01:00
Yeah- that happens to me a LOT!

OZZIEBOB, 2008-08-27: 04:24:00
“Post”-haste Im for postzest

Notivated: /noh-tuh-veyt

/ Jenny’s yellow stickies posted everywhere keep her notivated and on track to accomplish every deed and detail of the day and of her life.

Etymology: NOTIVATE – verb – from NOTE (something written down to assist the memory) + MOTIVATE (To provide with an incentive; move to action; impel)

Created by: Stevenson0.

Comments on Notivated:

metrohumanx, 2008-08-25: 08:36:00
Thanks. Now I’m NOTIVATED to go out and buy a ream of them.

Stickiffiti: /stik-uh-FEE-tee/ When Bob started to post strange words on “stick-it-notes”, the walls of his home soon started to resemble a crazy man’s kaleidscope. And when, upon returning home one day he found the words: “Blissknell, Gloombane and Mindgeld” in Roxie’s handwriting on “post-it” notes on the kitchen-table, he started to think that all this stickifitti might have gone a bit too far. Etymology: Blend of STICK-IT & GRAFFITI Created by: OZZIEBOB.

Comments on Stickiffiti:

metrohumanx, 2008-08-25: 08:40:00
…Another chilling tale! Good one, O-Bob!

Stickumania: /stick – ehm – mayn – eya/ Esmerelda had a major case of stickumania when it came to sticky notes…she would create a stickum for every thought that crossed her mind and would stick them on whatever appliance or kitchen cabinet that was handy. Etymology: Blend of ‘stickum’ (An adhesive substance)
and ‘mania’ (excessive excitement or enthusiasm; craze) Created by: Mustang.

Comments on Stickumania:

metrohumanx, 2008-08-25: 08:35:00
Even little kids get STICKUMANIA-encouraged by their misguided parents.
Good Word, MUS!

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DEFINITION: n., An animal, usually a much loved pet, whose dead and departed owner has bequeathed a huge sum of money solely for its comfort and care. v. tr. To leave part or all of an estate to a pet animal.

VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)

Inferretance: /in fer ret ans/ When Old MacDonald bought the farm, he left a sizeable inferretance to keep all the animals on his farm in style. Talk about putting the FUN in funeral! His daughter,Petula, was fur-ious. The Pet Heirs flew when she found out at the reading of the will. Instead of her getting all his loot, Eddy the Fox Terrier would become an Heirrier. It was fowl play that the hens and turkeys and geese got more than a poultry sum. Garret the Ferret would ferret away his inferretance and Hammy the Hamster could now afford to move to the Hamptons. Billy the Goat was now Will Off and could afford a Nanny. Ferdinand had now become more valuabull and married Bessie,the cash cow. Arnold the Pig could now invest in hog futures and Mr. Ed, the Clydesdale could now afford to play the horses, as long as he was carefoal. Cyril the cat was feline rich and people flocked to meet Dolly, the Dollar Llama. Petula further fumed when she heard the minister say, ewe guessed it, that The Sheep will inherit the worth. Talk about being fleeced… Etymology: Inheritance (that which is inherited; a title or property or estate that passes by law to the heir on the death of the owner) & Ferret (a rodent pet;domesticated European polecat bred for hunting rats and rabbits)

Created by: Nosila.

Comments on Inferretance:

lumina, 2008-08-22: 03:50:00
Great word. LOVED the “sentence.” ha

galwaywegian, 2008-08-22: 04:33:00
well done!I was toying with a ferret for a while this morning. (metaphorically speaking, of course)

metrohumanx, 2008-08-22: 04:45:00
My cheeks hurt from smiling.

Jabberwocky, 2008-08-22: 14:06:00
the script for a too punny opera?

Nosila, 2008-08-22: 21:05:00
I forgot about Playboy the Bunny who now can afford 24 carats at a time! Cheers…EIEIO

OZZIEBOB, 2008-08-24: 23:44:00
At a first glance, thought it was ‘Infurretance.’ Would have been good, too.

Pethetic: /pet-thet-ic
/ When Charles Ronson Daily the III wrote his will, he had written into it, what is known among normal people as the pethetic clause, which stated that his beloved animal, in this case his dog Alphonse, would inherit his entire billion dollar corporation.

Etymology: PETHETIC – from PET + PATHETIC

Created by: Stevenson0.

Comments on Pethetic:

metrohumanx, 2008-08-22: 04:51:00
CRD3 is despicable. Very astute.

