Month: February 2011

DEFINITION: n. A technological innovation that doesn’t work as expected because “normal people” can’t figure out how to use it. v. To improve something in a way that makes it much harder to use.

VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)

Stymieware: /stīmēwər/ Jerry is proud to own the latest, greatest smart phone. It is apparently smarter than him. Yesterday it automatically downloaded and installed the freshest stymieware. It is supposed to give him all kinds of new state-of-the-art capabilities. He is lucky to figure out how to make a phone call. He tried to text his brother but ended up in a video conference call with some guys in Denmark. It might have been interesting if he understood them. Etymology: stymie (prevent or hinder the progress of) + software (the programs and other operating information used by a computer) Created by: artr.

Regenerrorate: /re-jen-er-ate/ Phil Gates’s latest update looked ever so flash but also had a tendency to crash the whole system. It was a classic example of some very keen, but slightly over-enthusiastic, egg heads regenerrorating the software. Etymology: regenerate (to reconstitute in a better form or condition) + error (a mistake, to deviate from accuracy) Created by: CharlieB.

Dummiproving: /Dah – mi – pru – veng/ The scientists lauded themselves for the bulletproofing of the hands-free self-sharpening throwing stars kit, unfortunately recent fatalities have shown it to be dummiproved. Etymology: Dummy-Proved Created by: Mrgoodtimes.

Technomitation: /tekno-mitashn/ The scientist would never succeed in over coming the technomitaton of even the advanced technology. Etymology: Technology means advanced scientific knowledge. limitation means drawbacks or harms etc. Created by: Ahmad.

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DEFINITION: v. To unconsciously adopt the vocal mannerisms and linguistic stylings of the people with whom you are speaking. n. A speaker who adopts the vocal mannerisms of their audience.

VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)

Copychat: /cop-ee-chat/ When I first met Floyd, I thought he was mocking my Jersey accent but I soon realized he was just a copychat when he picked up a Brogue when we visited Dublin. Etymology: copy + chat and a play on the word copycat Created by: libertybelle.

Lingwisht: /ling wisht/ When the hunky French Professor entered the classroom for the first time, his handsome face, charming mannerisims and infectious accent were found very attractive to all the female students. After listening to him lecture for a while, many in the class starting speaking with the same accent. One girl in particular, became seriously influenced by his Continental speech, developed a mad crush on Monsieur and became a lingwisht herself. Ah, no wonder French is a Romance language… Etymology: Linguist (someone who studies the humanistic study of language and literature) & Wished (prefer to do something;hoped for;invoked upon)
Created by: Nosila.

Scameleon: /skamēlyən/ A big part of the politician’s popularity is because he is a scameleon. Whatever group he is talking to is the group he is part of. If speaking to blue-collar workers, the sleeves are rolled up and the language a bit rough. A chat with business leaders prompts the three-piece suit and corresponding jargon. When pressed, followers can’t even specify what party he belongs to. He could be a liberal Republican or a moderate Democrat. Etymology: scam (a dishonest scheme; a fraud) + chameleon (a small slow-moving Old World lizard with a prehensile tail, long extensible tongue, protruding eyes that rotate independently, and a highly developed ability to change color) Created by: artr.

Paraphonics: /para-fon-icks/ Scientists in the field of paraphonics have found the perfect example of manipulative parodiction: high-profile chef James Olivier and former Prime Minister Tommy Bleurgh both move easily between Estuary English and RP depending on their audience. Etymology: parody (to imitate poorly or feebly) + phonic (of or pertaining to speech) Created by: CharlieB.

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DEFINITION: n. A willingness to wait, forever if necessary, for the perfect opportunity. v. To be excessively patient.

VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)

Ultraprocrastination: /altra-prau-krsti-nation/ people with ultraprocrastination have never been men of action. Etymology: ultra means very hight or excessive one. procrastination means to delay or not taking action. Created by: Ahmad.

Foreverbearance: /for ever ber ans/ Baseball had not been very, very good to Joe. He waited patiently for the perfect pitch. He should switch, he’d never get rich, he made others twitch, he’d get jock-itch, there was always a glitch and many thought that the hitch was because he was under the spell of a witch. But Joe had foreverbearance. Most people thought he should play hockey and be satisfied being a Toronto Maple Leaf instead. Afterall he’d be in good company waiting for a Stanley Cup win since 1967! Etymology: Forever (for a limitless time) & Forbearance (good-natured tolerance of delay) Created by: Nosila.

