Month: March 2010

DEFINITION: v., To slowly inch your vehicle forward at a red traffic light hoping that you can make it change faster. n., A driver who allows their vehicle to creep into the middle of an intersection while waiting for a red light.

VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)

Redvancer: /red van ser/ Despite learning the opposite in driving school, when Polly graduated and started driving, she developed bad habits. Her latest was to become a Redvancer…someone who tries to make the red light faster by inching forward. On this day she inadvertantly did her Redvancer trick in front of a patrol car. Was she ever amazed to be ticketed for coming to a rolling stop and failing to yield to a stop sign. Polly paid $250 to learn her lesson and withdraw from the Redvancer Club. Etymology: Red (stoplight colour) & Advancer (someone who is moving forward toward a goal) Created by: Nosila.

Creepcreep: /krēpkrēp/ The pedestrians were quite annoyed that they had to make their way around the creepcreep. Did this nitwit really think that the light was going to change any faster if he inched his way into the crosswalk? Where are the cops when you want one? Etymology: creep (move slowly and carefully) + creep (a detestable person) Created by: artr.

Pilfermeter: /‘pil-fer-me-ter/ “I must not be tripping the signal” said Kimberly as she pilfermetered her way through the intersection. “Maybe you’ve passed it?” suggested Loretta. Kimberly reluctantly reversed several car lengths until she was as far behind the white line as she had been in front of it. “Oh, I’m sure this is much better” Kimberly quipped. But the joke was on Kimberly since she forgot to put her car into “drive” before impatiently accelerating into the car behind her. Etymology: pilfer (stealthy and incremental theft) + meter (standard metric unit of measure) Created by: thegoatisbad.

Inchersecting: /inchersecting/ Jane believed that she needed to be inchersecting at every red light in order to continue driving, a notion she’d had since she was little. Her father would entertain her by inching up at traffic signals far enough that he could see when the light in the opposite direction turned yellow. Then he would count to three and say, “abracadabra,” making her believe that he had magical powers to change red lights. Etymology: inch: to move forward slowly in small increments + intersecting: to cut across or through as at an intersection of a road Created by: mrskellyscl.

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DEFINITION: n., A feeling of regret and helplessness, which occurs once you realize that you have just sent out an erroneous email (i.e. one full of stupid mistakes). v., To send out an email and wish you hadn’t.

VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)

Mailcontent: /mayl kon tont/ Tom went from a malcontent to a mailcontent with the speed of a flying finger Etymology: malcontent, mail Created by: galwaywegian.

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Nosila, 2010-03-26: 11:41:00
mailificent word

Oopsiemail: /oops-ee-mail/ Jim sent an oopsiemail to his supervvisor and coworkers while composing a message to a match on eHarmony. It wasn’t bad enough that he was caught using the company computer for personal use, but now everyone would know that he was using a dating service to find a girlfriend. Etymology: oops(ie): an exclamation to express acknowledgement of a screw-up or mistake + email Created by: mrskellyscl.

Eslip: /e-‘slip/ Kimberly regularly stumbled around the office. “It’s an inner-ear thing” she explained, “but I don’t let it embarrass me.” Yet, she was mortified after her latest e-slip revealed to the entire office her love of spanx. Etymology: e (electronic as in e-mail) + slip (error) Created by: thegoatisbad.

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Nosila, 2010-03-26: 11:42:00
E-xellent word

Ohnooomail: /oh nooo mayl/ Mr. Bill had composed an e-mail to vent his frustrations with his arch-enemy, Sluggo. Sluggo was a bully who tortured and maimed Mr. Bill regularly. When he got the venom off his chest and onto written format, he felt much better. Unfortunately, he accidentally pressed send and the ohnooomail was dispatched to Sluggo’s computer. After he regained conciousness, Mr. Bill was full of e-comtrition and vowed to never use his e-mail for evil again. Etymology: Oh noooo (regret;lament;remorse) & E-mail (communicate electronically on the computer) & Mr Bill (a Saturday Night Live play-doh character and cult figure whose catchphrase was oh noooo! as he met misfortune each week.)

Created by: Nosila.

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DEFINITION: n., The fear that your service representative will retaliate after you have complained. v., To be afraid of bad service because you complained about it.

VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)

Servangst: /sur vang ssssssssst/ Her servangst was so strong that she naver went to a restaurant without a sandwich in her purse Etymology: servant, angst Created by: galwaywegian.

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Nosila, 2010-03-25: 12:24:00
Good answer…worth a good tip!

Maitredread: /may-tra-dread/ While vacationing in Jamaica, Jen had maitredread after complaining about the entre to the headwaiter. She couldn’t understand what he said, but when he returned the dish there was a garnish that looked suspiciously like something they warned her about in health class. Etymology: maitre d: master of a restaurant who is in charge of the overall dining experience of the customers + dread: fearful or distasteful anticipation + dreads: natural hairstyle found in Jamaica and other islands where the hair is twisted into long ropelike braids symbolizing religious spirituality and ethnic identity Created by: mrskellyscl.

