Month: September 2011

DEFINITION: v. To fret and worry after the accidental shredding and/or deletion of an important document, file or friend. n. 1: The state of anxiety caused by an accidental shredding. 2: An item which has been accidentally deleted.

VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)

Eliminanxious: /iliməang(k)shəs/ Every time Trish sits down at her computer she fears that she will accidentally delete an important document that she can hardly do any work. She is so eliminanxious that she has a attaché full of thumb drives and CDs with back-ups of her data and stacks documents she has printed ”just in case”. Etymology: elimination (completely remove or get rid of something) + anxious (experiencing worry, unease, or nervousness) Created by: artr.

Remorris: /ree mor ris/ When Judy accidentally killed her boyfriend with a chain saw, she was filled with remorris. His name was Morris Code, and many thought she was smart to have finally broken the Morris Code. Etymology: Remorse ( a feeling of deep regret (usually for some misdeed)& Morris (male name)

Created by: Nosila.

Mishabolish: /miss-haa-ball-ish/ Realizing too late that it WAS in fact her bra in the back seat of her BF’s car, jenny quickly regretted her little mishabolish. Etymology: Mishap: An unfortunate accident
Abolish: To put an end to.
Slang often used in many prominent law firms, political offices, and Energy company board meetings. Created by: brasstax82.

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DEFINITION: v. To fret and worry after the accidental shredding and/or deletion of an important document, file or friend. n. 1: The state of anxiety caused by an accidental shredding. 2: An item which has been accidentally deleted.

VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)

Mishabolish: /miss-haa-ball-ish/ Realizing too late that it WAS in fact her bra in the back seat of her BF’s car, jenny quickly regretted her little mishabolish. Etymology: Mishap: An unfortunate accident
Abolish: To put an end to.
Slang often used in many prominent law firms, political offices, and Energy company board meetings. Created by: brasstax82.

Eliminanxious: /iliməang(k)shəs/ Every time Trish sits down at her computer she fears that she will accidentally delete an important document that she can hardly do any work. She is so eliminanxious that she has a attaché full of thumb drives and CDs with back-ups of her data and stacks documents she has printed ”just in case”. Etymology: elimination (completely remove or get rid of something) + anxious (experiencing worry, unease, or nervousness) Created by: artr.

Remorris: /ree mor ris/ When Judy accidentally killed her boyfriend with a chain saw, she was filled with remorris. His name was Morris Code, and many thought she was smart to have finally broken the Morris Code. Etymology: Remorse ( a feeling of deep regret (usually for some misdeed)& Morris (male name)

Created by: Nosila.

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DEFINITION: v. To be unable to remember the name of a person you are speaking to, even though you’ve had a long-standing, and perhaps even an intimate relationship. n. An inability to remember a person’s name.

VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)

Forgetphil: /for get fil/ When George brought his friend, Phil, home, he was unaware that Phil already “knew” his wife Julia in the Biblical way. But Phil had had so many previous girlfriends that he could not recall Julia. He was forgetphil, like someone who drank too much Milk of Amnesia… Etymology: Forget (not able to remember) & play on forgetful (not retentive) Created by: Nosila.

Namenesia: /nāmnÄ“zhÉ™/ Tom’s greatest fear before the class reunion was that he wouldn’t be able to remember names of his former best friends. To avoid this he got out his yearbook and studied for weeks prior to the event. He was proud of himself, popping out names like he was still in school. Namenesia didn’t set in until he tried to introduce his wife. Etymology: name (a word or set of words by which a person, animal, place, or thing is known, addressed, or referred to) + amnesia (a partial or total loss of memory) Created by: artr.

Dejawho: /day-ja-who/ With a complete feeling of dread, Shawn was sure he new the person hugging him, but was coming down with a case of Dejawho. Etymology: deja-vu: Felling of experiencing a situation previously before.
Who- Common phrase used when seeing to properly identify an individual Created by: brasstax82.

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DEFINITION: v. To purchase a low-cost product and cover it with the label, or put it inside the packaging of a premium brand. n. A cheap product, which has been repackaged, or relabeled, by the consumer to make it look like an expensive brand.

VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)

Counterfeet: /kountərfēt/ John went to the flea market looking for a bargain. He found one vendor selling sports shoes at extremely low prices compared to retail stores. A minor inspection exposed them to be counterfeet. Air Jordons for $20? Another tip-off might have been the Nike ”swoosh” being applied with spray paint. Etymology: counterfeit (made in exact imitation of something valuable or important with the intention to deceive or defraud) + feet (plural form of foot) Created by: artr.

Fauxberge: /fo ber jay/ Nelly was so proud of her Easter Egg collection that she displayed in a cabinet, to the wonderment of visitors. She described each one’s Provenance. Each one was made by Faberge as gifts for the last Czars of Russia and she had a story for each one. Too bad one of her guests knew a lot about the collection and advised her that none were authentic. She was told she had acquired a Fauxberge Collection, becuase the real Faberge would have emptied out the eggs before he decorated them… Etymology: Faux (not genuine or real; being an imitation of the genuine article) & Faberge (Carl Faberge, Russian goldsmith noted for creating a series of jeweled and enameled Easter eggs for European royalty (1846-1920)

Created by: Nosila.

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DEFINITION: n. A person who engages themselves in several different communication channels at the same time, without paying attention to any of them v. To constantly switch your focus between cellphone calls, text messages, emails, and anything else that beeps.

VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)

Gadgeddiction: /gajədikshən/ Jill’s gadgeddiction worried even her the other morning when she woke and found her iPad, iPod and iPhone having a conversation without her. It didn’t upset her quite so much that it happened but that she was left out. Etymology: gadget (a small mechanical device or tool) + addiction (physically and mentally dependent on a particular substance) Created by: artr.

Misstraction: /mis trak shun/ The new distracted driving laws were meant for people like Avis. She was always in a state of misstraction while driving, texting, phoning and e-mailing at the same time…usually while applying makeup and drinking coffee. Her car was full of dents…a body shop’s delight. Etymology: Miss (fail to reach or get to) & Distraction ( the act of distracting; drawing someone’s attention away from something;an obstacle to attention;an entertainment that provokes pleased interest and distracts you from worries and vexations)

Created by: Nosila.

Twitiot: /Twi-diot/ Look at that twitiot driving into the telephone pole! Etymology: Created by: Laurenza.

Netbotomized: // Etymology: Created by: odocatfish.

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