Month: January 2010

DEFINITION: v., 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)

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.

Comments on Notivated:

Nosila, 2010-01-28: 00:35:00
good one

Notearearioty: /Note area ryot tee/ To plot her, well, plot, Minerva, added ideas on sticky notes to her story board. This was her first attempt at writing a book and she found that the notes jarred her memory and helped her to focus on the progression of her writing. By the time she got to Chapter 20, her entire work cubicle area was covered in multi-colored sticky papers. Everyone laughed at her decorating skills. One day she came in to find that all the little papers had fallen to the floor in a colorful blizzard. Minerva’s notearearioty came to the attention of the entire office. Her screams were heard all over the building. The book she was working on was tentatively called “Sticky Tickets -How to Keep From Becoming Unglued in Today’s Business Climate”. Etymology: Note (Remnder, post-it note;memory jogger)& Area (a part of a structure having some specific characteristic or function;the extent of a 2-dimensional surface enclosed within a boundary;a subject of study) & Riot (a state of disorder;a joke that seems extremely funny) & Notoriety (the state of being known for some unfavorable act or quality)
Created by: Nosila.

Stickyddiction: /stikēdik sh ən/ Brenda has a serious stickyddiction. Whatever inane little thought pops into her addlepated mind gets jotted down on a Post-it and stuck to the fridge. There are so many now that there is no surface of the ice box visible. Brenda doesn*t know how many layers deep they go but last week the weight of these little papers sheered off the hinge of the refrigerator door. After a short panic attack and a few deep breaths Brenda duct taped the door back in place and has taken to eating only dry cereal and stuff out of her freezer. Her friends are considering an intervention. Etymology: sticky note (a piece of stationery with a re-adherable strip of adhesive on the back, designed for temporarily attaching notes to documents and to other surfaces: walls, desks) + addiction (the fact or condition of being addicted to a particular substance, thing, or activity) Created by: artr.

Posthabit: /post-hab-it/ Marcie developed a posthabit because of her intense attention deficit disorder. She needed sticky notes to remind her of everything and it became posthabitual. One day she had so many things to do that she decided to make a dress entirely of stickynotes. The unusual fashion was noticed by the company’s executives and she soon found that she was getting requests to make clothing for the CEOs who needed a lot of meeting reminders. Inspired, she began to create suits, hats and ties made entirely of sticky notes and eventually developed a line of expensive postitwear clothing designed to remind the wearer of appointments, birthdays, and deadlines. After making her fortune selling her sticky clothing creations, she moved into a new line of fashion – velcro playwear for toddlers. Etymology: post-it: a brand of sticky notes + habit: addiction; repetitive behavior + habit: a distinctive dress or costume Created by: mrskellyscl.

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DEFINITION: n., A syndrome afflicting the recently separated in which the “ex” (i.e. ex-boyfriend, ex-girlfriend, ex-husband, or even an ex-mother-in-law) appears to be more attractive than ever before. v., To be attracted to your “ex”.

VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)

Magnetexism: /mag net ex ism/ Dewey Wanter saw his ex Sophia for the first time after their messy break-up at a cocktail party at the Physics Faculty. She hung on the arm and every word of the handsome and urbane Dr.Axel Eration. Sophia had apparently gotten over Dewey long before he got over her. She looked radiant and the whole time they had been together, Dewey never felt as attracted to her as he did now. The magnetexism he felt for her was stronger than at any time during their courtship. Was it because forbidden fruit seems sweeter or that a fine diamond looks more sparkly in a gorgeous setting? In this case, that setting would be the arms of the rugged Dr. Axel. Was this a theory that Dewey wanted to hypothesize about or was he just fission to have a reason to have an Axel to grind? Etymology: Magnet (a characteristic that provides pleasure and attracts)& Ex (former spouse/love interest) & Ism (a belief) Created by: Nosila.

Obsexive: /ob-sex-ive/ Jimmy was ‘single’ again, without any prospects and ran into his ‘ex’ Jenny and quickly fell into an obsexive state, wanting to be back with her. He began to obsex about his situation and this obsexiveness caused him to imbibe huge quantities of alcohol in a very short period of time.

Etymology: obsessive + ex
Created by: Stevenson0.

Exsighting: /iksītng/ Words cannot EXpress the emotion of Tim*s first EXsighting since their breakup. She looked so EXotic, so EXceptional he thought he might EXplode. He knew he had to make his EXit and EXpunge the thoughts he was having. Etymology: ex (former) + sighting (manage to see or observe) Created by: artr.

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mrskellyscl, 2010-01-26: 05:05:00
exquisite word

Myexual: /my-ex-u-al/ After the breakup, it only took a few days for Gene to realize he was myexual. Seeing Carol at the party, he knew that the attraction he felt for her now was “different” than before. Carol, back on the market, was looking fine after going on the Jenny Craig diet and getting her face peeled. Gene was more confused than ever about his feelings and he was afraid of what might happen if she saw him, so he went into the bedroom closet and stayed there until she left. Etymology: wordplay on bisexual Created by: mrskellyscl.

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DEFINITION: v., To shed one’s skin in an effort to appear younger or healthier. n. The little bits peeling skin caused by overexposure to direct sunlight.

VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)

Faceslought: /fay sloft/ Joan Rivers regularly gets her doctor to faceslought her countenance in order to chase the fountain of youth. Between peels, lifts, tucks, Botox,chemicals, dermabrasions,lasers and liposuction, not much of the original Joan is still around. Being a comedienne, she is toying with a name change, too. Since she has shed more skin than any snake, she likes the sound of Joan Slithers. And why is she going to a plastic surgeon? Wouldn’t a real one be better? Etymology: Facelift (plastic surgery to remove wrinkles and other signs of aging from your face; an incision is made near the hair line and skin is pulled back and excess tissue is excised) & Slough (any outer covering that can be shed or cast off;necrotic tissue; a mortified or gangrenous part or mass;cast off hair, skin, horn, or feathers) Created by: Nosila.

Regenerdysis: /re-gen-er-dy-sis/ To maintain a youthful look in the 21st century, my anti-aging consultant and health specialist, recommends regenerdysis twice a year.

Etymology: regenerate + ecdysis (The shedding of an outer integument, or layer of skin)

Created by: Stevenson0.

Sluffle: /sləfəl/ If beauty is skin deep, Liz is up to her eyeballs in gorgeous. As she sluffles along through life, she does her best to make to a good first impression but often leaves a bigger impression when she departs. Unfortunately when she gets nervous, she sheds skin much faster than normal. She would have landed the job as the spokeslizard for Geico if she hadn*t shed 3 layers and interviewed looking pink. Etymology: sluff (slough): shed + shuffle: walk by dragging one*s feet along or without lifting them fully from the ground Created by: artr.

Exfoliaged: /ex-fol-ee-aged/ Instead of looking younger, Lucy’s skin was so exfoliaged that she eventually started to look like an antique piece of leather, demonstrating the many years of sun-worshiping in her back yard. Etymology: exfoliate: to remove layers of bark or skin;peel + foliage: leaves on plants and trees + aged: being of advanced age Created by: mrskellyscl.

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DEFINITION: n., Second-hand sound which has escaped from a headset. v., To play music on personal listening device so loudly that it leaks out of the earphones.

VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)

Audiocreep: /aw – dee – ooo – kreep/ Tonya felt that she was suffering from audiocreep. Because her dad was losing his hearing, she could not escape his television, music or computer as he increasingly amplified everything around him. Etymology: audio, creep (grow or spread) Created by: mweinmann.

Audioruption: /aw-dee-oh-rup-shun/ I couldn’t sleep on the plne because of the audioruption coming from the passenger next to me. Etymology: “audio” related to hearing; “ruption” from “interruption” – to break into. Created by: grondak.

Groovage: /gruv-age/ Grandma got her groove on with the new iPod, but there was a lot of groovage because she didn’t have her hearing aids in. So we all got down and got funky while she baked pies for the church supper. Etymology: groove: a situation or activity that one enjoys, is especially well suited for or performs exceptionally well + groovy: pleasing, trendy, cool ( a colloquialism from the hippy era meaning very pleasing, wonderful) + age: length of life + leakage: act or instance of leaking Created by: mrskellyscl.

Podlution: /pod-loo-shuhn/ The podlution emanating from fifty different passengers on the subway this morning was not only deafening, but also migraine irritating.

Etymology: iPod + pollution
Created by: Stevenson0.

Comments on Podlution:

Nosila, 2010-01-23: 00:55:00
good one

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DEFINITION: n., A pesky but persistently painful, and seemingly incurable paper cut, which simply refuses to heal. n. To cut or injure a “high use” body part, like a fingertip, knuckle or tongue.

VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)

Severlasting: /sev – ur – last – ing/ When Bonnie cut off the fingertip of the third finger of her left hand, the pain was intense at first. Now, there seemed to be a severlasting ache when any pressure was applied and she found it difficult to play her Nintendo DS. Etymology: sever, everlasting Created by: mweinmann.

Hurternity: /hurt turn itee/ Cameron’s papercut had gone on for a hurternity. No sooner did it seem to be healing, when she would reopen it again. It did not help that she worked as a file clerk and had to shuffle hundreds of files and papers a day. She would bleed on files and bandages refused to stay on the cuts. She was beginning to think that the only way she could ever heal it would be to go on hurternity leave… Etymology: Hurt (cut,injury,wound,feel pain) & Eternity (a seemingly endless time interval) Created by: Nosila.

Stingmata: /sting-ma-ta/ Because of infected stingmata on the hands of their guitarist, Lee Shun, the metal band “The Oweeze” cancelled part of their tour until the sores healed. Due to the unusual location of the wounds, metalheads throughout the country have begun to believe that Shun is a mystic and thousands of fans, all bearing tatoos resembling his stingmata have camped outside of his house. The band’s manager, Rip Entaire, explained that Lee was wounded in a fistfight with a violent fan; however, the drummer, Cut Andrun, revealed the shocking truth in a Rolling Stone article that he tripped while trying to photograph butterflies. Etymology: sting: burning or sharp pain + stigmata: wounds or lesions that resemble the marks of crucifixioin + stigma: mark of disgrace Created by: mrskellyscl.

Comments on Stingmata:

mweinmann, 2010-01-21: 07:28:00
This is hilarious

artr, 2010-01-21: 09:22:00
Gave me my morning laugh!

Axident: /aksidənt/ John was fed up with the tree that dropped staining red berries on his new white car so he decided to chop it down. His lack of experience with tools and innate ineptitude left him with an axident in his forehead. Etymology: ax (a tool typically used for chopping wood, usually a steel blade attached at a right angle to a wooden handle) + accident (an unfortunate incident that happens unexpectedly and unintentionally, typically resulting in damage or injury) + dent (a slight hollow in a hard, even surface made by a blow or by the exertion of pressure) Created by: artr.

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