Month: July 2011

DEFINITION: v., To grasp the meaning of muddled texts like blog posts, emails and text messages where standard grammatical or spelling conventions have been ignored. n., The ability to read and understand confused or poorly written messages.

VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)

Deleeted: /dee lee’ ted/ I deleeted Joe’s text: he’s driving and texting again. Etymology: de (undo, as a process) + leet (from l33t) Created by: QuantumMechanic.

Cypherfathom: /sīfərfaðəm/ Harry spent his career breaking coded messages in his job at the NSA. Despite this he has trouble trying to cypherfathom emails and texts from his kids. Etymology: cypher (a secret or disguised way of writing) + fathom (understand) Created by: artr.

Codedependent: /kode depen dent/ When Marnie’s boss acquired a PDA device, she had to transcribe his peculiar messages. She became so good at deciphering his notes that she developed a codedependent ability to read any bizarre messages anywhere and make sense of them. Now she was having trouble going back to reading books with straightforward language…they were no longer a challenge to her intellectually. Etymology: Code (a coding system used for transmitting messages requiring brevity or secrecy;a process to convert ordinary language into code and vice-versa & Dependent (of a clause; unable to stand alone syntactically as a complete sentence) & Wordplay on Co-Dependent (mutual dependence)
Created by: Nosila.

Dyslexicon: /diss leks ik ohn/ he was a walking dyslexicon, the sweet spell of success. Etymology: dyslexic lexicon Created by: galwaywegian.

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DEFINITION: v., To grasp the meaning of muddled texts like blog posts, emails and text messages where standard grammatical or spelling conventions have been ignored. n., The ability to read and understand confused or poorly written messages.

VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)

Cypherfathom: /sīfərfaðəm/ Harry spent his career breaking coded messages in his job at the NSA. Despite this he has trouble trying to cypherfathom emails and texts from his kids. Etymology: cypher (a secret or disguised way of writing) + fathom (understand) Created by: artr.

Deleeted: /dee lee’ ted/ I deleeted Joe’s text: he’s driving and texting again. Etymology: de (undo, as a process) + leet (from l33t) Created by: QuantumMechanic.

Codedependent: /kode depen dent/ When Marnie’s boss acquired a PDA device, she had to transcribe his peculiar messages. She became so good at deciphering his notes that she developed a codedependent ability to read any bizarre messages anywhere and make sense of them. Now she was having trouble going back to reading books with straightforward language…they were no longer a challenge to her intellectually. Etymology: Code (a coding system used for transmitting messages requiring brevity or secrecy;a process to convert ordinary language into code and vice-versa & Dependent (of a clause; unable to stand alone syntactically as a complete sentence) & Wordplay on Co-Dependent (mutual dependence)
Created by: Nosila.

Dyslexicon: /diss leks ik ohn/ he was a walking dyslexicon, the sweet spell of success. Etymology: dyslexic lexicon Created by: galwaywegian.

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DEFINITION: v., To put an unwanted houseplant, especially a seasonal or gift plant like a Poinsettia or Easter Lily, outdoors in hopes that it will die. n., An unwanted houseplant which has been left to nature.

VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)

Chrysanthenasia: /krisanθənāzhə/ Lilly loves flowers. Unfortunately she has a black thumb. When her husband gave her a potted plant on her birthday it was an act of Chrysanthenasia. Etymology: chrysanthemum (a popular plant of the daisy family, having brightly colored ornamental flowers) + euthanasia (the painless killing of a patient suffering from an incurable and painful disease or in an irreversible coma) Created by: artr.

Croakus: /crow kus/ she’s trying to croakus, growled the tiger lily Etymology: crocus, croak us Created by: galwaywegian.

Florassicpark: /flor assik park/ When Heidi put her Easter Lily outside, poor Lily knew it was a signal. She would be out in Florassic Park with all the other neglected and forgotten seasonal plants…the sad pointsettia, the withered hyacinths, tulips and daffodils and of course the poor shamrock who had served for St.Paddy’Day. It wans’t just Florassic Park, it was Plantsylvania to the lovely former show plants. But soon theDay of the Triffids would return…Revenge of the Pot People. Etymology: Flora (plants) & Jurassic (geol.era
when plants started) & Jurassic Park (movie about a theme park made with real plants and dinosaurs from the Jurassic Era) Created by: Nosila.

Bougainseeya: /boo gun see’ yuh/ The cat shredded the mother-in-law’s tongue I got from you-know-who, so I have to bougainseeya it on the back patio. Bougainseeya! Etymology: bougain (< bougainvillea, popular house plant) + "see ya" (parting remark) Created by: QuantumMechanic.

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DEFINITION: v., To call your cellphone when you have misplaced it, hoping that it will ring so that you can locate it. n., The sound of a lost cellphone.

VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)

Phonar: /fōnär/ Rudy can usually find his celly by re-tracing his movements. When that fails he resorts to using phonar, calling his cell with his land line assuming he hasn’t misplaced the that handset. Etymology: phone (a system that converts acoustic vibrations to electrical signals in order to transmit sound, typically voices, over a distance using wire or radio) + sonar (the method of echolocation used in air or water by animals such as whales and bats) Created by: artr.

Wringtone: /ring tone/ When he misplaced his cellphone in his messy bedroom, George was fret with worry. His ringtone was a wringtone
until he could trace it’s location by calling his cell with his landline. Etymology: Wring (to twist and compress, as if in pain or anguish, one’s hands in frustration or worry) & Tone (sound;pitch) and Wordplay on Ringtone(the distinctive noise your cellphone makes when you get a call) Created by: Nosila.

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DEFINITION: n., A belief that the contraptions of yesteryear are superior, in almost every way, to modern, present-day technology. v., To wish that the today’s technology was just as good as it was in the past.

VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)

Technoldogy: /tek nold ojee/ Barry & Irma are firm believers in technoldogy. They drive classic restored automobiles. They still use their 8 tracks; their hi-fi and they still play on their Atari. According to their philosophy, Noah was the only one who knew how to build a boat and the Wright Brothers were the Right Brothers! Etymology: Technology (the practical application of science to commerce or industry) & Old (ancient,just preceding something else in time or order) Created by: Nosila.

Antigizmania: /antēgizmānēə/ Herb just can’t stand the way his tech toys are constantly and repeatedly upgraded and replaced. It gets harder and harder to even find service providers that will allow him to use his 56k dial-up modem. His antigizmania even includes his car. If the Nash Rambler was good enough for Mom, its good enough for him. Etymology: antique (belonging to ancient times) + gizmo + (a gadget) + mania (an excessive enthusiasm or desire) Created by: artr.

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