OZZIEBOB, 2008-08-24: 23:57:00
Very true

Henificiary: /hen-i-fish-ee-air-ee/ Not too many people know that Colonel Sanders left everything to the ones who made his dream a reality. Yes, when he passed his millions were left to his many henificiaries. Etymology: Hen
Benificiary Created by: lumina.

Comments on Henificiary:

galwaywegian, 2008-08-22: 04:24:00
hahahahaha! Haha! Brilliant!

metrohumanx, 2008-08-22: 04:42:00
I feel a little peckish.

lumina, 2008-08-22: 17:30:00
I am sure the Colonel “rolled over” when he heard his henificiaries sold out to Taco Bell!

Nosila, 2008-08-22: 21:15:00
Eggscellent word!

OZZIEBOB, 2008-08-24: 23:42:00
Looks nice; sounds nice, probably tastes nice, too!

Billionhare: /bill eeeeeee un (h) ayr (h is discretionary)/ The first thing the billionhare did after the ingeritance came through, was have that ear reduction surgery she had promised herself. She had always felt like a kangaroo trapped in a hare’s body. she hoped that eventually she would have the courage to have the pouch enhancement surgery and any other readjustments down under which proved necessary. Etymology: billionaire, hare Created by: galwaywegian.

Comments on Billionhare:

metrohumanx, 2008-08-22: 04:48:00
Wowie Zowie !

Jabberwocky, 2008-08-22: 14:10:00
very funny

Nosila, 2008-08-22: 21:14:00
Love it! BillionHare…is her name WARREN Buffet?

OZZIEBOB, 2008-08-24: 23:35:00
I like it; great tale also.

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DEFINITION: n., A type of guilt associated with a lapse in brand loyalty; especially when caught surreptitiously zipping the “wrong” coffee by your barista “friend”.

VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)

Meacuppa: /mee a kup pa/ Susan had to scurry past the window of her favourite coffee bar and not look in, because today she had grabbed a cup of rooibos tea from the tea shop on the corner. When she almost ran into the barista Jill who was coming down the street, she cried, “Meacuppa,Jill,someone bought me this, I just couldn’t refuse…I’ll be back at my usual time tomorrow! Etymology: mea culpa (an acknowledgment of your error or guilt;remorse;apology for error) & Cup (a small open container usually used for drinking; usually has a handle) & cuppa (British for a cup of tea, which cures everything and solves all the world’s problems, at least on Coronation Street!)

Created by: Nosila.

Comments on Meacuppa:

Mustang, 2008-08-21: 07:47:00
Excellent…

Navalon, 2008-08-21: 22:32:00
quite nice

OZZIEBOB, 2008-08-22: 05:08:00
I can feel litigation coming on. Good brew

Nosila, 2008-08-23: 00:01:00
Cheers, You make me feel Joe-vial!

Cappuccheato: /kap-oo-cheet-oh

/ The extra two blocks to Starbucks for her morning fix seemed a bit too difficult today for Jenny, so she visited Second Cup. After the fist sip an overwhelming feeling of cappuccheato set in and she broke down and had to dispose of her ‘lazy fling coffee’ in the nearest waste bin.

Etymology: CAPPUCCHEATO – noun – from CAPPUCCINO + CHEAT

Created by: Stevenson0.

Comments on Cappuccheato:

lumina, 2008-08-21: 01:28:00
I JUST CAME BACK TO POST THAT ONE! You verbhogomist you! ha…Ok, thinking cap must go back on…

Mustang, 2008-08-21: 07:50:00
Good one.

OZZIEBOB, 2008-08-22: 05:07:00
Never trust coffee-drinker. nice word

Sipocrite: /Sip-o-crit/ “James, you sipocrite!” yelled Megan moments before she stormed out of the coffee shop that had not too recently fired her for un-barista like behavior. Etymology: Beverage related hypocrisy. Created by: Navalon.

Comments on Sipocrite:

Jabberwocky, 2008-08-21: 16:17:00
neat

Nosila, 2008-08-21: 22:15:00
SIP-erb word!

OZZIEBOB, 2008-08-22: 05:05:00
terrific; clever,too.

Americanogigolo: /a-mare-i-kano-jig-oh-low/ He was just buying espressos for the guys on the desk but the barista who already had his favourite americano brewing made him experience an acute attack of americanogigolo. Etymology: americano + American Gigolo (of Richard Gere fame) Created by: Jabberwocky.

Comments on Americanogigolo:

OZZIEBOB, 2008-08-22: 05:18:00
More memories of Beverley Hills

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