Month: January 2009

DEFINITION: n. A person who insists that lower life forms (fish, clams, cephalopods, reptiles, or insects) can be affectionate pets and excellent watchdogs. v. To talk to an animal who can’t possibly understand a single word you’re saying.

VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)

Shrimpatico: /SHrim-PAH-ti-koh/ “Oh, do you see what shrimps see?” asked Bob, not even battering an eyelid. “To confess the truth, Bob, it’s just I don’t think that’s as easy as you say,” said Roxy. ” I’ll try to do so, to please you; but I rather think Crusty, brought up in the sea, sees the world quite differently; indeed, through different eyes.” Have you got a pencil and paper!” exclaimed Bob. “Just write him a note in Shrimperanto and he will understand immediately.” Bob watched eagerly, convinced that he had developed some special shrimpatico, with even the tiniest of crustaceans. Etymology: Blend of SHRIMP: Any of various small, chiefly marine decapod crustaceans of the suborder Natantia. In a loose sense, any small crustacean & SIMPATICO: congenial or like-minded; sharing similar temperaments and, therefore, able to get along well together. Created by: OZZIEBOB.

Comments on Shrimpatico:

galwaywegian, 2009-01-28: 04:23:00
nice one OB

Jabberwocky, 2009-01-28: 13:50:00
terrific

Nosila, 2009-01-28: 19:30:00
Love it…it shows we are all just Prawns in the game of life.

silveryaspen, 2009-01-28: 22:16:00
Seansational!

mweinmann, 2009-01-29: 23:58:00
This is hilarious ….shrimpsational

Petofeel: /pet o feel/ Magenta was a petofeel. She developed unnatural emotional bonds with insects. In high school, she was voted Moth Likely to Succeed. She won many spelling Bees during her final Termite at College. With her sister pregnant, she was soon to become an Ant. Although she was born a WASP, she became a Praying Mantis. She had once been married, but he turned out to be a Louse. She enjoyed all kinds of Grub and when she had to travel she preferred to Fly. At school dances, she often performed the Worm, especially to old Beetles music. She’d been known to enjoy a Roach or two. Many times she just wanted to Flea when people started to Bug her. She was an Aphid supporter of Butterfly gardens and also enjoyed Cricket. At the local bar, she would always order a Grasshopper and her computer was equipped with a Spider program, on the world-wide Web. She admired Ladybird Johnson and her greatest fear was having the exterminator crawl up her driveway. We could tell you more about her, but we’d hate to Drone on… Etymology: Pet (a domesticated animal kept for companionship or amusement; preferred above all others and treated with partiality) & Feel (undergo an emotional sensation) & rhymes with pedophile (love of children, literally, but more sinister)
Created by: Nosila.

Comments on Petofeel:

silveryaspen, 2009-01-28: 22:13:00
Such fun bugfoonery! Top notch!

Mustang, 2009-01-28: 23:43:00
Magenta had bugs in her belfry. Good word!

mweinmann, 2009-01-30: 00:00:00
had lots of fun reading this….clever.

Bugwhisperer: /bÉ™gwɪspÉ™rÉ™r/ Julie liked to think of herself as a bugwhisperer. When a bug came into her house, she would try to talk to it, trying to convince it to leave peacefully. The fact that this never worked didn’t seem to alter her approach. Her friends began to think her a bit buggy. Etymology: bug (a small insect) + whisperer (one who speaks softly) A play off of the Dog Whisperer Created by: artr.

Comments on Bugwhisperer:

galwaywegian, 2009-01-28: 11:04:00
nice

silveryaspen, 2009-01-28: 22:22:00
has great appeal … like a whispered secret!

Gnatchat: /gnat-chat/ When the tiny flying insects start to interfere with dinner, Julie justs calls them altogether for a little gnatchat and asks them to go bother the family next door. Etymology: GNATCHAT – from CHITCHAT + GNAT (a small flying insect) Created by: Stevenson0.

Comments on Gnatchat:

silveryaspen, 2009-01-28: 22:30:00
Maybe next time Julie will gnatchat them into visiting the cat in the hat

silveryaspen, 2009-01-28: 22:31:00
fun word and fun to say

Mustang, 2009-01-28: 23:44:00
Julie was just doing what comes gnaturally.

