Month: May 2010

DEFINITION: n. The weird feelings that rise up when you notice that you are being followed by a police officer, or a cop car, or the Special Forces Anti-Terrorist Unit. v. To feel nervous, self-conscious and guilty whenever you see a police officer.

VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)

Copability: /cop aa bil it tee/ She looked in the rear view mirror and spotted a police car with two officers in it following behind her. Every time she lane changed or made a right turn, the police car was right behind her. For over twenty minutes they continued following her, making her more and more nervous. She was afraid she’d make some small traffic infraction and give them a reason to pull her over. Were her license and insurance papers in her purse? Good thing she’d had no drinks today. The copability started seeping into her conciousness. Sure that they were tailing her but unsure why, she timidly kept up a brave face and drove on carefully. She happily noticed a donut house up ahead and hoped they’d get side-tracked. But no, they sailed on past it and kept on her tail. Her palms sweating and her fear mounting, she decided to try and elude them a bit by turning off onto a quiet street. Just then, their siren and lights went off and scared the wits out of her. Panic almost stopped her heart. They sailed on past her, racing to an emergency call. She pulled over and almost passed out with relief. Thank God they had not stopped her and found the body of her husband bound and wrapped in plastic her trunk! Etymology: Cop (slang name for policeman) & Culpability (state of guilt) Created by: Nosila.

Comments on Copability:

artr, 2010-05-28: 06:02:00
Had that problem just last week.

Nerfuzz: /nur-fuhz/ She’d done nothing wrong, but after he’d been following her for six blocks, the cop in her rearview had Gina feeling totally nerfuzz! Were her tags up to date? Were her lights okay? Did she remember her hand signals?! Etymology: From “nervous” and “fuzz” (slang for police) Created by: catgrin.

Fuzzanoid: /fəzənoid/ Jerry can be a real fuzzanoid. He flinches almost every time he leaves his apartment. This might be because is a career criminal who lives next to a police station. Etymology: fuzz (police) + paranoid (unreasonably or obsessively anxious, suspicious, or mistrustful) Created by: artr.

Poleeseyes: /Poh-LEE-siz/ It was an awkward, paranoid moment where the cops had surrounded the perimeter of the beach where I was sunbathing and a sickened state of poleeseyes that caused a sudden case of diarrhea. Etymology: Created by: scissorlips.

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DEFINITION: n. The creepy pounds that sneak onto your waist even though you’ve been exercising and watching what you eat. v. To exercise rigorously, diet fastidiously, and yet still gain weight.

VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)

Blubbles: /rhymes with bubbles-bubbles with an l/ I keep exercising virgorously but these blubbes keep appearing! Etymology: derived from the word “bubbles” – refers to the pounds gained even when exercising and dieting. Created by: DragonRider428.

Fridgimen: /fridj a men/ Martin was on a strict fridgimen to change his eating habits and body shape. Six times a day, he would vigorously stride (a cardio pulmonary exercise) to his refrigerator, open and close the door twenty times (to get a good upper body workout) and then bend over to get a beer from the bottom or reach up into the freezer to get an iced beer mug or ice cream treat (stretching exercises). He might also reach far into the back of the fridge (more stretching) to get cold fried chicken or lemon meringue pie out to eat. His theory was that if the food was cold, his body would have to burn more calories to warm it up so that he could digest it. Yes, his fridgimen was a good thermal workout and yet despite his fine muscle tone (for a 300 pound man) he never seemed to lose any weight. He just put it down to the fact that muscle weighed more than fat… Etymology: Fridge (nickname for a refrigerator in which the coolant is pumped around by an electric motor, designed to keep foods cold) & Regimen ((medicine) a systematic plan for therapy (often including diet)
Created by: Nosila.

Extercise: /ekstərsīz/ Bob’s extercise program consists of a brisk walk in the morning, down to the local Krispy Kreme. He spends a few minutes boxing up a few of those golden gems. Just a couple basic glazed donuts can put him in a spin. Next step? airobics. Etymology: extra (added to an existing or usual amount or number) + exercise (activity requiring physical effort) Created by: artr.

Comments on Extercise:

Nosila, 2010-05-27: 01:01:00
good one!

Fatastasize: // Etymology: Created by: sheilamusti.

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DEFINITION: n. The creepy pounds that sneak onto your waist even though you’ve been exercising and watching what you eat. v. To exercise rigorously, diet fastidiously, and yet still gain weight.

VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)

Fridgimen: /fridj a men/ Martin was on a strict fridgimen to change his eating habits and body shape. Six times a day, he would vigorously stride (a cardio pulmonary exercise) to his refrigerator, open and close the door twenty times (to get a good upper body workout) and then bend over to get a beer from the bottom or reach up into the freezer to get an iced beer mug or ice cream treat (stretching exercises). He might also reach far into the back of the fridge (more stretching) to get cold fried chicken or lemon meringue pie out to eat. His theory was that if the food was cold, his body would have to burn more calories to warm it up so that he could digest it. Yes, his fridgimen was a good thermal workout and yet despite his fine muscle tone (for a 300 pound man) he never seemed to lose any weight. He just put it down to the fact that muscle weighed more than fat… Etymology: Fridge (nickname for a refrigerator in which the coolant is pumped around by an electric motor, designed to keep foods cold) & Regimen ((medicine) a systematic plan for therapy (often including diet)
Created by: Nosila.

