Month: January 2011

DEFINITION: n. A state of reduced mental capacity, caused by an inability to think of anything but an annoying pop song, which seems to be endlessly repeating itself in your mind. v. To play a stupid song in your head, over and over again.

VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)

Madthem: /mad them/ It started again the rousing rendition of “Oh say can you see”…over and over again. She tried listening to all other types of music, even annoying songs, but the madthem persisted. Why did it keep haunting her? And then one day, she figured it out. She always fell asleep watching the late, late movie and at it’s end, the US National anthem played until she woke up and crawled into bed. The only way to stop the madness was to go to bed earlier…and turn off the darn TV! Etymology: Mad (affected with madness or insanity) and Anthem (a song of praise,devotion, motivation for a God, nation or cause) Created by: Nosila.

Repedittious: /repÉ™ditÄ“É™s/ Rob’s morning is repedittious. Maybe his resistance was down due to a lack of restful sleep, maybe he needed more coffee but an insipid jingle from a commercial bore it’s way into his head and laid eggs. Nothing short of blasting caps seems to be able to remove it. ”The best part of waking up…” He doesn’t even drink coffee. Etymology: repetitious (over and over esp. when unnecessary or tiresome) + ditty (a short simple song) Created by: artr.

Psychoral: /si-kor-al/ Her mum had switched the station again. When the alarm radio went off, Mary woke to the Sunday Service and ‘Holy, Holy, Holy.’ It stuck in her head all day. Since she was a fan of Cradle of Filth, for her this was a form of psychoral torture. Etymology: psyche (of the soul or mind) + choral (a slow stately hymn tune) Created by: CharlieB.

Abducical: /-abˈdÊŒkzɪkl- / This song is totally abducical. I can’t think in anything else. Etymology: Abduction (from Latin abduct-, abducere ‘lead away’)
+ Musical (â–¶adjective, relating to or accompanied by music) Created by: pedrofpardo.

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DEFINITION: n. A momentary break in the time-space continuum, which often occurs while showering, and leaves one wondering whether or not they have shampooed their hair. v. To lose track of time while showering.

VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)

Shampoonesia: /sham poo neesj sja/ When Melody stepped into the warm, steamy shower, the soapy water helped ease her weary bones and relax her. The lovely smell, cranial massage and warm inviting feeling gave her a good case of shampoonesia. Too bad the twins had learned to unlock the bathroom door and her shampooblivion was too short-lived. Etymology: Shampoo(to wash the hair) & Amnesia (partial or total memory loss) Created by: Nosila.

Engrossoak: /en-grow-soak/ Liz was so engrossoaked in her ritual pampering in the shower after a hard day at work that she lost track of time. Etymology: engross (to absorb the attention) + soak (to bathe thoroughly) Created by: CharlieB.

Slumberinse: /sləmbərins/ Most people use their morning shower to help wake them up. Jill uses hers to get a few more minutes of shut-eye. The only time limit to her slumberinse is the capacity of her hot water heater. Etymology: slumber (sleep) + rinse (wash with clean water to remove soap, detergent, dirt, or impurities) Created by: artr.

Shours: /sh ow rs/ the water power and the fantasy life inside her head turned her shower into a shour Etymology: shower hour Created by: galwaywegian.

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DEFINITION: To be so afraid of failure that you become paralyzed — unable to move, respond or even say a word.

VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)

Skierdycatatonic: /skēərdēkatətänik/ Tim took his first-ever trip to a ski resort. He was told it would be a great place to meet young women. He was only one step beyond the lift when the pretty instructor smiled at him. He immediately went skierdycatatonic. It took 4 instructors to get him out of his skis and into the lodge. Etymology: ski (travel over snow on skis) + scaredy-cat (a timid person) + catatonic (in an immobile or unresponsive stupor) Created by: artr.

Comments on Skierdycatatonic:

galwaywegian, 2011-01-25: 10:21:00
brilliant!

Discoblobulated: /disk oh blob ewe lay ted/ He was so discoblobulated when the woman of his dreams asked him to dance that he went totally rigid. Well, 98% rigid. Etymology: discombobulated, disco, blob Created by: galwaywegian.