Overdostoic: /oh-ver-doh-stow-ick/ People sometimes wondered if Jim’s placid acceptance in the face of life’s onslaughts was motivated less by monastic zen, and more by an innate laziness and overdostoicism. Etymology: overdose (an excessive amount) + stoic (one who is indifferent and free of passion) Created by: CharlieB.

Letharjectivism: /leth-ahr-JEC-tiv-iz-um/ The coach, while watching Billy during practice, realized the boy suffered from letharjectivism which caused him to hold his swing unless the pitch was absolutely perfect, and as a result he would need to cut Billy from the team. Etymology: A pairing of lethargic (a severe lack of motivation) and perfectionism (striving for the paradigm). Created by: buck180.

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DEFINITION: n. A state of hyper-attentive focus combined with WBT (Whole Body Twitching) and IEE (Ignores Everything Else), which commonly afflicts video game players. v. To get so caught up in a video game that you cannot stop.

VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)

Vigamania: /vega-maenia/ vigamania is an alarming threat to most of our young generation for they love to stuck with play station 24 hours. Etymology: vi = video, ga= games, and mania means when some one is obsessed with something to an extent that he never thinks or talks about something else. Created by: Ahmad.

Technerdalertology: /tek nerd alert all ogee/ Sheldon was in the middle of an international on line video challenge and was determined to win. Only problem was that his Mom knew about his technerdalertology. That mattered not to her…what mattered in her world was that he had been in the same dirty underpants and clothes for over a week and had only eaten ten pizzas and 12 cokes to sustain him in that time. It was just about time to pull the plug on little Mr. Whinestein…after all, he was only 7 years old! Etymology: Tech (Technical, characterizing or showing skill in or specialized knowledge of applied arts and sciences) & Nerd Alert (Term used to call attention to a social or societal outcast)& -Ology ( an informal word (abstracted from words with this ending) for some unidentified branch of knowledge)

Created by: Nosila.

Videosyncrasies: /vidēəsingkrəsēz/ Most people have a particular way of playing their video games. For most it is subtle, maybe a tilt of the head or grunt that accompanies a certain action. For Andrew, it’s much more than that. His collection of videocyncrasies makes it almost impossible for anybody to play with him in person. The local video cafe once called 911 thinking he was having a seisure. Etymology: video [game] (a game played by electronically manipulating images produced by a computer program on a television screen or other display screen) + idiosyncrasy (a mode of behavior or way of thought peculiar to an individual) Created by: artr.

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Computerulsive: /kum pew terr uhl siv/ He was so computerulsive that on regular occassions the excitement would make him wii himself Etymology: compulsive computer Created by: galwaywegian.

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DEFINITION: n. A condition where you get so distracted by the fact that you can’t find something, that you forget what you were looking for. v. To forget what you are looking for while you are looking for it.

VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)

Forgetmeenotagain: /for-get-mee-not-a-gen/ After my fifth trip to the kitchen and experiencing a forgemeenotagain I decided to start writing all my tasks down as soon as I thought of them – then I forgot. Etymology: forget me not + again Created by: Jabberwocky.

Seekeying: /see kee ying/ Al Zymer did it again…he went into the room but forgot what he went in there for. He forgot what he was seekeying. In future he decided he would right it down or make a code of words to relate to what he needed to get. His favourite movie was “Johnny Mnemonic” starring Keyanu Reeves, but since he got that bad bronchial infection, he thought he was actually “Johnny Pneumonic”. Etymology: Seeking (looking for, trying to find or obtain) & Keying (effective; producing a desired effect;a generic term for any device whose possession entitles the holder to a means of access)
Created by: Nosila.

Seeknesia: /sēknēzhə/ Al suffers from seeknesia. Not only does he have trouble finding things, he often forgets what he was looking for in the first place. The results of these slips can sometimes be a bit shocking like the time he went out to shovel his sidewalk and realized that what he had been looking for before seeknesia struck was twofold, his snow shovel and his pants. Etymology: seek (attempt to find something) + amnesia (a partial or total loss of memory) Created by: artr.

Lostenconfound: /lost-en-con-fownd/ Lostenconfound is the predicament in which Harry found himself more and more frequently. Etymology: lost and found + confound Created by: porsche.

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James

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