Month: August 2012

DEFINITION: v. To drive around in circles in a parking lot, so that you can save time by finding the closest possible space to your final destination. n. A perfect parking spot.

VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)

Parkaide: /park ayd/ When Melba drove to the mall, she always took her husband Melvin to act as her parkaide. He could find the closest spot to the entrance in a wink and if worse came to worse, he could whip out the old disabled parking sticker or pretend he was pregnant. Etymology: Park (to maneuver a vehicle into a parking space) & Aide (someone/thing who acts as assistant) & Wordplay on Parkade (a multi-levelcar park) Created by: Nosila.

Parkulate: /PARK-yew-layt/ Madge was such a stickler for perfection even when looking for a parking space, and not wanting to lose even a few steps she would parkulate endlessly looking for just the right spot. Etymology: Blend of words ‘park’ (An area of land set aside for public use) and ‘circulate’ (v. To move in or flow through a circle or circuit) Created by: Mustang.

Parkadise: /park ah diess/ the pilgrim must go aroung the perimiter thrice brfore entering the inner sanctum, chanting the mantra seven times while looking in the rearview mirror, whereupon the pure hearted will find parkadise Etymology: paradise park Created by: galwaywegian.

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DEFINITION: v. To carefully shave your facial hair into a style which advertises your political allegiance, sexual orientation, or taste in music. n. Stylized facial hair.

VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)

Stubbullizing: /Stu-bul-lize-ing/ Miss Prickly Stubberstein thought she was so hot with her new stubbullizing design she shaped into her hormonal five o’clock shadow. Etymology: Stub – Facial Whiskers that need to be shaved.
Bullizing – Thee main part of a design in facial hair. 😉 Created by: abrakadeborah.

Newaveshave: /nu wayv shayv/ Part of Stephanie’s’s remorphosis was to start barbering the added facial hair that came with her testosterone treatments. It was called a newaveshave and soon, she became Stephen and could shave daily to his/her heart’s content. Etymology: New Waqve (any creative group active in the innovation and application of new concepts and techniques in a given field) & Shave (the act of removing hair with a razor) Created by: Nosila.

Moustrash: /MUS-trash/ Lenny has a very low self esteem and for reasons only he might explain he carefully cultivates a moustrash, a long, and seemingly unkempt growth on his upper lip with the intent to make the statement that he is ‘low rent’.
Etymology: Blend of ‘moustache’ and ‘trash’. Created by: Mustang.

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DEFINITION: v. To create an illusion of busyness so that your co-workers, and most importantly your boss, never realize that you have absolutely nothing to do. n. A person who pretends to be very busy.

VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)

Mockupy: /mok u pye/ Jason could mockupy his entire 8 hour work day doing nothing. He applied stealth and cunning to avoid the boss, new assignments or answering phones. He was seldom at his desk and no one could exactly pinpoint how he filled his day. This actually was no surprise to his boss, as he was also Jason’s father and Jason used the same tactics at home. Etymology: Mock (constituting a copy or imitation of something) & Occupy (keep busy with)
Created by: Nosila.

Scampress: /skam-PRESS/ Jonathan had various ways to scampress his coworkers and supervisors by making it appear that he was not only hard at work but was performing above and beyond his experience level while actually being totally incompetent in his real job. Etymology: Blend of the words ‘scam’ (a fraudulent or deceptive act or operation) and ‘impress’ (influence in opinion) Created by: Mustang.

Imbusyble: // 10 tabs + 3 word docs and 2 ppt presentations open. Perfect. I’m imbusyble enough now. Etymology: From “I’m busy being invisible”. Created by: ramones.

Knoemotion: /No-Moe-shun/ Able was in the midst of knoemotion all hours of the day. He would constantly ask, “is there anything I can help you with?” When I knew I could finish the project quicker than I could explain what he already knew needed to be done. Etymology: Know – A play on the word know and no.
Motion – Movement. Created by: abrakadeborah.

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DEFINITION: n. Obsessive-compulsive rechecking or “refreshing” of an item (especially a webpage) to see if its status has changed; often leads to repetitive mouse-clicking disorder.v. To constantly recheck or refresh your twitter page, or email account.

VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)

Compulsorecheck: /com-PULS-er-ee-chek/ Following his usual pattern, Lester accomplished his one hundredth compulsorecheck of his email, his twitter account and his Facebook wall and as usual all rechecks revealed no new entries. Etymology: Blend of compulsory (bound for, fated in near future) and recheck – to check again (check – to make an inquiry, investigation, etc., as for verification) Created by: Mustang.

Oversite: /over syte/ Due to his oversite and excitement on getting a reply, all of the 1200 hits on his singles ad were his own. Etymology: Over (overdo;too much) & Site (a computer connected to the internet that maintains a series of web pages on the World Wide Web)and Wordplay on oversight (an unintentional omission resulting from failure to notice something) Created by: Nosila.

Clecking: /cuh-leh-king/ “Argh, twitter has given me a real clecking issue!”

“I must have clecked that page a hundred times hoping for an update.” Etymology: An amalgam of the words clicking and checking. Note that re-clecking is grammatically incorrect as clecking intrinsically refers to repeated actions. Created by: Rhyme79.

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DEFINITION: n. Embarrassing pet behavior; may be perfectly natural for the pet, but often makes humans feel self-conscious or ill at ease. v. To be embarrassed by your pet’s beahviour

VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)

Petified: /Pet-tea-fied/ Every time my girlfriend comes over I’m petified that Max might jump her Etymology: Pet-animal kept at your home and cared for petrified-being scared Created by: vermeulenstevos.

Poochsmooch: /pooch smooch/ Rory’s big dog was good at giving a poochsmooch to anyone he met. That’s probably why he called him Kissingrrr. Etymology: Pooch (pet dog)& Smooch (enthusiastic kiss) Created by: Nosila.

Dognoxious: /dog-NOX-shuss/ Thomas was always on edge when company came as his mutt Ruff was sure to be dognoxious by slobbering all over his guests, humping their legs and sometimes do even worse things, including ‘watering’ their shoes. Etymology: Blend of works ‘dog’ (canine pet) and ‘obnoxious’ (highly objectionable or offensive; odious) Created by: Mustang.

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