Month: September 2012

DEFINITION: n. A prop (e.g. papers, files or any non-functional equipment) used to create the illusion of busyness. v. To use office supplies to create the illusion that you are working.

VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)

Fobject: /fob-jekt/ Shuffling papers whilst wearing my glasses on the end of my nose is the most effective combination of fobjects I have found. It creates the illusion that I’m actually doing what I’m paid to do. Etymology: Fob -(as in ‘fob off’, deceive or dupe) + object = fobject
Created by: Rhyme79.

Comments on Fobject:

Discoveria, 2012-09-26: 12:14:00
Short and snappy – I could use this. 🙂

Escaperwork: /ess-KAY-pur-wurk/ Just before weekly staff meetings, Joe’s pile of escaperwork would grow to include three reports, two manila envelopes, a stapler and a large black binder labelled ‘URGENT’. Etymology: escape (to avoid) + paperwork (documents) Created by: Discoveria.

Manilarage: /man-ILL-uh-raj/ Under the cloaking of a perfectly executed malinarage, Jeff buried his head into the folder labeled “Hudson Acct.” as he wandered through the cubicle forest and down to the nearby Starbucks for the 3rd time that morning. Etymology: manila – as in type of folder typically found in an office setting
+ Mirage -illusion Created by: libertybelle.

Docuflage: /DOCK-yew-flawj/ Harper fancied himself a very clever tactician, using an old empty attache case as docuflage, believing that coworkers were convinced that he was actually packing a large work schedule, though everyone in the office had been on to his scam for years. Etymology: Blend of the words ‘document’ (various paperwork) and ‘camouflage’ (a device or stratagem used for concealment) Created by: Mustang.

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James

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DEFINITION: v. To lie about your age. n. A misrepresentation about your age, usually done in order to appear younger or older.

VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)

Youthemism: /youff-um-izum/ If only someone had told Geoffrey that the term “spring chickenhawk” wasn’t a terribly convincing youthemism… Etymology: youth (the state of being young) + euphemism (a non-literal way to say something) Created by: Discoveria.

Comments on Youthemism:

Rhyme79, 2012-09-26: 10:48:00
Excellent! Gets my vote.

Chronophonication: /kruh-noh-foh-nah-key-shuhn/ Kate’s chronophonication can vary greatly depending on the audience. On her favorite dating website, she will shave off a decade or more. When a senior discount is involved, she will age dramatically. Etymology: chronology (the sequential order in which past events occur) + phony (not real or genuine; fake; counterfeit) + communication (the imparting or interchange of thoughts, opinions, or information by speech, writing, or signs) Created by: artr.

Comments on Chronophonication:

Discoveria, 2012-09-25: 11:08:00
Reminds me of ‘Californication’… 🙂

Mendagecious: /men dayj shus/ When it came to seeking the Fountain of Youth, our Granny could be very mandagecious. She would even pay service workers in bars, restaurants and liquor stores to card her…they loved the extra money and she loved everyone thinking she was under age! Etymology: Mendacious (intentionally lying;given to untruths) & Age (how long someone or something has existed) Created by: Nosila.

Liespan: /lie-span/ I’ve got a feeling that 21 is your liespan, because you look about 8. Etymology: Lifespan minus the ‘f’ = liespan Created by: Rhyme79.

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James

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DEFINITION: n. The euphoria felt when sticking one’s hand surreptitiously into a barrelful of rice, peas, or other legumes. v. To plunge your hand into a container of rice.

VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)

Leguphoria: /legyu for ee ya/ When Missy passed a barrel of open soup ingredients, she always experienced a feeling of leguphoria. Hardly surprising, as she was only a human bean… Etymology: Legume (the seedpod of a leguminous plant (such as peas or beans or lentils & Euphoria (exaggerated feeling of bliss, elation) Created by: Nosila.