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DEFINITION: n. A bank which pays huge salaries to its executives who bet their customers’ money on dumb investments, risky loans, and the inevitable government bail-out. v. To lend, spend, and mismanage a bank into bankruptcy.

VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)

Baringesse: /BAIR-ing-JES/ After the baringesse of his personal banker and his financial planner, Bob’s life became downgraded to standard and poor. Furthermore, upon finding out that OED. had redefined “Profit” as an archaic word no longer in use; and that his key banker was living in luxury in the Virgin Islands, the term “instutionalised investor” repercussioned in his head. Etymology: Formed from BARING: Speculative trading on Singapore’s International Monetary Exchange caused the spectacular collapse of Barings Bank, the United Kingdom’s oldest investment bank. Barings bank was founded in 1762 by John and Francis Baring & LARGESSE: generous bestowal of gifts.
2. the gift or gifts, as of money, so bestowed.
Created by: OZZIEBOB.

Comments on Baringesse:

silveryaspen, 2009-01-27: 10:03:00
World Class sentence and word.

Jabberwocky, 2009-01-27: 10:18:00
terrific

Bankrapecy: /bangkrāp(t)sē/ The punishment for bankrapecy is a million dollars less in bonuses. Bad, bad banker! Take that you naughty person! Etymology: bankruptcy (declared in law unable to pay outstanding debts) + rape (the crime of forcing another person to have sexual intercourse without their consent) Created by: artr.

Bankboozle: /bank boo zl / Bankboozle (noun or verb). The bankboozle denied its shifty ways of taking finance to the extreme: purchasing companies that didn’t exist, providing discredit and embezzling the rest to their shrwiss accounts. Etymology: This word is a combination of “bank” and part of the word “bamboozle”. Bank means to hold (in this case, one’s money or investments) and bamboozle means to hoodwink, deceive or confuse. Created by: splendiction.

Comments on Bankboozle:

Mustang, 2009-01-27: 19:42:00
I think I’ve been bankboozled before. Good word.

silveryaspen, 2009-01-28: 01:44:00
meaning so apparent, easy to say, fun to say, good pun, has originality … exceptional verbotomy.

Siphonandbone: /si-phon-and-bone/ “Invest your money in Bank of AmERRica’s siphonandbone department where our integrity and your investment needs are rarely, if ever considered. We love gambling on already bankrupt companies and insolvent business ventures. Where else are you assured of losing your money? Devest youself today at Bank of AmERRica.” Etymology: SIPHONANDBONE – taken from SAVINGS AND LOAN – SIPHON (to drain, or skim off) + TO BONE (to take advantage of, to cheat, to screw royally) Created by: Stevenson0.

Comments on Siphonandbone:

Jabberwocky, 2009-01-27: 10:14:00
great word

mweinmann, 2009-01-27: 11:44:00
funny

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DEFINITION: n. A cell phone which is used to keep grocery lists, find recipes, photograph food, set timers, convert measurements, and play the Macarena while you cook. v. To use your cell phone as a kitchen appliance.

VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)

Utencell: /yu ten sell/ Gary was the gadget guy. If it hadn’t been already, he would invent it. Like his microwave TV,his food-word processor, his short-wave electric frypan, his blogblender, his curling-clothes iron and his toaster stereo.
His latest multiappliance was a cell phone which could plan a menu, phone in a grocery delivery order, provide recipes and signal when to do what and for how long. He called it his Utencell.
His girlfriend, Myra, wondered how long it would be before all these devices plotted to get rid of Gary, because they really did not need him, except to replace their batteries and plug them in. Yes, the Gadgetry Revolutionaries, the Widget Fondas, the Contraptionistas and the Political Apparatus were building up steam to end the Gizmo Gitmo in Gary’s Kitchen! Etymology: Utensil (an implement for practical use (especially in a household) & Cell (cellular telephone;a hand-held mobile radiotelephone for use in an area divided into small sections (cells), each with its own short-range transmitter/receiver)

Created by: Nosila.