Flatatonic: /flat a ton ik/ When Star Trek geek Jaune Yellowhead pushed his other Star Trek geek friend, Ginger Carrotop, to ask the new girl out, Ginger went into a flatatonic state. The new girl with the magenta hair, Pinky Purple, was so cute that Ginger was speechless. Apparently love is colorblind and the phasers were on stunned that day. Etymology: Flat (having lost effervescence;completely or partially deflated)
& Catatonic (a form of schizophrenia characterized by a tendency to remain in a fixed stuporous state for long periods Created by: Nosila.

Partylysis: /part-ill-is-is/ Faced with social situations, Kevin was a nervous wreck. As soon as crossed the front door of his mate’s birthday bash, he went into a rigid state of partylysis. Etymology: party (social celebration, festivities) + paralysis (unmoving state) Created by: CharlieB.

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DEFINITION: v. To never give up, to never let go of your dream, especially when others try to take it away from you. n. A person who just won’t quit, even after repeated failures.

VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)

Opdimist: /op-dim-ist/ Even with her left arm still in a sling from the last time she’d tried it, she was still doggedly determined to prise the chop out of Buster’s jaws. She was both barking and an eternal opdimist. Etymology: optimist (an optimistic person) + dim (stupid) Created by: CharlieB.

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galwaywegian, 2011-01-24: 06:09:00
nice one.

Persistaunt: /purr sis tant/ Her mother would always say of her persistaunt that she was a regular auntiecyclone when she got the wind up. whether her husband heard her was unclear Etymology: persistant aunt Created by: galwaywegian.

Reasco: /rēaskō/ Jim’s life is a reasco. It’s not just that he has things go wrong for him, it’s that he insists on doing them the same way again and again. It might explain the flat spot on his forehead. Etymology: repeat (do again) + fiasco (a thing that is a complete failure) Created by: artr.

Focuster: /fo kus ter/ Libby was determined to win back that pork chop from her dog Buster. He underestimated her endurance and wile. She was a focuster and would not give in until she won, no matter how stroing his jaws and how determined he was to get a meal. Once she got the pork off Buster, she vowed he’d never get at her food again. Yes, this would be Buster’s last ham. Etymology: Focus (direct one’s attention on something) & Custer (United States general who was killed along with all his command by the Sioux at the battle of Little Bighorn (1839-1876)
Created by: Nosila.

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DEFINITION: n. An individual, or an organization, which profits by selling fear of imminent global destruction and/or eternal damnation. v. To profit from the prophecy of doom.

VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)

Armagettin: /ärməgetn/ Earth End, Inc. is armagettin it while they can. Their ”Repent now. Pay less later” t-shirts have done well but their best seller by far has been the fire-and-brimstone-proof cash box. Etymology: armageddon (the last battle between good and evil) + getting (acquiring) Created by: artr.

Purseerveer: /poors seer veer/ There’s always been a company who can purseerveer through the doom. Prudential Insurance was around when Noah built the Ark. They sold him flood insurance, boat insurance, travel insurance,livestock insurance and pet medical insurance. Why do you think they have a rock on their logo? It’s not the Rock of Gibralter, but Mount Ararat. There was a good faith clause in their policy. Etymology: Purse (A sum of Money) & Seer (an authoritative person who divines the future; a person with unusual powers of foresight) & Veer (a general direction in which something tends to move)and Wordplay on Persevere (be persistent, refuse to stop)

Created by: Nosila.

Harbingainer: /ha-bin-gain-er/ Reverend Wilkes found that donations to the collection tray generally increased after his more doom-laden sermons. He was wary of being seen as a harbingainer, but the way he saw it more funds to mend the church roof was hardly proheteering – it was to the benefit of his entire flock, after all. Etymology: harbinger (a thing which tells of the onset of something) + gain (to obtain to one’s advantage) Created by: CharlieB.

Comments on Harbingainer:

Nosila, 2011-01-21: 07:59:00
good one

Greensleeveen: /greeeen sleeeee veeeeeen/ This greensleeveen was a small smooth adorable ecothief, more a laprachaun than a leprachaun with a great line in blarney and the morals of a whore. Etymology: green sleeveen (Irish; a sly obsequious smooth-tongued person
[from Irish Gaelic slíbhín]
:It isn’t any wonder at all that a child would be a liar and a sleeveen and a trampler of the roads with the first man that nods to her when her mother is a foolish person that she can’t trust.
—Mary, Mary)
Created by: galwaywegian.

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