Extercise: /ekstərsīz/ Bob’s extercise program consists of a brisk walk in the morning, down to the local Krispy Kreme. He spends a few minutes boxing up a few of those golden gems. Just a couple basic glazed donuts can put him in a spin. Next step? airobics. Etymology: extra (added to an existing or usual amount or number) + exercise (activity requiring physical effort) Created by: artr.

Comments on Extercise:

Nosila, 2010-05-27: 01:01:00
good one!

Blubbles: /rhymes with bubbles-bubbles with an l/ I keep exercising virgorously but these blubbes keep appearing! Etymology: derived from the word “bubbles” – refers to the pounds gained even when exercising and dieting. Created by: DragonRider428.

Fatastasize: // Etymology: Created by: sheilamusti.

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DEFINITION: v. To be woken up by a child or pet who is quietly but intently staring at you from the edge of your bed. n. A creepy silent stare that is so intense that it pierces sleep.

VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)

Purrmeated: /per mee ayt ed/ It happened every morning at 4:00 am. Yvonne would be deep in sleep until she felt that which purrmeated her reverie. Her tom cat would stare her awake. He would look at her enough with his big eyes until she was wide awake and wondering what happened to her. He commenced his very loud purring just after he got her attention. This would go on until she reached out to pat him under the chin and behind the ears. He made a perfect alarm clock…too bad she couldn’t set Romeo for 3 hours later each morning! Etymology: Purr (a low vibrating sound typical of a contented cat; indicate pleasure by purring; characteristic of cats) & Permeated (sinks in;penetrated; to spread through) Created by: Nosila.

Glarify: /glarəfī/ The cat wanted to glarify his point that more treats and toys were in order so he waited until Sharon had gone to sleep. He sat on the pillow next to hers and laser-beam stared at her until she awoke with a start. The only time she had felt anything that creepy before was in an Alfred Hitchcock movie. The very next morning Sharon went straight to the pet store and bought a crate for the cat to sleep in. Etymology: glare () + clarify (make (a statement or situation) less confused and more clearly comprehensible) Created by: artr.

Stalkat: /Stall Cat/ The dog got into my room while i was sleeping, he snook up to my face, and he was all stalkatting. It was freaky, i got shocked. I fell down at the floor and the dog bit me, i got rabies now. Etymology: The verb “Stare” and the noun “Cat”. Created by: Lazberg.

Gazerbeam: /GAI zer beem/ Although I had clearly told my daughter that she was not to wake me up early on Christmas morning, I felt her gazerbeam focused on me, cutting through my dreams, and opened my eyes to see her staring at me. Next to her was the digital clock, reading 6:07 a.m. I mumbled, “Santa Claus says no one is allowed to get up on Christmas Day before 7:30 or all the presents will disappear,” and she gasped and quickly ran back to her room. Etymology: gaze + laser beam Created by: karenanne.

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DEFINITION: n. An old media format that is no longer popular or easily accessible, such as floppy disks, VHS tapes or stone tablets. v. To try to access data stored in an old-fashioned media format, especially it requires the use archaic technology and/or protocols.

VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)

Calookle: /Cal ook el/ Individ 1: “Hey, let’s go to the library and rent some good old-fashion calookles!”
Individ 2: “Ah yes, i totally agree, i haven’t read a calookle in a while, better get reading.”
Etymology: Created by: Lazberg.

Grampaphone: /gram pa fone/ The boys loved going to visit Grampa, because he had so many neat old-fashioned gizmos that they had never seen before. One of their favourites was the grampaphone. It was a gramophone that played very old songs on 78 rpm records. It needed wound up all the time. Their parents were amazed that the boys knew the words to very old vaudeville, burlesque and music hall songs. They knew all the songs recorded by Al Jolson, Gracie Fields, George Formby, Edith Piaf, Rudy Vallee and Fats Waller among others. Their folks knew they spent too much time on the grampaphone, when they said goodbye to their teacher, Mrs. Jones. They would croon to her, “Toot-Toot-Tootsie goodbye, Toot-Toot-Tootsie, don’t cry…” Etymology: Gramophone (an antique record player; the sound of the vibrating needle is amplified acoustically) & Grampa (your father or mother’s father; the affectionate term for a grandfather) Created by: Nosila.

Comments on Grampaphone:

artr, 2010-05-24: 07:54:00
A Grampaphone could also be that odd black plastic device that plugs into the wall and works like a cell with an anchor.

Techstinct: /tek STINCT/ Why is it that the VHS video format is considered boring and old-fashioned, while both the Beta tapes and the Beta machines required to play them, which are even older, are now considered “retro” and “cute?” I guess the closer something gets to becoming techstinct, the cooler it becomes for collectors due to its rarity. Etymology: tech + extinct Created by: karenanne.

Hitechniques: /hÄ«teknÄ“ks/ Rotary phones, transistor radios, 8-tracks, cassette players, VCRs, dial-up modems… Once the pinnacle of scientific genius, these marvels are now considered hitechniques, ancient relics of technology that has moved on. Some of them still function with a patchwork of adaptations. Most are only good for cannibalizing to keep others of their kind semi-functional. Etymology: hitech (employing, requiring, or involved in high technology) + antiques (a collectible object such as a piece of furniture or work of art that has a high value because of its considerable age) Created by: artr.

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