Phalloutbia: /Fal-out-be-ah/ Zinnia’s diet had a few restrictions: “I can’t eat oil, flour, meat or milk” she explained. Her tenancy to send back food that wasn’t clearly a raw fruit or vegetable horrified Kimberly. “I would never send something back to the Kitchen. Do you know what goes on back there? Hatred, spit and vengeance.” But Kimberly’s warning meant nothing to Zinnia, “No phalloutbia is as strong as my desire to feel thin.” Etymology: fallout (effect, repercussion) + phobia (fear of) Created by: thegoatisbad.

Reciprocake: /risiprəkāk/ After complaining about his dinner, Jerry feared that his just desserts would be a big helping of reciprocake. Mom could be so vindictive. Etymology: reciprocate (respond to a gesture or action by making a corresponding one) + cake (an item of soft, sweet food made from a mixture of flour, shortening, eggs, sugar, and other ingredients, baked and often decorated) Created by: artr.

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DEFINITION: n., A compulsive need to sniff everything and anything you pick up, even things that typically do not have distinctive odors. v., To habitually sniff everything within your grasp — just to make sure it’s fresh.

VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)

Urgescent: /‘erg-‘sent/ Kimberly had no sense of smell, which served not only as another reason to hate Loretta, but also as cause to deeply distrust her. “It’s too primal” Kimberly opined, “maybe if she were a rodent it wouldn’t be as strange, but I don’t trust anyone who operates like a rat.” Meanwhile, in the background Loretta urgescently nosed her way through Kimberly’s desk until she found Kimberly’s stash of cheese. Etymology: urge (compel earnestly) + scent (odor) Created by: thegoatisbad.

Snootfool: /snoōtfoōl/ Harold is sure he can detect even the slightest sign that things are not what they should be. With a quick sniff he declares a check legit or fraudulent. He has rejected designer jeans more than once after a mere whiff. He sees himself as a Sherlock Holmes. Most see him as a snootfool. Etymology: snoot (a person*s nose) + fool (a person who acts unwisely or imprudently; a silly person) a play on snootful Created by: artr.

Sniffixation: /snif-fix-a-shun/ Jim had such a sniffixation about freshness that Rita refused to go with him to buy groceries anymore. Anyone who watched him smell, poke, squeeze and taste the fruits and vegetables was too grossed out to buy them when he got done with them. He sniffed the meats to make sure they weren’t spoiled, the cheeses to see if they were still good and the fish to make sure it hadn’t gone belly up. But when he began to sniff the cat food she had enough. Etymology: sniff + fixation:an obsessive preoccupation Created by: mrskellyscl.

Whiffappropo: // Janelle looked over to find Dave in a fit of whiffappropo with his phone. “Would you please stop doing that in public!” she said under her breath. Etymology: To catch a whiff of an odor and breathe in sharply through the nose to identify the ‘flavor.’
Appropo comes from a deliberate twist of the French word apropos meaning appropriate and in this case does it smell proper at this time. Created by: psi4got.

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DEFINITION: n., A compulsive need to sniff everything and anything you pick up, even things that typically do not have distinctive odors. v., To habitually sniff everything within your grasp — just to make sure it’s fresh.

VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)

Snootfool: /snoōtfoōl/ Harold is sure he can detect even the slightest sign that things are not what they should be. With a quick sniff he declares a check legit or fraudulent. He has rejected designer jeans more than once after a mere whiff. He sees himself as a Sherlock Holmes. Most see him as a snootfool. Etymology: snoot (a person*s nose) + fool (a person who acts unwisely or imprudently; a silly person) a play on snootful Created by: artr.

Whiffappropo: // Janelle looked over to find Dave in a fit of whiffappropo with his phone. “Would you please stop doing that in public!” she said under her breath. Etymology: To catch a whiff of an odor and breathe in sharply through the nose to identify the ‘flavor.’
Appropo comes from a deliberate twist of the French word apropos meaning appropriate and in this case does it smell proper at this time. Created by: psi4got.

Sniffixation: /snif-fix-a-shun/ Jim had such a sniffixation about freshness that Rita refused to go with him to buy groceries anymore. Anyone who watched him smell, poke, squeeze and taste the fruits and vegetables was too grossed out to buy them when he got done with them. He sniffed the meats to make sure they weren’t spoiled, the cheeses to see if they were still good and the fish to make sure it hadn’t gone belly up. But when he began to sniff the cat food she had enough. Etymology: sniff + fixation:an obsessive preoccupation Created by: mrskellyscl.

Urgescent: /‘erg-‘sent/ Kimberly had no sense of smell, which served not only as another reason to hate Loretta, but also as cause to deeply distrust her. “It’s too primal” Kimberly opined, “maybe if she were a rodent it wouldn’t be as strange, but I don’t trust anyone who operates like a rat.” Meanwhile, in the background Loretta urgescently nosed her way through Kimberly’s desk until she found Kimberly’s stash of cheese. Etymology: urge (compel earnestly) + scent (odor) Created by: thegoatisbad.

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