Comments on Utencell:

kateinkorea, 2009-01-26: 00:45:00
Very clever!

silveryaspen, 2009-01-26: 01:53:00
Superb! A well-crafted ringer.

readerwriter, 2009-01-26: 11:14:00
Just the name for my old one! Thanks.

mweinmann, 2009-01-27: 08:16:00
Verrry interesting and well done!!

Appliancell: /əˈplÄ«É™nsel/ If Shawn could have his cell phone grafted into his body he would. In the kitchen it’s not just a phone, it’s an appliancell. More than just recipes he finds instructional videos on YouTube. If it could dispense butter he would be all the happier. Etymology: appliance (a device or piece of equipment designed to perform a specific task, typically a domestic one) + Cell[phone] (a telephone with access to a cellular radio network) Created by: artr.

Comments on Appliancell:

silveryaspen, 2009-01-26: 08:57:00
Great sentence and word. Many, like Shawn, would graft their cell phone to them if they could.

wayoffcenter, 2009-01-26: 10:00:00
i think I know Shawn!

OZZIEBOB, 2009-01-26: 17:12:00
Can it stop a snack attack?

Cellinary: /CELL in AIR ee/ Wow this new item is the latest in cellinary art and science, providing a wide range of culinary and cell phone technology in one device. Etymology: CULINARY: to do with kitchen and cooking
and CELL PHONE: Created by: kateinkorea.

Comments on Cellinary:

galwaywegian, 2009-01-26: 08:32:00
excellent!

TJayzz, 2009-01-26: 08:35:00
Good one!

readerwriter, 2009-01-26: 11:28:00
A nice crunchy word…no strings attached. Yummy with peanut butter.

mweinmann, 2009-01-27: 08:18:00
Well done!!!

Motorollingpin: /moe-tor-owe-ling-pin/ Honey – can you call my motorollingpin for me? I was using it to make pastry this morning and I seem to have misplaced it. (brrrriiinnnggg) Thanks I found it, right next to the fidoughhook. Etymology: motorolla + rolling pin Created by: Jabberwocky.

Comments on Motorollingpin:

GlobalGallery, 2009-01-26: 06:37:00
LOL! very funny. I used one to roll out some potato pasta. I really love fresh gnocchia.

silveryaspen, 2009-01-26: 08:49:00
Way to really brrrriiinnnggg it on! LOL

OZZIEBOB, 2009-01-26: 16:55:00
Very funny: Makes me think of songs about food: Here’s a “musical morsel” Can the Motorollingpin help this poor man? On top of spaghetti,
All covered with cheese,
I lost my poor meatball,
When somebody sneezed.

It rolled off the table,
And on to the floor,
And then my poor meatball,
Rolled out of the door.

It rolled in the garden,
And under a bush,
And then my poor meatball,
Was nothing but mush.

The mush was as tasty
As tasty could be,
And then the next summer,
It grew into a tree.

The tree was all covered,
All covered with moss,
And on it grew meatballs,
And tomato sauce.

So if you eat spaghetti,
All covered with cheese,
Hold on to your meatball,
Whenever you sneeze

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DEFINITION: n. A person who wears way too much perfume or cologne. v. To reek of perfume or cologne so strongly that it literally makes other people sick.

VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)

Youreeka: /yew-REEK-uh/ Eureka! thought Jan when she came up with what she thought was the very clever idea of bypassing a shower and simply doubling up on deodorant spray, but her friends and acquaintances silently shouted ‘youreeka’ whenever they got close to her. Etymology: Blend of you and reek, word play on the word ‘eureka’. Created by: Mustang.

Comments on Youreeka:

Jabberwocky, 2009-01-23: 13:45:00
funny

TJayzz, 2009-01-23: 14:16:00
Great word

silveryaspen, 2009-01-23: 16:13:00
Outstanding!

Perfumigate: /per-fume-i-gate/ I didn’t have time to shower. I could mitigate the bed head with enough product–the wet look is in again, right?–but what to do about my gameyness? I decided to perfumigate, but didn’t have any of my signature scents available. I ducked into a convenience store, grabbed the latest issue of Vogue and rubbed all the perfume samples all over my dirty jeans and shirt. On the upside, I got a whole section to myself in the movie theater! Etymology: Perfume combined with fumigate Created by: Nuwanda.