Legumelation: /leh-goom-e-LAY-shun/ Whenever Heather passed the open bins of peas, beans and lentils she could not resist the temptation to burrow into them in anticipation of the wonderful legumelation it always provided her. Etymology: Blend of the words ‘legume’ (n. the fruit or seed of plants of the legume family (as peas or beans) and ‘elation’ (n. pathological euphoria) Created by: Mustang.

Organigasm: /awr-gan-i-gaz-uhm/ The produce manager was quite embarrassed when the young woman seemed to have an organigasm plunging her hands into the bulk pea bin. Etymology: organic (food raised without chemicals and processed without additives) + orgasm (the physical and emotional sensation experienced at the peak of sexual excitation) Created by: artr.

Legudaimonia: /leh-goo-die-moan-eah/ Susie was so overwhelmed with legudaimonia after sticking her hand into a bag of peas, that she started crying. Etymology: legume + eudaimonia (Greek ‘happiness or welfare’) Created by: Discoveria.

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James

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DEFINITION: v. To pretend to be enthusiastic even when you are not, simply because everyone else is. n. Fake enthusiasm.

VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)

Enrusiasm: /enn-rooze-ee-az-eum/ The social pressure to display enrusiasm for something I couldn’t give two ticks about is draining me of joy. Etymology: Enthusiasm with ruse(trick) squashed in the middle. Created by: Rhyme79.

Fauxnatic: /foh-nat-ik/ Jill’s boyfriend is an extreme sports fan. Trying to make a good impression she has become a fauxnatic, even though she doesn’t know the difference between a touchdown and a hole-in-one. Etymology: faux (artificial or imitation; fake) fanatic (a person with an extreme and uncritical enthusiasm or zeal) Created by: artr.

Shambullient: /sham-BULE-yent/ Not wanting to let on that she didn’t really understand the fuss about a new fad, Linda put on her best shambullient effort with amazing ‘sincerity’. Etymology: Blend of the words ‘sham’ (n. something that is not what it purports to be; a spurious imitation; fraud or hoax) and ‘ebullient’ (adj. overflowing with fervor, enthusiasm, or excitement; high-spirited) Created by: Mustang.

Zealnot: /zeel not/ Although hired as a product demonstrator in a mall, Brenda had to draw on her acting skills to become excited about the bizarre items they had to sell. After one day of unsuccessfully trying to sell nose hoses, her enthusiasm dwindled to that of a zealnot. She blew it, the old-fashioned way, just like her nose. Etymology: Zealot (a fervent and even militant proponent of something)& Not (negation) Created by: Nosila.

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DEFINITION: n. The bits of food, and other debris, that get stuck between your teeth. v. To smile brightly and proudly unaware that you have a big piece of food stuck in your teeth.

VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)

Dentritus: /den try tus/ Andrew’s eating habits were so disgusting, that he usually had to dine alone. He ate messily and loudly and you could guess what menu he had by all the dentritus left behind. His friends nicknamed him “Leader of the Plaque”. Etymology: Dental (of the teeth) & Detritus (the remains of something, refuse) Created by: Nosila.

Comments on Dentritus:

Discoveria, 2012-09-20: 04:24:00
So good I might as well vote for it now. 🙂

Rhyme79, 2012-09-20: 10:53:00
Ooo, I should have read today’s words before making mine. Interestingly, they are all very similar.

Nosila, 2012-09-21: 01:19:00
Cheers…like both your words, too!

Dentdebris: /DENT-deh-bree/ Winston’s dental care is sloppy at best and barely existent at worst and when engaging him in converstation it is alomst impossible not to zero in on all the dentdebris that is always lodged in and around his teeth. Etymology: Blend of words ‘dental’ (of or relating to teeth) and ‘debris’ (rubble or wreckage) Created by: Mustang.

Detribulous: /dee-trib-yoo-luhss/ Clive’s smile at the attractive, young lady was, unfortunately, a completely detribulous one. Etymology: Detritus + Oblivious = Detribulous Created by: Rhyme79.

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James

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