DEFINITION: v. To make a mistake where the benefits exceed the costs of the screw-up. n. An excellent mistake, which despite its stupidity, produces a positive outcome.
VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)
Booboonanza: /bu-bu-‘nan-za/ Howard had never had much luck betting on the horse races until one day he mixed up his picks betting on the wrong race. His trifecta win, which paid off at 50 to 1 odds, was a real booboonanza. Etymology: Boo-boo (error or mistake) & Boon (blessing or benefit) + Bonanza (a rich mine or vein of precious metal or stones; anything which yields a large income or return) Created by: Tigger.
Comments on Booboonanza:
Nosila, 2009-06-12: 08:48:00
Welcome back, Tigger!Mustang, 2009-06-12: 22:48:00
very good!
Snafluke: /sna-fluke/ What started out as a screw-up turned into a snafluke for Terrell because if he hadn’t been searching for the Dave Matthews tickets he misplaced, he wouldn’t have found the winning lottery ticket in his coat pocket. Etymology: snafu: an acronym used by soldiers during WWII “situation normal all **up (fouled up in polite company) to refer to a situation caused by confusion or an embarassing mistake + fluke: an accidental stroke of good luck Created by: mrskellyscl.
Comments on Snafluke:
Mustang, 2009-06-12: 22:47:00
Excellent!
Erronebonus: /air-owe-nee-bow-nus/ To erroneously mark down the wrong civic holiday on the company calender was a mistake. To get an extra day off was an erronebonus.
Etymology: erroneous + bonus Created by: Jabberwocky.
Airrorist: /err or ist/ Randy was an airrorist. He’d slept in late, had not finished packing and due to heavy traffic got to the airport just as his flight to Miami took off without him. He had to rebook, wait 4 hours and finally boarded, only to learn that the flight he missed had been hijacked to Cuba and no one knew the fate of the passengers yet. His airror this morning saved his life! Etymology: Air (travel via aircraft;flying) & Error (a misconception resulting from incorrect information;a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention) & ist (suffix for a person who follows a belief or does something) (Rhymes with Terrorist (a radical who employs terror as a political weapon; usually organizes with other terrorists in small cells; often uses religion as a cover for terrorist activities) Created by: Nosila.
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