Comments on Perfumigate:

artr, 2009-01-23: 05:55:00
I hate it when someone steals my word before I thought of it. PERFECT! 🙂

galwaywegian, 2009-01-23: 08:06:00
very good

Mustang, 2009-01-23: 17:13:00
Excellent!

Nosila, 2009-01-23: 23:35:00
A witigate no one could litigate!

Disscentfect: /dis sent fekt/ When JOY slept in, she would douse herself in perfume and not bother having a shower. Of course this was producing DIOR consequences for her colleagues. Her BOSS had decided that wearing scent was TABU, but TRUTH was, JOY was as addicted to perfume as if it was OPIUM. In fact, it was her OBSESSION. Because she was BEAUTIFUL, with lovely WHITE SHOULDERS, she felt the ENVY of some of her co-workers. If she had to GUESS, she’d say that it was either GIORGIO or NINA who had been her descenters. It was okay for him to light smelly cigars all day and for her to reheat stinky fish and cabbage dishes in the staff microwave. But if SHE was wearing a little perfume it caused a FRACAS, because it might disscentfect her fellows in the cube farm. Oh well, thought JOY, I don’t plan to be here for ETERNITY, because I’m off soon to the RIVE GAUCHE in PARIS; COLOGNE in Germany and MY VOYAGE to the MEDITERRANEAN, thanks to winning the LOTTO! Etymology: Disinfect – to kill pathogens, even good ones; Scent – smell, perfume or aroma; Infect – Contaminate with a disease or organism Created by: Nosila.

Stenchtorian: /stench-tor-ee-an/ Sally was a stenchtorian who could bring people to their knees with tears in their eyes with only a raised arm – too bad she was a crossing guard. Etymology: stentorian (loud and powerful) + stench Created by: Jabberwocky.

Comments on Stenchtorian:

galwaywegian, 2009-01-23: 08:07:00
a classic!

TJayzz, 2009-01-23: 14:13:00
Another great word

silveryaspen, 2009-01-23: 16:11:00
Super create

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DEFINITION: v. To pretend to forget an embarrassing act or event. n. A person who pretends to forget embarrassing moments or actions.

VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)

Dubbayude: /dub ba yewd/ When asked by Katie Couric, what was his most emBaracksing moments leading up to winning the election, Obama said it was admitting that he followed GWB into the White House. When asked why
he would find that emBaracksing, Obama said he lacked the knack of making up his own words and their meanings and that he had virtually no experience invading foreign countries and making them hate his fellow Americans! He felt like a school janitor. That meant he dubbayude mopping up the verbal diarrhea and intellectual constipation he found himself surrounded by and cleaned up for the next time. You see, he was just Biden his time up until now! Etymology: dubba (George W. Bush’s nickname, one of the kinder ones; also means double) & You’d (you would, too!) Created by: Nosila.

Comments on Dubbayude:

silveryaspen, 2009-01-22: 01:06:00
luv the way you play with words and ideas!

Whodat: /hoōd/ When John took over from the dolt who used to do his job he developed a whodat attitude, acting as if he didn’t even know what had been done in the past or the people who had done it. Etymology: Who: what or which person or people + that: used to identify a specific person or thing observed by the speaker (a play on Who’s that? a question you might ask if you are trying to forget someone) Created by: otherguy.

Comments on Whodat:

artr, 2009-01-22: 06:44:00
Simple. To the point. I like it.

galwaywegian, 2009-01-22: 14:31:00
nice

Electamnesia: /e LEKT am NEE zha/ The leader was told that if he was asked any questions that might embarrass him to just use his electamnesia strategy. Etymology: SELECT: choose
ELECT: choose or to select by vote
AMNESIA: to forget Created by: kateinkorea.

Comments on Electamnesia:

Nosila, 2009-01-22: 20:20:00
Got my vote…but I can’t remember.

Forgetwit: /fərgetwit/ As he took up the mantle of his new job, Barry took the high road and chose to ignore the blunders of his predecessor — to forgetwit. It was not an easy thing to do. Etymology: forget (fail to remember) + twit (fool) Created by: artr.

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